Sights · Our pick in Rome
The Colosseum
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
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About The Colosseum
The Colosseum, the Flavian Amphitheatre, is part of the Parco archeologico del Colosseo with the Roman Forum and the Palatine. Tickets are sold on the Parco’s official site, which also lists the guided routes, including the underground levels when they are offered.
Why it's on our list
- Book on colosseo.it
- With the Forum and the Palatine
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Colosseum before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Colosseum, as the crow flies.
- Palazzo Manfredi250 m3 min walk
- Villa Spalletti Trivelli1.1 km13 min walk
- Six Senses Rome1.3 km16 min walk
- Anantara Palazzo Naiadi1.3 km17 min walk
- Chapter Roma1.4 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Colosseum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- ColosseoMB150 m2 min walk
- Colosseo – Fori ImperialiMC250 m3 min walk
- CavourMB550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- The Trevi Fountain1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- The Pantheon1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Piazza Navona1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Spanish Steps2.0 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Galleria Borghese2.7 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- St Peter’s3.4 kmWalk 43 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Vatican Museums3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Fiumicino Airport24 kmCar or taxi 83 min
Main railway stations
- Roma Termini1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Roma Ostiense2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Roma Trastevere2.9 kmWalk 37 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Roma San Pietro3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Roma Tiburtina4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min