Reserving a spot for Borghese Gallery

This is the official ticketing site for the museum:

https://www.tosc.it/en/artist/galleria-borghese/galleria-borghese-2253937/#calendar-start=2025-11

Full-price adult tickets are € 16.00 + € 2.00 service fee + € 2.00 pre-sale fee (€ 20.00 total). I've a feeling you've been ending up on one of the sites that are intentionally designed to look official but are not. Tours in English offered by the museum itself are € 48.00 (€ 26 for tour; € 18.00 for entry; €4 service fee.).

Audioguides: the website states that "Audio guides can be hired next to the Ticket Office.The cost of the audioguides is €5.00. The contents of the audio guides cover the permanent collection and works from the current temporary exhibition. The tracks dedicated to the latter are available in Italian, English and Chinese. Audio guides are in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Ukrainian, the latter as part of a hosting project in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine."

Edited to add pre-sale fee and audioguide info from https://galleriaborghese.cultura.gov.it/en/. That is the official website for information, and provides a link to the official ticketing site I'd provided above. As acraven noted in the post below this one, the info site is, unfortunately, only 'up' for many of us in North America during the hours, Rome time, that the museum is open. The ticketing site is 'up' 24/7.

Most days in March and April seem to be sold out or nearly so, so look immediately for your dates.

This is the official ticketing website: https://www.tosc.it/en/artist/galleria-borghese/

The Borghese Gallery seems to be one of the Italian museums whose own website is only accessible during the hours the museum itself is open. That inaccessible website provides a ticket-buying link, but it's hard to find that information during the Gallery's closing period. It's really a dumb situation, because it results in many folks buying overpriced tickets from other websites.

The basic entry ticket for the Borghese Gallery is 18 euros. There may be a small ticketing fee on top of that; I didn't check.

Tickets including a tour conducted by gallery personnel are 26 euros.

I ended up booking a guided tour because the time slots that I wanted were all taken. It was €28 so €8 more than the regular ticket. I assumed - from previous experience - that once you've spent a few minutes with the group you can wander off on your own if the guide isn't interesting.

I booked my ticket for mid-April almost 2 months in advance.

Go the website that Kate references. I was just at the Borghese last week. I wouldn't have thought about going until I saw Rick's TV show on European art! Well worth it. I was grateful that I had found the official link on this DB via another thread a few months ago.

The March, April, May tickets went on sale in early Feb, so don't be surprised if many days and times are limited.

On the topic of Galleria Borghese tickets (tosc.it), I have been watching the website for several weeks to get tickets for the last week in May, but those dates have not had any offerings. Does anyone know if that last week in May has simply not been released yet, or is there a closure at that time?

Tickets historically have gone on sale 60 days in advance, although sometimes the release dates have been inconsistent. I've read nothing about a closure; pretty sure they just haven't been released yet. Just keep a sharp eye on the ticketing site.

Thank you, Kate

I've been watching the ticketing website for early June tickets and still nothing released past late May. Has anyone else seen anything? Well below 60 days in advance . . .

Hi All:
As of 4/18/26, I can attest that Borghese has opened tickets through June 6. I purchased my ticket today for 6/6, on the Musei Italiani app (official app for multiple museums in Italy).

Tips: I recommend installing the app and registering your profile ahead of time. That way when you go to pay your info populates. I also set my phone time date to Rome time zone. I was able to use Apple Pay for purchase.

However, note that the free Sunday 6/7 is not yet available. (7 days out for that one, I’ve heard unofficially).

Hope this is helpful!

Just wanted to comment on something that other people may find confusing.

I kept clicking on the official link and didn't see the guided tours. I was only seeing admittance to the gallery. If you click on each day, the date will expand. You will then see the guided tours in English and guided tours in Italian. If you click on a day and only find admission to the museum, that is because all of the guided tours are sold out for that day.

I hope this helps.

I am also looking for tickets for 2 for the Borghese gallery and hitting nothing at this site below. I know that I am very late to do this!
https://www.tosc.it/en/artist/galleria-borghese/
I hope I am on the right site? It shows white/not available. The official site is not even connecting.
In this situation, would you guys recommend using a third party vendor? If so, would there be any advice on who to use? Do they offer guided tours in English?

That is the official ticket site
They do sell out within days of release

I suppose you could look for a third party vendor but it will cost a lot more and can’t guarantee reliability
You don’t really need a guided tour

Get Your Guide probably lists some sources but see if you can find and buy directly from the actual company in case if any issues

PN, you are on the right site.

The Borghese has limited tickets and they sell out quickly in advance. As your trip is in just 3 weeks or so, I'm sure general-entry tickets are sold out. You don't need to use a 3rd party but all that may be available are tours through the official website or through reputable tour companies,

https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/tours/rome-villa-borghese-october-27-or-28-tickets

https://livtours.com/tours/baroque-masterpieces-borghese-gallery-tour-semi-private/?
https://thetourguy.com/tours/borghese-gallery?
https://www.walksofitaly.com/rome-tours/villa-borghese-gallery-tour/

Thank you so very much Kate and Christine. Checked all three and only one has tkts that too at a rate of $181.50 each!! What is strange to see that one of them have availability for earlier dates in September like even next week, but absolutely none for Sept 27th or 29th, since 28th Monday the museum is closed ! That is definitely baffling for me. So looks like we will not get a chance to see the museum, the price I pay for starting my trip planning so late....

I have seen bundled passes like Rome Pass or RomeCity Pass mentioned on Tripadvisor forums, Is that legit and worthwhile checking, for these attractions, any ideas?

