Roman Forum, Rome: Hours, Address, Roman Forum Reviews: 4.5/5
Roman Forum
Roman Forum
4.5
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 6:15 PM
Admission tickets
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The area
Address
Neighbourhood: Campitelli
How to get there
- Fori Imperiali-Colosseo • 5 min walk
- Colosseo • 5 min walk
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Contribute
Popular mentions
4.5
24,867 reviews
Excellent
17,648
Very good
5,674
Average
1,230
Poor
207
Terrible
108
Akin A
London, UK327 contributions
May 2022
The Forum really is archetypal Rome - ancient but absolutely stunning! This really is a must-see.
It can get quite hot in the middle of the day, so I would recommend arriving early in the day if you can!
It can get quite hot in the middle of the day, so I would recommend arriving early in the day if you can!
Written 17 May 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Apo_TripolisGR
Tripoli, Greece21 contributions
May 2022 • Family
I wish I could write more about the site, that's supposed to be one of the best attractions of Rome. Unfortunately, we couldn't enjoy our visit because when we entered, we had to leave because our Colosseum strict visit time had arrived. When we went back half an hour later, we were told that we couldn't enter again and we had to pay another full ticket (Colosseum + Palatine hill + Roman forum) and we were kicked out. Of course, when we purchased the tickets it was mentioned that are valid for 24 hours. But in our case, were valid for half an hour max.
Written 14 May 2022
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Federico F
Vicenza, Italy62 contributions
May 2022 • Family
In the past this was the centre of Rome, nowadays are a lot of ruins but they're very fascinating. Even if enter its a little expensive and during summer is very hot, the visit is well deserved and also watching by outside is very fine
Written 14 May 2022
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Ktr2222
20 contributions
Jun. 2021
One of the best walks in my journeys! You stroll in awe among the antiquities and trees and toy think you have travelled through time ! The price of the ticket is a bit high, but I wouldn't miss it for the world!
Written 12 May 2022
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Stephanie P
Kuwait City, Kuwait51 contributions
May 2022
We visited the Roman Forum with a tour guide. It was nice to get a lot of information and details about specific ruins in the forum but the disadvantage is that you cannot wander the place at your own pace and go to all the place. I would recommend trying to book early and get the Full Experience ticket with the audio guide. I think you would have a more in depth visit.
Written 8 May 2022
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Takapuna
Albany, New Zealand422 contributions
May 2022
This is a definite must to visit - so easy to see how things worked all that time ago. Amazing to see it all laid out in front of you and easy to imagine how it did look!
Written 7 May 2022
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martinnews38
Manchester, UK13 contributions
Apr. 2022
this time i visited the Roman forum with a local guide and i suggest to visit it with a guide. It takes minimum 2 hours if you really want understand how special id this area. It was fantastic walking in the history and hearing from the guide all details about this special area
Written 2 May 2022
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ZurichAreaHiker
Crete, Greece18 contributions
Apr. 2022
I guess you should visit the Forum Romanum with a guide, otherwise it is just a lot of ruins from different epochs.
Written 30 April 2022
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Steve
London, UK724 contributions
Apr. 2022
Amazing to think how old some of the structures are and the amazing condition they are in. Lovely to walk around at your own pace taking it all in.
Written 26 April 2022
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JulesW18
Portsmouth, UK303 contributions
Apr. 2022 • Family
We decided to do straight after our visit to the Colosseum. We hadn’t appreciated though just how big the site was. You definitely could do with allowing a good few hours here. There’s lots of steps and uneven surfaces so be aware and wear appropriate footwear.
Written 23 April 2022
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Giorgio Bracaglia
Frosinone, Italy6 contributions
I bambini sotto 14 anni entrano gratis?
Angelo
Rome, Italy111 contributions
Controlli sul sito. Saluti
LiorM
Israel66 contributions
What are the opening hours in December? Each website says something different :)
DRUIDAMINERVA
Alicante, Spain298 contributions
The official website,say from 08:30 to 16:30 in December. They close early.
Silvan Tara
Iasi, Romania3 contributions
Should i visit the Colosseum, the Roman Forum or Palatine Hill first? Which order do you reccomend?
Arvind Kumar Yerram
Hyderabad, India1,330 contributions
No specific order as such. Roman Forum is in Palatine hill - these both go together. You can plan based on your time. We did colosseum first and these later.
matt_ravens
Atchison, KS2 contributions
Anyone know if the church of Santa Maria Antiqua will be open the first week of October 2019?
