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Borghese Gallery Entrances | How to Access the Museum?

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Where is the Borghese Gallery located?

Borghese Gallery is housed in the Villa Borghese, which is situated in the Borghese Gardens on Pincian Hill. It is located at the heart of the city at Piazzale Scipione Borghese, 5, 00197 Roma RM, Italy . The gallery is near the attractions such as the Villa Medici and Piazza Trinità dei Monti.

Choose among these transportation modes to get to the museum's entrance:

By bus: 61, 160, 117, 119, 120, 150, 490, 495, 590, 628, and C3, with Pinciana being the closest stop.

By metro: Line A (get off at the Flaminio stop).

By car: Located centrally, you can use a GPS from your starting point to get to the museum. You can park at Parcheggio Saba Villa Borghese, a 3-minute walk from the museum.

Borghese Gallery is situated inside Villa Borghese. There are 9 entrances to the large compound of Villa Borghese. However, two entrances are mainly used by the visitors to enter the premises: The gate near Porta Pinciana and the gate near Piazza del Popolo.

Borghese Gallery entrances explained | Location and getting there

Porta Pinciana Entrance

This is one of the most popular entrances that is used by visitors. It is situated between Porta del Popolo and Porta Salaria at the top of Via Veneto and is close to Villa Borghese. Visitors use this entrance to enter the Villa Borghese premises and reach the main door of the gallery.

How to reach? There are several bus stops within 500 meters of the Villa Borghese entrances. You can take bus lines 61, 160, 117, 119, 120, 150, 490, 495, 590, 628 and C3, get down at the Pinciana, and walk towards the gallery.

Entrance timings: Though the gate will be open from morning to evening, entry to the gallery is allowed only in the following slots - 9am to 11am, 11am to 1pm, 1pm to 3pm, 3pm to 5pm, and 5pm to 7pm.

Piazza del Popolo entrance

Piazza del Popolo is located inside Porta del Popolo, the Aurelian Walls' northern gate, and the principal route linking Rome and Northern Italy.

How to reach? The metro stop Flaminio (Line A) is just in front of the park's main entrance near Piazza del Popolo. You can get down at this stop and walk to the gallery through the garden.

Entrance timings: Though the gate will be open from morning to evening, entry to the gallery is allowed only in the following slots - 9am to 11am, 11am to 1pm, 1pm to 3pm, 3pm to 5pm, and 5pm to 7pm.

Disabled access

Borghese Gallery is wheelchair friendly. Since the main entrance has steps, the gallery has a special entrance at the back, specially designed for visitors with mobility issues. To avail of the facility, you must send someone into the museum or make a phone call from a mobile device to have a staff member open the back door.

Which Borghese Gallery entrance do I choose? 

No matter which gate you choose to get inside the compound where the Borghese Gallery is located, once you reach the gallery there is one main entrance that is used by everyone, irrespective of their ticket type. However, if you take a bus and get off at Pinciana, then the gallery is just a few meters away and easily commutable. This is also one of the more scenic entrances to the gallery, as you’ll cross the Borghese Gardens on your way.

You’ll find lengthy lines at the main entrance of Borghese gallery. Due to the location's appeal, lots of tourists travel there every year. Though there are no separate entrances for the visitors with skip the line tickets, people with priority access can walk past the queues and enter directly into the gallery.

How to enter the Borghese Gallery?

Borghese Gallery Entrances

Only 180 people can enter the Borghese Gallery at once, therefore you must reserve your tickets in advance to visit the gallery. Unless you have pre-purchased tickets you will almost certainly have a long wait to enter.

The best way to ensure your chance to visit the gallery is by booking skip-the-line tickets or by going on a guided tour.

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Frequently asked questions about Borghese Gallery entrances

There is only one entrance door to the gallery. However, there are two main entrance gates through which the visitors can enter the gallery premises.

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