These are the questions that come up over and over: in three years of forum threads since the Pantheon started charging, and in the boxes Google fills with other people's searches. Each answer says where it comes from. Where the honest answer is that nobody publishes the information, it says that too.
Money
How much does it cost to enter the Pantheon?
7.00 euro for adults since 1 July 2026, under an agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the Diocese of Rome signed that April. It was 5.00 before, which is what most websites still say. EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay 2.00.
Is the Pantheon included in the Roma Pass?
No. The ministry states plainly that the Pantheon is not part of the Roma Pass or Omnia card circuits. It is one of the more useful sentences on the official page and we have not seen it repeated anywhere else.
Who gets in free?
Under-18s of any nationality; residents of the Comune di Roma; visitors with a disability and one companion; licensed EU tourist guides with their badge; EU school groups with their teachers; university staff and students in architecture, cultural heritage, education, archaeology and art history; and everyone on the first Sunday of the month. Citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland count as EU for the reductions.
Is it free during Mass?
Yes, but for worshippers. Entry is free at 17:00 on Saturdays and eves of feast days, and 10:30 on Sundays and feast days. Sightseeing is not permitted while the service is running.
Is there a booking fee?
Not on the official channel. The Musei Italiani portal and app charge the ticket price and nothing else, and there is no presale fee. Resellers add their own margin.
Can I get a refund?
That depends entirely on who sold it to you, and it is worth reading before you buy rather than after. The ticket is personal and the name can be corrected only once, at least 72 hours ahead.
One number gives the money questions their context. In 2024 the Pantheon took 14,712,752 euro from 4,086,947 visitors. That is 3.60 euro a head against a five euro ticket, which means something close to half the people who walk in are not paying. The free categories above are not a technicality.
Time
What are the opening hours?
9:00 to 19:00, every day. The ticket office closes at 18:00, last entry for individuals is 18:30 and for groups and schools 18:00.
When is the Pantheon closed?
Only 25 December and 1 January. It stays open on Easter, 1 May, 15 August and every other Italian holiday, whatever several websites tell you.
How long does a visit take?
No official duration exists. The room can be seen in twenty minutes and rewards an hour. The audio guide runs about 50 minutes across 15 stops; guided visits are timetabled at 45 to 60.
Is there a time limit inside?
None published. The time slot governs entry, not how long you stay. Keep your ticket, since staff may ask to see it at any point.
How busy does it get?
Entry runs in nine hourly slots from 9:00 to 18:00, and each admits up to 1,200 people. That is the official figure. Early morning and the last two hours are reported as the calmest.
How far ahead can I book?
About six weeks. The calendar is set month by month and tickets are released around the middle of the previous month. Availability shown further ahead on resale sites is a catalogue listing, not a real slot.
How to read this page
Where the answer is that nobody knows
Several things visitors reasonably want to know are simply not published anywhere official, and we have marked them rather than filling the gap.
There is no published rule on flash, tripods, large backpacks or bag size. There is no official statement about toilets inside, in either direction. There is no recommended visit duration and no limit on how long you may stay. There is no monthly attendance figure for this monument, or for any single Italian state museum: the ministry publishes those only by region and category.
A page that answers all of those confidently has made something up. It is a low bar and most of the field does not clear it.
Getting in
Is there a skip-the-line ticket?
No. The ministry states it twice on its own page: skip-the-line entry is not available. The ticket is personal and identity documents are checked at the door, so there is nowhere to put a priority lane. Ten of the twelve Pantheon websites we surveyed sell one anyway.
Do I need to book in advance?
No. Booking is optional and there is no fee. Tickets are sold on site at desks and machines. Booking fixes your entry hour; it does not shorten the queue.
Which queue should I join?
There are three: cash on the left of the entrance, card machines on the other side, pre-booked in the middle. Visitors consistently report the cash queue clearing in five to fifteen minutes even in high season, and the card machines being much slower. Bring notes.
Do I need my passport?
You need an identity document of some kind. The ticket carries your name and it is checked at the door. Since 10 March 2026 the name can be changed once only, at least 72 hours before the visit.
What is the dress code?
Published and enforced: shoulders covered, no very short shorts or skirts, nothing low-cut or transparent. Staff are authorised to refuse entry. A scarf settles it.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
Yes, via the external ramp on the Via della Minerva side rather than the portico. Inside it is one level room with no stairs. A visitor with a disability plus one companion enter free.
