I understood that you are able to purchase tickets for the Roman Colosseum up to three months in advance. Yet I have been trying to book tickets in November 2019 for a month and a half, and November tickets are still not available. Any idea why this is, and is there another way to book them?
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If it's ordinary, scheduled-entrance tickets you're trying to purchase, you haven't been able to do that because you're too early for the next release. Monthly release of ordinary-entry tickets for Nov. go on sale Oct. 1st at 6:30 pm ROME TIME, either online or through the call center.
Remaining ordinary scheduled-entrance tickets also release every Monday at 6:30 pm Rome time for availability the following week, and daily at 3:00 pm Rome time for availability the next day.
These tickets will be for a specific day and time slot, and will be for self-touring general-public areas. Tickets for tours of areas which can only be accessed with a guide release - or released some time ago, in the case of the underground, arena and third level tour - on different schedules. For example, underground tours for Nov. go on sale at 6:30 pm Rome time on Oct. 3rd.
For complete ticketing info, see this page of the coopculture website. Release dates are listed under "NEWS" on the righthand side of the page; click the [++] symbol after, "At the same time, tickets will also be… " to reveal hidden text. There will be quite a bit to wade through to get to the purchase info applicable to the tickets you want.
https://www.coopculture.it/en/the-colosseum.cfm
LOL, due to the MANY changes coopculture has made to ticketing this past year, I'll swear to the info above only for the next 5 minutes or so. Keep an eye on the site for any further changes, such as upcoming ticketing price increases and options.
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Effective November 1 there is a price increase for the open tickets, and this sends you down a different path when you're buying tickets online. Assuming you're on coopculture's site and you want the unguided tickets, follow buy now > Colosseum, roman forum, palatine hill ordinary admission > Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Regular Entrance from 01/11/19.
I bought tickets for November a couple of weeks ago, so you should be good to go.
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I am so confused. I want to buy a Roma pass, but still need to reserve a time for the coliseum. Does anyone have any idea how to do this? I leave for Venice from the US on Tuesday, and will arrive in Rome a week from Monday. I'm having the same question with Florence and the Firenze pass, and making reservations for the Ufuzzi and Accademia. Help! :)
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Ava, you'll find the answers you need on the FAQ pages of both the Roma Pass and Firenzecard websites.
Firenzecard; scroll down to "Do I need to make reservations for the Uffizi and Accademia Gallery with Firenzecard?":
http://www.firenzecard.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=119&lang=en
Roma Pass; scroll down to 7.1 "For which museums it is necessary to make a reservation?":
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Thank You, Kathy.
It seems really clear for the Roma pass (thanks!!!), but not as clear for the Firenze pass. :(