What do Borghese Gallery tickets include?

Borghese Gallery tickets grant access to the museum's renowned art collection, showcasing masterpieces by Bernini, Caravaggio, and other acclaimed artists. Depending on the ticket type, inclusions may vary — some tickets offer <link linkType="internal" newTab="true" url="" id="sIVGfkoy" shortCodeType="link" relationTo="pages" documentId="68345091c19b61ab9ec8e79a" text="guided tours" uid="www.tickets-rome.com.borghese-gallery.tours" />, whereas others offer access to other sites within the larger <link linkType="internal" newTab="true" url="" id="igxAzkXh" shortCodeType="link" relationTo="pages" documentId="6834509ad8d4d89e9215512d" text="Villa Borghese" uid="www.tickets-rome.com.borghese-gallery.villa-borghese" /> estate like the <link linkType="internal" newTab="true" url="" id="ohuodXga" shortCodeType="link" relationTo="pages" documentId="68345069abfeeb35b170bd97" text="Rome Bioparco" uid="www.tickets-rome.com.borghese-gallery.rome-bioparco" />.

What’s the advantage of booking a guided tour of the Borghese Gallery?

As this gallery is packed with impressive artwork from top artists, there’s a lot to take in and you can feel overwhelmed. A <link linkType="internal" newTab="true" url="" id="RwWUxWJP" shortCodeType="link" relationTo="pages" documentId="68345091c19b61ab9ec8e79a" text="guided tour" uid="www.tickets-rome.com.borghese-gallery.tours" /> will enhance your experience through an explanation of the highlights, their history and significance, etc. Guides are also happy to answer any questions you may have.

Are there Borghese Gallery audio guide tours I can book?

Yes, with your standard entry ticket, you have the option to choose an audio guide.

Do I need to pay to enter the Borghese Villa or the Borghese Gardens?

Entrance to the <link linkType="internal" newTab="true" url="" id="EQBtFsBv" shortCodeType="link" relationTo="pages" documentId="6834509ad8d4d89e9215512d" text="Villa Borghese" uid="www.tickets-rome.com.borghese-gallery.villa-borghese" /> estate and the gardens are free. However, just as the Borghese Gallery is a paid-entry-only complex within the estate, there are certain other attractions that can be accessed only via a paid ticket as well, like the Bioparco.

Are there discounted tickets to the Borghese Gallery?

EU citizens between the ages of 18 and 25 get reduced entry. People with disabilities and their companion get free entry, as do members of the ICOM, students and journalists, etc.

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Borghese Gallery Tickets

Skip the ticket lines and independently dive into Rome’s Borghese Gallery—no waiting required!

Everything you get: Reserved entry ticket with fast-track access to the Borghese Gallery and two hours to explore at your own pace. Enjoy the freedom to admire sculptures and paintings by Bernini, Caravaggio, Canova, and Raphael without the crowds or rush.
Why choose this: Guaranteed direct entry that saves you over 30 mins spent in long lines, and the chance to gaze at world-class art with just 180 other guests.
Upgrades: Choose tickets with a host for smoother entry, a multilingual audio guide for deeper insights, or go for the 1-hour express variant—perfect for last-minute plans and quick visits.

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Audio guide

Skip the ticket lines and independently dive into Rome’s Borghese Gallery—no waiting required!

Everything you get: Reserved entry ticket with fast-track access to the Borghese Gallery and two hours to explore at your own pace. Enjoy the freedom to admire sculptures and paintings by Bernini, Caravaggio, Canova, and Raphael without the crowds or rush.
Why choose this: Guaranteed direct entry that saves you over 30 mins spent in long lines, and the chance to gaze at world-class art with just 180 other guests.
Upgrades: Choose tickets with a host for smoother entry, a multilingual audio guide for deeper insights, or go for the 1-hour express variant—perfect for last-minute plans and quick visits.

