We will be visiting Rome in May of 2026. Last month when the calendar for a May visit to the Necropolis opened, I sent a reservation request to the official site. I received a confirmation that said our request had been received and it was being reviewed. There has been no further communication from them. Today, when I looked, the reservation request calendar is now only open through March of 2026. I sent an email to the official site and asked if their process has changed. Their reply was to only send me the link to the calendar through March. Does anyone have insight as to whether or not they have changed their process? At this point I'm thinking I should send a new request once the May 2026 calendar reopens. Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.
Posted by
Belgium
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For me May is open (available until december 2026) https://tickets.museivaticani.va/home/calendar/visit/VG-Triumphalis/1
Posted by
OP
South Carolina
60 posts
Thank you for the suggestion, but unfortunately that is not the official ticketing site for the Necropolis.
Posted by
Belgium
224 posts
Ok, got it. You want the Scavi tour https://www.basilicasanpietro.va/it/products/la-necropoli
Sorry, both are official sites but different tours.
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I thought this was bookable 6 months out too. So this has changed?
Posted by
Brooklyn, NY
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I also requested tickets on November 14 for a date range of May 11-14 for 8 people. No time was available to click on. I received an email that same day saying my request was received.
I checked the website a few minutes ago. They only allow you to put in one date, not a range. When I put in May 11, the times are in grey. I didn’t want to go any further and accidentally submit a second request. But since I couldn’t click on a time I’m thinking it was changed.
If they have shortened the time frame to 3 months, is there any way to confirm? That means for our, and your, May trip, we would have to submit a new request in February?
If we don’t hear back from them before the February deadline, I will either email them and ask if a new request should be submitted.
What were you thinking?