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The Roman Forum seen from the slope of the Palatine

Roman Forum and Palatine Hill tickets: what each one covers

The standard Colosseum ticket is also a ticket to the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill next door. Many visitors never use that half of it.

Which tickets include them

The 24h ticket (€18) covers the Colosseum at your booked time plus the Roman Forum and Palatine archaeological area, with any exhibitions running there. As its name says, it is valid for 24 hours, so the Forum and Palatine do not have to be on the same visit.

Forum Pass SUPER (€18) covers the Forum and Palatine, the Imperial Fora and the sites the park groups as SUPER, but not the Colosseum. With the 24h ticket, the SUPER sites cost €4 extra.

The Roman Forum

This was the centre of public life in ancient Rome: temples, law courts and the Senate house along the Via Sacra, the Sacred Way. What stands today are fragments, so it helps to know where to look.

Look for the Arch of Titus, which commemorates the capture of Jerusalem in the year 70; the Arch of Septimius Severus at the other end, from the early third century; and the tall columns of the Temple of Saturn.

The Palatine

According to legend, Rome was founded on this hill. Later the emperors built their residences here, and the word palace comes from its name.

From the edge of the Palatine you look down over the Forum on one side and towards the Circus Maximus on the other.

Do I need a separate ticket for the Forum?

Not if you have the 24h Colosseum ticket: the Forum and Palatine are included. A separate Forum Pass SUPER is useful when the Colosseum is sold out or you only want the Forum.

Does the Forum have its own time slot?

The time slot on the 24h ticket is for the Colosseum. The ticket covers the Forum and Palatine for 24 hours.

What are the SUPER sites?

A group of sites inside the park that the box office sells separately: in Forum Pass SUPER, or for €4 on top of the 24h ticket. The park decides which sites are included.

Prices are the box office prices as of September 2026.

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