Inclusions

Timed entry to Borghese Gallery with 2-hour access
Timed entry to Borghese with 1-hour access (as per option selected)
Hosted entry (as per option selected)
Multilingual audio guide (as per option selected)

Tip: The gallery's masterpieces are accompanied by descriptions that can help you gain a deeper understanding of their significant history.
Facilities: Wheelchair Accessibility, Cloakroom.
You may pick up your ticket only on the day of the event at the opening of the checkout counter an hour before the show (until the beginning of the same).
Entry is free for persons with a disability as well as their accompanying guardian (carry a valid photo ID).
Luggage storage is mandatory for items such as bags, backpacks, strollers or trolleys, umbrellas, selfie sticks, or other items whose danger or size is assessed by the security staff.
The experience is restricted for minor guests if they aren't accompanied by an adult.
Note that the following are not allowed inside the museum: food and beverages, cameras, animals.

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Borghese Gallery Small-Group Guided Tour

Explore Renaissance masterpieces with an art historian in a small group of less than 15.

Everything you get: Priority entry to the Borghese Gallery, a guided tour with an art history specialist, and a maximum group size of 15 for a personalized visit. Experience immersive storytelling amidst world-renowned art, like Bernini's legendary sculpture of Apollo and Daphne—all in your preferred language.
Why choose this: For an intimate deep dive into Baroque and Renaissance technique with passionate guidance and seamless skip-the-line entry.

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Explore Renaissance masterpieces with an art historian in a small group of less than 15.

Everything you get: Priority entry to the Borghese Gallery, a guided tour with an art history specialist, and a maximum group size of 15 for a personalized visit. Experience immersive storytelling amidst world-renowned art, like Bernini's legendary sculpture of Apollo and Daphne—all in your preferred language.
Why choose this: For an intimate deep dive into Baroque and Renaissance technique with passionate guidance and seamless skip-the-line entry.

Inclusions

Guided tour of Borghese Gallery with entry
English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking art historian guide (as per option selected)
Visit to the Villa Borghese Gardens
Small group of 15
Headsets

This experience is accessible by prams/strollers.
A paying adult must accompany minors under 18 years of age.
This experience is not accessible by wheelchair.
Large backpacks and bags must be checked in.

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Combo (Save 5%): Borghese Gallery + Castel Sant'Angelo Tickets

Save time and enjoy greater flexibility with pre-booked access to two historic landmarks.

Everything you get at Borghese Gallery: Jump past ticket queues and discover artwork like The Deposition by Raphael and sculptures like Neptune by Bernini. Stroll through the exquisite 17th-century Borghese Villa surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.
Everything you get at Castel Sant'Angelo: Skip the lines with reserved entry to Castel Sant'Angelo, a historic fortress with panoramic city and river views. Discover its fascinating evolution from imperial mausoleum to papal residence, prison, and museum.
Why choose this combo: Plan your perfect one-day itinerary and skim past the long ticket lines at two unique parts of Rome with contrasting histories.

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Audio guide

Save time and enjoy greater flexibility with pre-booked access to two historic landmarks.

Everything you get at Borghese Gallery: Jump past ticket queues and discover artwork like The Deposition by Raphael and sculptures like Neptune by Bernini. Stroll through the exquisite 17th-century Borghese Villa surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens.
Everything you get at Castel Sant'Angelo: Skip the lines with reserved entry to Castel Sant'Angelo, a historic fortress with panoramic city and river views. Discover its fascinating evolution from imperial mausoleum to papal residence, prison, and museum.
Why choose this combo: Plan your perfect one-day itinerary and skim past the long ticket lines at two unique parts of Rome with contrasting histories.

Inclusions Borghese Gallery

Entry to Borghese Gallery

Castel Sant'Angelo

Entry to Castel Sant'Angelo
Audio guide available in English, Spanish, Italian, German and Chinese

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Palazzo Barberini Skip-the-Line Tickets

Avoid the long lines outside the 17th-century Palazzo Barberini and see some of Italy’s most prized works of art.

These include Raphael's portrait La Fornarina, Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, Filippo Lippi’s The Annunciation and a Hans Holbein portrait of Henry VIII.
Peruse the palace at your own relaxed pace.
Be mesmerized by the palazzo's swirling frescoes designed by Pietro da Cortona.

