Short answer. To go inside the Pantheon you need a ticket with your name on it, and an ID to show at the door. If you only want to see the inside, the ticket with a digital audio guide is the simplest choice. If you want someone to explain the building, pick a guided visit. Entry is free on the first Sunday of the month and for some visitors.
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Pantheon Rome: Entry Ticket + Digital Audio Guide
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Book tickets and tours →How does a Pantheon ticket work?
The ticket carries a name. At the entrance you show the ticket and an ID, or a copy of it, and the staff check that the two names match. If they do not, you may not be let in, and the ticket is not refunded, so check the name when you book.
Keep the ticket with you for the whole visit, because staff can ask to see it again. Booking ahead means you do not need to stop at the ticket desk.
Here is the part that surprises people: the Pantheon has no fast lane. Everyone enters in order of arrival, with or without a ticket in hand. What booking ahead does is save you the desk and the wait to buy.
Is the Pantheon free?
Sometimes. Entry is free for:
- children and teenagers under 18;
- residents of the city of Rome;
- everyone, on the first Sunday of every month;
- everyone, on Wednesday 4 November 2026, when the Pantheon opens free from 9:00 to 19:00.
Visitors from the EU aged 18 to 25 get a reduced ticket. We cannot confirm how Rome residents show their residence, so bring an ID.
On free days there is no online booking. Everyone joins a single queue and collects a free ticket at the entrance, and that ticket does not carry a name.
Which ticket should I choose?
A simple way to decide:
- Short on time? Choose the ticket with the digital audio guide. You walk around the rotunda at your own pace and listen as you go.
- Want a person to explain? Choose the guided visit inside the Pantheon. You get a headset, so you hear the guide even when the rotunda is full.
- Planning a day in the centre? A walking tour of about two hours and a quarter passes by the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona and Largo di Torre Argentina, and includes entry to the Pantheon. Another tour of 90 minutes does not include entry to the monuments, so add a Pantheon ticket if you want to go in.
- Two monuments in one go? One ticket covers Castel Sant’Angelo and the Pantheon, about a kilometre apart in a straight line.
What are the rules at the door?
The Pantheon is a church, and the rules follow from that:
- Dress: cover your shoulders. Avoid shorts or skirts that are too short, low necklines and see-through clothes.
- Behaviour: keep your voice down and silence your phone. You can use it to take photos or video, but professional photography needs permission.
- Food and drink: you cannot eat, drink or smoke inside, vapes included.
- Bags: there is no cloakroom, so leave large bags at your hotel.
- Animals: only guide dogs and certified support animals can come in.
Staff can refuse entry to anyone who does not follow the rules.
Can I enter during Mass?
Mass is celebrated on Saturdays and the day before a holiday at 17:00, and on Sundays and holidays at 10:30. Ticket sales stop an hour before each service, and entry is free for people who come to pray. We cannot confirm how much of the church visitors can see during the service. The full hours are on the opening hours page, and you can read how to arrive on the getting there page.
