Borghese Gallery Ticket Price 2026: Official vs Tours

Official ticket price and booking fee

The museum's full-price ticket is €16 plus a mandatory €2 booking fee, so €18 (about $20) per person. Every ticket must be booked for a timed slot, and the visit lasts two hours. The 5.45 pm slot is shorter (1 hour 15 minutes) and cheaper: €11 + €2, so €13 (about $15). The museum warns that prices can rise while a temporary exhibition is on, because exhibitions sit inside the normal route on the same ticket. Official tickets cannot be changed or refunded, and one buyer can book at most 5 tickets at a time.

• Full price — €16 + €2 booking fee = €18 (about $20)
• Last slot, 5.45 pm — €11 + €2 = €13 (about $15), 1 hour 15 minutes
• Official guided tour (museum staff) — €8 (about $9) on top of the ticket and fee, 90 minutes, up to 15 people

Reduced and free tickets (under 18, EU 18-25, first Sunday)

Visitors aged 18 to 25 pay €2 + €2 = €4 (about $4) until their 25th birthday. Under-18s enter free but still pay the €2 booking fee. Both rates are for EU citizens, citizens of countries with reciprocity and holders of an Italian residence permit. Children up to 5, disabled visitors and one companion skip the €2 fee, though they still need a booking. On the first Sunday of every month, and on 25 April, 2 June and 4 November, entry is free for everyone and only the €2 fee is due. Free-day tickets go on sale 10 days before, and no last-minute tickets are sold on those days.

• Ages 18-25 (EU and equivalent) — €2 + €2 fee = €4 (about $4)
• Under 18 (EU and equivalent) — Free + €2 fee (about $2)
• Free days — First Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June, 4 November: €2 fee only

Partner ticket and tour prices

Booking partners sell the same timed entry with extras on top. These are the from-prices per person on 27 October 2026. All seven products below can be cancelled for a full refund up to 24 hours ahead, which the official ticket cannot.

• Ticket with audio guide — From $44; 4.6 from 2,750 reviews of this ticket on GetYourGuide
• Reserved entry ticket — From $46; 4.4 from 499 reviews of this ticket on GetYourGuide
• Guided tour with art historian — From $55, 2 hours; 4.8 from 2,258 reviews of this tour on GetYourGuide
• Gallery and gardens small-group tour — From $60, 2.5 hours, up to 15 people; 4.7 from 2,885 reviews of this tour on GetYourGuide
• Ticket or private tour — From $73 for the ticket option; the private tour costs more at checkout

What drives the difference

A partner price includes the €18 official ticket, so the rest pays for a few things. First, availability: partners hold slots, so they often have dates when the museum's own calendar is full. Second, flexibility: free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead, against no refund at all on an official ticket. Third, extras: an audio guide, a host who hands you the ticket at the entrance, or a guide. What it does not buy is a faster way in. The museum says there is no fast-track ticket: everyone enters at the start of their hour, so "skip-the-line" on a listing means a reserved slot and ticket collection handled for you.

Cheapest way to go

The cheapest way in is the official ticket at €18 (about $20), or €13 (about $15) for the 5.45 pm slot, booked on the official site or by phone on +39 06 32810. If you can plan around a first Sunday, entry costs only the €2 fee, but those tickets go fast once they open 10 days ahead. A Roma Pass holder who has used up the pass's free entries pays the pass rate of €7.50 plus the €2 fee (see Roma Pass and the Borghese). When the official calendar shows nothing for your date, the cheapest partner option is the ticket with audio guide at $44. Compare every option on the Borghese Gallery tickets page.