Colosseum tickets sell out the second they open up for sale?

Well, from what I understand, the caveat with the tours is THEY might not get the tickets.....if the date you are looking at has already had the tickets available, I would assume that the tickets would be easier to confirm (as they already would have them purchased) to offer the tour......

but if anyone else knows if the public on sale date is the same for the tour groups on sale date, that could help us figure it out....

Hi mom2co3 -
Question? Which tickets are you trying to purchase, and for which date?
If it's for the underground, they are the most in-demand tickets in all of Rome, if not all of Italy, and they can sell out in seconds.

As well, some folks trying to purchase tickets for the first Sunday of every month aren't aware that it's an Italian State Museum and free on First Sundays, thus the website shows no tickets for sale.

You shouldn't be having difficulties purchasing general-entry tickets; I haven't heard that those particular tickets are selling out at nearly the rate that the underground are, anyway. So, which tickets are you trying to purchase, and are you using the official website linked below? Just FYI: tickets are nominal - meaning they are specific to your name and date + time of entry - to try and eliminate BOT purchasing. I believe that was a change when Parco Archeologico del Colosseo took over (formerly poor, IMHO) management of the sites from Coopculture last year.

https://ticketing.colosseo.it/en

Hi Kate,

I was trying to purchase either the underground or the attic full experience. My husband was on one computer and I was on another. No luck. They were all gone by the time I clicked on them. So I thought I would try the full experience ticket with entry to arena and no luck there either.

So I went ahead and booked general tickets.

Thanks for your response.

Editing to add:

"Also, I considered booking a tour but have also been told that even
if you book one there is no guarantee when you arrive the tour will be
conducted due to the fact that tour guides are trying to buy tickets
also but not always available to purchase enough tickets to honor
their booked tours."

This doesn't apply to underground tours purchased through the official website. It has been occasionally true of tours purchased by independent companies. Inability to get hands on them for particular day or time slot they sold them for in advance has caused cancellations or shift to different time slots. It became such an annoyance for them that some companies have ceased selling underground tours altogether.

From your prior posts it looks like you're planning on visiting the Colosseum on October 3? I just tried to do a dummy booking for general-entry, 24 hour Colosseum/Forum/Palatine tickets, and the website showed lots of time slots available to choose from on that day.

I was trying to purchase either the underground or the attic full
experience

Well, you could keep trying but if it makes you feel any better, I've been to the Colosseum twice, never done the underground, and haven't felt like I've missed all that much. You can see down into large parts of it from other areas above, and there are so many other interesting things to see in Rome that I don't personally think the headache of trying to land these particular tickets is worth the time, energy and frustration! :O)

If I was to book a tour, it would be one offered by an outside company that includes the Colosseum (but not the underground portion) Forum and Palatine. The latter two are important, interesting, complex sites which benefit from a guide's shepherding, and the official website doesn't offer one that includes all 3. They generally run 3-3.5 hours, and I can pass along the companies that people have recommended most often on the forums, if interested?

There's no trick, you just need to be lucky. Bots aren't buying the tickets, attic and underground tickets are the most sought after (and limited) tickets at one of the most popular places in all of Rome/Europe/Italy. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to get them, you can look down into the underground from the regular areas and you can still get a good view from the second level.

Jeff,

Yep. I'm okay with that. Just want to relax and enjoy the view. thanks