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Extended validity

Flexible duration

Avoid the long lines outside the 17th-century Palazzo Barberini and see some of Italy’s most prized works of art.

These include Raphael's portrait La Fornarina, Caravaggio's Judith Beheading Holofernes, Filippo Lippi’s The Annunciation and a Hans Holbein portrait of Henry VIII.
Peruse the palace at your own relaxed pace.
Be mesmerized by the palazzo's swirling frescoes designed by Pietro da Cortona.

Inclusions

Skip-the-line entry into Palazzo Barberini

Exclusions

Access to the Caravaggio 2025 exhibition

Note that "Sale del Settecento" will be closed to the public on March 5th.
It is forbidden to bring large bags, backpacks, or trolleys.
Cloakroom service is temporarily unavailable.
Parking is available for people with disabilities. Entrances do not have architectural barriers. There are ramps for wheelchairs, next to the ticket office, leading to the ground floor exhibition rooms and to an elevator giving access to the first-floor exhibition rooms.
This ticket is valid for 20 days starting from the date of your timed entry to Palazzo Barberini. It also includes one flexible visit to the Corsini Gallery, which you can use at any time during that period, subject to availability.

These tickets are valid for 20 days from the date of purchase.

From happy customers

Loved by 45 million+

Stefania

United Kingdom

Oct 2025

5/5

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Easy and fast check-in at reception. Beautiful rooms and amazing paintings. The cafeteria has also nice food and the gardens are beautiful. Highly recommended.

Nassi

France

Jul 2025

5/5

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Visitor flows well managed by time slots. No overcrowding. A very pleasant visit, with a truly impressive final room.

Donnadieu

France

Nov 2025

5/5

Our guide Ivana was fascinating and we learned a lot. The works on display are magnificent and the tour is really great.

Oct 2025

5/5

The guide was sublime, humorous, very entertaining and interesting! Super welcome. Villa Borghese is 1 of the most beautiful recent visits. Highly recommended and kudos to the organization!

Liz

Paraguay

Oct 2025

5/5

The works are wonderful. An operator helped us get there, as we entered from the piazza del popolo side. She was very attentive and kind.

Erika

Jul 2025

5/5

Visiting all the art and culture that are housed in Galleria Borghese is a unique experience. Thanks to Headout, I was able to avoid long lines to pick up my tickets. Very kind and helpful host.

Helga

Nov 2025

4/5

There are three different routes, blue, orange and green, all three of different lengths with great sights. However, it would be nice if the buses were better marked to make it easier to recognize which route you are taking.

Roy

United States

Sep 2025

5/5

The bus system made it easy to know where to get off to see what we wanted to see and when to stay on. We also got help figuring out where to get off and how far we needed to walk in order to see things off route. It was easy to know where to wait to rejoin the bus tour, as well. Very well worth the money.

Things to know before booking Borghese Gallery tickets

The Borghese Gallery adheres to a strict crowd management and time-slot system, permitting only 180 tourists at a time for a duration of 2 hours. Each new slot opens hourly.
Tickets are guaranteed only through advance booking, and can be purchased up to 90 days before the visit. The earlier you book, the better. The silver lining? Fast-track access is automatically guaranteed because of the strict time-slot and visitor cap.
Upgrade your tickets for an immersive multilingual audio guide, or a dedicated host who assists you with navigation and entry. Or pick a guided tour with an expert art historian and small group of up to 15 guests. Gain in-depth insights and enhance your appreciation of the gallery’s masterpieces.
Wheelchair users can access the gallery through the back entrance, in Piazzale Scipione Borghese n. 5. To access the second floor, you will have to use a smaller wheelchair that fits inside the lift, leaving your own wheelchair behind. On arrival at level 2, visitors can switch to a more comfortable wheelchair.
Entry to the Borghese Gallery is free on the first Sunday of every month. However, reservations must still be made if you plan to visit on this day, and tickets are mandatory for museum access. You can reserve your free Sunday visit up to 10 days in advance. Entry to the Borghese Gardens within Villa Borghese is free and you don’t need separate tickets.
EU citizens between the age of 18-25 can avail reduced pricing upon presentation of a valid government ID. Visitors holding a Roma Pass are also entitled to get free or reduced entry to the Gallery. However, this too requires prior reservation.
Although a visit duration of two hours is fixed by museum, add half an hour for ticketing and cloakroom; another one to two hours if combining with a stroll through Borghese Gardens or Rome Bioparco. While planning your visit, consider booking morning slots for fewer crowds or evening slots to enjoy a stunning sunset view from the Pincio Terrace.