LOUKAS Z
Ymittos, Greece226 contributions
It is open from 14:30, I visited last week!
Aydın
Istanbul, Turkey
Hello everyone. I just want to see the Forum and the Palatine Hill. I've heard there is less crowd at the ticket office for the forum, which I plan to visit at 14.30 on Friday. How long do you think I would wait and do you think it's a feasible plan? Many thanks in advance.
europeanchild
Berlin, Germany37 contributions
Hi. I visited the roman forum this month and queued for around 30 minutes from 12:00. I suggest going before midday if you want tickets that include the colosseum as these run out quickly, but as you just want to see the forum this should be no problem. Hope this helped, and have fun!
Julie H
Columbia, TN434 contributions
We just want to tour the Forum and Palantine Hill. Is this ticket available online, if not-I heard there is an entrance somewhere else where the queue is very insignificant compared to the other locations? About how long are the lines to get into just the Forum?
Scrumpy J
Long Beach, CA133 contributions
When we went last month, the Forum and Palatine Hill didn't really get crowded until around noon. Most of the long lines in the morning were to be found over at the Colosseum. I think that if you were to go directly to Forum and Palatine Hill around the time they open in the morning (0830 hours), you won't have a problem. Going in the morning is a good idea also because it's cooler. In the summer months, it really heats up during the day, and there isn't a lot of shade in that area.
Silvia🌏
Spino d'Adda, Italy379 contributions
Ciao volevo sapere il costo del biglietto
E se hai dai 18 ai 25 è vero che si paga 2 euro ? Grazie
Gianluca D
45 contributions
confermo. tutti i dettagli li trovi su facilitane sul sito ufficiale dove puoi comprare online i biglietti
per invece lo spettacolo di Piero Angela puoi vedere i prezzi qui "viaggioneifori"
buona visita ne vale la pena!
I am visiting Rome in July, and want to visit the Forum. All the timed tickets for the Colosseum for our dates are now sold out in the Co-op site. We don’t want to do a guided tour.
We don’t mind missing the Colloseum as we’ve been before but We really want to see the Forum. Is it still possible to buy tickets on the day for the Forum? And would we need to be there early to get them?
Thank you.
dene s
Adelaide, Australia66 contributions
Hi
When we were there in May there were a lot of people selling tickets with their tours to both at the entrance around the Colosseum. We had prepurchased entry tickets, but did book a tour to go with the entrance tickets.
Our ticket included Mamertine Prison, Forum and Pallatine Hill which was very cheap - prepurchased. If you try to buy this kind of ticket, try to book in advance, but I also think you can do so at the Mamertine Prison, get there ready for opening time, and there will likely be less of a queue as it is quieter, however there are less likely to be touts selling tickets there if there are none left.
Remember we were there in May, so likely very different to peak season.
I would say also that we found the guided tour of the Forum incredible and well worth it - unless you have extensive knowledge of everything yourself, the signage and information at the site is very very limited, and we would have had no idea. Also in the heat to have someone focussing on key stories and sites is helpful to avoid wandering around aimlessly getting hot. If you did a tour, you could spend the rest of the day wandering and exploring on your own, which is what we did do. tiqets
Cristiano850
Rome, Italy15 contributions
Vorrei andare a visitare il Foro Romano durante la domenica gratuita. Secondo voi visto che l'ingresso apre alle 8:30 a che ora devo andare per evitare di stare troppo tempo in fila? Qualcuno ha esperienza diretta?
Mary13
20 contributions
Salve, siccome parliamo di luoghi di un certo valore ed essendo molto gettonati nelle domeniche in cui la visita è gratuita, consiglio di presentarsi un 45 minuti prima 😉
Frequently Asked Questions about Roman Forum
- Roman Forum is open:
- Sun - Sat 8:30 am - 6:15 pm
- Roman Forum admission prices can vary. Entrance tickets currently cost AU$9.43, while a popular guided tour starts around AU$4.49 per person. See all 1,081 Roman Forum tickets and tours on Tripadvisor
- Roman Forum can be crowded, so we recommend booking e-tickets ahead of time to secure your spot. If you book with Tripadvisor, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. See all 1,081 Roman Forum tickets and tours on Tripadvisor
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