I have seen bundled passes like Rome Pass or RomeCity Pass mentioned
on Tripadvisor forums, Is that legit and worthwhile checking, for
these attractions, any ideas?

I'm only familiar with the Roma Pass, although we've not used it. The issue with passes is that some attractions, such as the Borghese and Colosseum, require advance, timed-entry reservations in addition to using the passes.

The Roma Pass website is here:
https://www.romapass.it/en/home

Read carefully the information for using it, particularly for attractions it covers that require advance reservations. It doesn't cover the Vatican.

https://romapass.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

For instructions on making reservations if using the pass:
https://romapass.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/30820144608529-5-1-Which-museums-require-a-reservation-How-can-I-book

For advance, timed-entry reservations for the Vatican Museums:
https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html

For purchasing a physical versus a digital card, if preferred:
https://romapass.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/37805254518801-Phisical-card-purchase

Just a head's up, you're going to run into the same advance, timed-entry reservation issues for certain museums in Florence, such as the Uffizi.

There are some old posts here addressing possibility of same day tickets.
This is just a snip of acraven's response to similar question in 2024.

I believe I've seen comments here about a few tickets possibly being
available for day-of visits. If I wanted to try for one of those, I'd
go to the gallery shortly before opening time and be prepared to
accept a ticket for entry at whatever time I was offered that day.

In the meantime, I'd check the website daily (or more often if I
thought of it) just in case some tickets are released. Doing that
can't hurt.

I have no experience with this, others may.

Use the search function- filter by Type and Date. Lots of Borghese info.

...possibility of same day tickets.

On the day we were there, which was within a day or two of All Saints' Day a few years ago - there was a "standby" line for same day tickets - don't know how successful those in line were in obtaining tickets. But looking just now at the ticketing site, I noticed availability of the membership card:

The Borghese Gallery Membership Card is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase and allows 1 free entry per day to the Borghese Gallery.

So if you can get in every day then they hold back tix for members. There is a You and Me card for 65 Euro - you must buy two and I assume use together. So if you're desperate to get in, 130 Euro for two doesn't look so bad. Is there a catch - EU residents only? Who knows...

Good catch. Here's the info for the membership card:
https://galleriaborghese.cultura.gov.it/en/membership/

More info and link for purchase:
https://www.tosc.it/en/event/membership-card-galleria-borghese-galleria-borghese-21009181//

It doesn't say anything about only being available for EU citizens.

Thank you to each of you! I got the Roma Pass and was able to secure two slots via that for the Colosseum, but the Borghese Gallery is still showing as NA even with the pass. I may check out this membership card. Would love to see the art gallery somehow!

We struggled with the official website. I emailed the gallery ([email protected]) and they replied about a week later with a link to use to pay for the 2 tickets I requested. Unfortunately, due to the time difference, the link had expired by the time I saw the email! We finally were able to use a VPN to secure two tickets for the date we wanted in mid September.

If there are no tickets available for your dates then the Roma Pass isn’t going to help.
There are no tickets set aside just for Roma Pass bookings.

Since your date is coming up really soon I would be looking at a guided tour thru someone like Walks of Italy and get it booked asap.

ETA
never mind- I just checked Walks and see no availability on your dates

Tour Guy- Rome Guy has availability but it is very pricey!
https://theromanguy.com/tours/italy/rome/borghese-gallery-small-group-tour?itemlistname=borghese%20gallery%20tours&itemlistid=522

Liv Tours also has availability on 9/27- 119€
https://livtours.com/tours/baroque-masterpieces-borghese-gallery-tour-semi-private/

I got the Roma Pass and was able to secure two slots via that for the
Colosseum, but the Borghese Gallery is still showing as NA even with
the pass

Right. The pass is not going to help you if there are no open slots for the Borghese. That's what I was getting at in a prior post. It's also not worth the $$$ if you don't want to use it for the attractions the pass partially covers. Did you try the official website for Colosseum tickets before buying the Roma Pass?

A combo tour is highly recommended for the Colosseum, Palatine and Forum as the Palatine and Forum are more difficult to understand without a guide. Tours that include all 3 are offered through independent companies that could have been suggested if of interest but are not covered by a pass.

As of September 8, 2026, the last date for which they show tickets available is October 18, 2026. It has not moved from that date for at least three weeks. So I have not been able to buy tickets for a date later than that.

Thank you so very much Chrstine, Kate and all else who responded under this post. Christine, thank you for checking those third party tours as well, so kind of you. I checked them out, but all were so expensive and I could not justify that price!

With information gathered from here and the internet, I had emailed the Galleria Borghese and they replied yesterday that there were no tickets available for any of the 3 days we were in Rome. But yesterday late night 2AM, I called the Galleria, again to be told nothing as of then. But they me asked to call back at 5pm. So I called again today and secured two tickets for Sept 29th at 11 am slot, so thrilled!

The number to call if from USA is 011-39-06-32-810, press option 2 for English and then 1 for individual or 2 for group bookings, There may be a wait time to get an English speaking person, but they are very helpful. I told them looking for two reservations under Roma Pass and they just asked for the full name of the main guest and gave me a confirmation number asking me to report at 10:30 am at the ticketing office. There is no email communication, only this number, but I hope it will be sufficient.

With Roma Pass which was 62.90 euro per person, it is a combo tour for the Colosseum, Palatine and Forum, but I do not think it comes with a guide. I am hoping to purchase the audio guides at the Galleria Borghese and Colosseum on-site. Can it be booked via separate add-on tickets now? Any in puts on this would be awesome!

Thank you again!