Tickets for the excavations of Pompeii

How much does entry to Pompeii cost in 2026?

Pompei Express costs €20, Pompei+ €25, Grande Pompei €30. For EU citizens aged 18 to under 25, each ticket costs €2.

These are the prices in force from 12 January 2026, published on the official Hours and Prices page. Each ticket is valid for one entry only: if you leave, you cannot re-enter with the same ticket. Under 18s enter for free.

What is the difference between Pompei Express and Pompei+?

The suburban villas. Pompei Express stops at the ancient city, Pompei+ includes Villa of the Mysteries and Villa of Diomedes, plus Villa Regina in Boscoreale with the shuttle.

The villas route starts at Porta Ercolano, on via delle Tombe, and is not sold separately. If you already have Pompei Express, you can add it on the spot with a supplementary ticket of €8, paid only cashless at the start of the route. Last entry at Porta Ercolano is at 15:30 in winter and 17:30 in summer.

What you'll find along the route is explained in the guide to what to see in Pompeii.

Is it necessary to book to visit Pompeii?

The Park recommends advance sale: the ticket arrives as a PDF, printed or on your smartphone, and with that you go directly to the turnstiles. A cap of 20,000 entries per day applies.

The regulations divide the day into two bands: from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 13:01 to 17:30 from 16 March to 14 October, from 13:01 to 15:30 from 15 October to 15 March. In the first band, a maximum of 15,000 people enter, in the second 5,000. The band is printed on the ticket, so decide the time before you buy.

Where can you buy the official Pompeii tickets?

Online on Vivaticket, which the Park indicates as the only authorised seller, or at the ticket offices inside the archaeological area.

The official ticket offices are three: Porta Marina, Piazza Anfiteatro and Piazza Esedra, all inside the Park. The Park also repeats this in English on its fare map: the only authorised offices are inside the archaeological area.

Those who buy online receive the ticket as a PDF. Keep it ready along with an ID: at the turnstiles, staff may ask for it.

How does the named ticket work?

The ticket has your name, the day and the time band. It is personal and cannot be transferred.

• No refunds:named tickets are non-refundable, except in the event of extraordinary closure of the Park.
• No changes:name and date cannot be changed.
• ID at hand:if the name does not match, you cannot enter and are not entitled to a refund.
• One entry only:leaving and re-entering with the same ticket is not allowed.

All the details of the regulations are in our article on the named ticket.

What do the tickets on GetYourGuide include?

The entry ticket plus something: an audio guide, an archaeologist or transport, depending on the option. All those we list can be cancelled for free up to 24 hours before.

Prices are starting prices in USD as of October 2026 and change with the season. Here too, the names of participants are required, because the ticket inside the package is named.

The Pompei Express or Pompei+ ticket with an audio guide, to be collected at the desk near the ticket office. An ID is required as a deposit for the device.

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Discover the ticket with audio guide → Tour details

Which entrance is best for Pompeii?

It depends on how you arrive and what you have booked. Porta Marina and Piazza Esedra are served by the Pompei Villa dei Misteri stop of the Circumvesuviana; Piazza Anfiteatro by the Pompei Santuario stop.

If you have a voucher, the meeting point decides for you. The tour with archaeologist starts outside Porta Marina; the ticket with app is exchanged at the info point in Piazza Esedra; the one with audio guide and map is collected at an office on the first floor of the Circumvesuviana station. The accessible route «Pompei per tutti» starts from Piazza Anfiteatro.

Are there combined tickets or a subscription for Pompeii?

Yes: Grande Pompei at €30 is valid for 3 days with one entry per site, MyPompeii at €45 is valid for one year.

The MyPompeii card is named, gives unlimited entries for one year to all sites plus the shuttle, costs $10 for under 25s and must be added to the cost of online advance sale. With a valid Pompeii ticket, within 30 days, you also enter four local sites for free: the Volcei museum in Buccino, the Castello di Lettere, the Longola park in Poggiomarino and the museum of Terzigno. Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco, in Stabiae, are free.

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