Inside
Can I take photographs?
Yes, with a phone or ordinary camera. Phone calls are not allowed and devices should be silenced. Professional equipment requires authorisation from the management.
Why is there a hole in the roof?
The oculus is the building's only source of daylight and has never been glazed. It is about nine metres across, thirty Roman feet, and it also lightens the crown of the dome at the point where the concrete is thinnest.
What happens when it rains?
Rain comes in and drains away through the floor. The story that rising warm air disperses the drops is folklore, and the basilica's own site calls it a false legend. Four centuries of popes tried to close the oculus to keep water out, which is the strongest evidence available that water gets in.
Is it a church or a temple?
Both, in sequence. It was built as a Roman temple and has been the Christian basilica of Santa Maria ad Martyres since the seventh century. It is a working parish with its own Chapter of canons, unique in Rome outside the four papal basilicas, and that is why there is a dress code.
Who is buried in the Pantheon?
Raphael, several other Renaissance artists, the composer Arcangelo Corelli, and two kings and a queen of Italy. Fourteen burials we can document by name, told apart from the memorials to people lying elsewhere, which is a distinction most accounts skip.
Is Michelangelo buried there?
No. He is in Santa Croce in Florence. He had a memorial bust in the Pantheon which was removed in 1820 along with all the others, and the question survives it.
How big is the dome?
43.3 metres across, the same as the height from floor to oculus, which means the interior contains a perfect sphere. It is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, nineteen centuries after it was poured.
Getting there
What is the nearest metro station?
There isn't one nearby. The closest is Spagna on line A, about 17 minutes on foot, then Barberini at about 20 and Colosseo at about 27. Many guides name Barberini as the nearest; Spagna is closer.
Which buses go there?
The useful stop is Largo di Torre Argentina, about six minutes' walk. The nearest verified lines are 62, 119 and 492 at Corso/Minghetti. Be careful with bus advice generally right now: the Metro C works at Piazza Venezia keep moving stops and termini in this area.
Can I get there by taxi or car?
Taxi yes, private car effectively no. The Pantheon sits inside the Centro Storico restricted traffic zone, active 06:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and 14:00 to 18:00 on Saturdays, plus late on Friday and Saturday nights. Taxis and licensed hire cars are exempt. Holders of a disabled parking badge may enter.
Is there a toilet nearby?
Nothing official inside. The nearest public facility is on Via Zanardelli behind Piazza Navona, about a five to seven minute walk, 1.50 euro, with an accessible cubicle. Bars around the square will usually oblige a paying customer.
Where can I fill a water bottle?
At the nasone in Piazza della Rotonda, about 87 metres away, one of the few surviving fountains with three dragon-head spouts. The water is ordinary mains drinking water. The big ornamental fountain in the middle of the square is not a drinking source and using it as one is finable.
Still deciding what to book
Of 1,096 experiences sold around this monument, 78 take you inside it. Here is how to tell which.
Where each answer is worked out in full
Short answers are useful and lossy. If one of the above matters to your visit, the page that argues it properly is here.
| If you were asking about | The page | What it adds |
|---|---|---|
| Price, free entry, what resellers charge | Tickets and prices | The four organisations selling a Pantheon ticket, and the median that inverts |
| Hours, closures, Mass, evening opening | Opening hours and closures | The four separate cut-offs in the last hour of the day |
| Queues, skip-the-line, when to arrive | The three queues | Why the cash line clears faster, and what to do if the timing goes wrong |
| Which website, payments, vouchers | How to book | The five things to check on your confirmation before travelling |
| Wheelchairs, dress code, photos, children | Access, dress code and rules | The rules that are published, and the ones nobody has published |
| Weather, crowds, which month | The best time to visit | WMO climate normals and two attendance curves that disagree |
| Shoes, water, what to pack | What to bring | Six items for the building, and what changes with the season |
| Guided tours, audio guides, value | How to choose a tour | Of 1,096 experiences, the 78 that go inside, in four families |
| The dome, the light, the graves, the myths | The Pantheon | Eight pages on the building itself, sources named |
Data verified on. Prices, hours, exemptions, dress code, group rules, Roma Pass status and access from the Direzione Musei nazionali di Roma and cultura.gov.it. Visitor figures from the Ministry of Culture, 2024.