Plan your visit to Borghese Gallery

Tuesday to Sunday: 9am to 7pm
Last Entry: 5:45pm
Closed on: Mondays, December 25, January 1

Best time to visit

The best time to visit the Borghese Gallery is on weekdays, preferably in the morning or late afternoon to avoid crowds. In quieter seasons like fall or winter, the gallery offers a more serene experience, allowing for a better appreciation of the art without the rush.

Detailed Borghese Gallery hours

Address: Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy
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Getting there

By Metro: A-line Metro
Nearest Stop: Barberini Station
By Train: Mention the train line
Nearest Stop: Piazza di Spagna or Barberini station
By Bus: 910, 92, 89, 490, 495, 61, 160, 63, 83, 61, 160, 52, 53, 490, 495
Nearest Stop: Pinciana/Museo Borghese
By Car: 49.4 kilometers from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport.
Car Parking: There are several car parking facilities near the Borghese Gallery such as the Parcheggio Saba Villa Borghese, located only 3 minutes away.
By Hop-on Hop-off Bus:
Big Bus Tours:
Closest Stop: "Piazza Barberini"
Route: Red Route

City Sightseeing Rome:
Closest Stop: "Piazza Barberini"
Route: Red Route

I Love Rome:
Closest Stop: "Piazza Barberini"
Route: Red Route

Green Line Tours:
Closest Stop: "Piazza Barberini"
Route: Green Route

Directions to Borghese Gallery

There are two main entrances used by the visitors to enter the premises:

Gate near Porta Pinciana
Gate near Piazza del Popolo

How to enter Borghese Gallery?

Book shop: The museum bookshop is open from 8:30am to 7pm. You can get guidebooks in multiple languages, along with other literature like pamphlets, posters, souvenirs, art publications, and more.
Locker room: You can store medium or large bags, umbrellas, selfie sticks, backpacks, or any prohibited items in the cloakroom.
Audio guides: Purchase audio guides from the counter next to the ticket office.
Cafeteria: Grab a quick snack like a brioche or muffin from the cafeteria between 9am and 7pm.
Free Wi-fi for all throughout the location.

Plan your visit to Borghese Gallery

There is a stair lift located to the left of the external staircase for people with reduced mobility, to enter the bookshop, ticketing office, etc.
The entrance at Piazzale Scipione Borghese n. 5 allows direct entry to the sculpture floor of the museum, without having to take the stairs.
Free guided tours for visitors with various degrees of disability are conducted by V.A.M.I. on reservation.

Louise Bourgeois: Unconscious memories

The current exhibition at the Borghese Gallery marks a historic first, showcasing the work of female artist Louise Bourgeois for the first time in the gallery’s history. The exhibition focuses on pieces that intertwine her memory with the collective and public memory of the museum itself. Bourgeois was deeply influenced by the psychoanalytical school of thought, and her initial visits to the Borghese Gallery keenly influenced her approach to imagining how old art forms interact with the new.

Last date of exhibition: September 15, 2024.

More about Borghese Gallery exhibitions and events

Visitors should maintain decorum, avoid touching artwork, and follow staff instructions.
Large bags, tripods, selfie sticks, weapons, flash photography, food, and drinks are not allowed.
Visitors are only allowed to carry a small fanny pack or a purse, no larger than 21 x 15 cm inside. Bigger bags need to be left in the cloakroom.
Brush up on the history and context of key artworks and artists before visiting. It enhances appreciation and understanding.
After your gallery visit, take a stroll in the Villa Borghese Gardens surrounding it. It's a serene and beautiful spot to unwind.

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