What the ticket costs
The Ministry of Culture's Ferragosto 2026 notice for the baths gives the daytime ticket as €8 full and €2 reduced, and the Soprintendenza's 2026 evening-opening notice uses the same €8 and €2, with free entry "as set by the rules".
| Visitor | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | €8 |
| EU citizen aged 18–25 | €2 |
| Under 18 | Free |
Turismo Roma's summary of state-museum concessions (modified 21 November 2025) spells out those rules. The €2 rate is for EU citizens aged 18 to 25, and for citizens of non-EU countries only where reciprocity applies. Entry is free for under-18s, who must be with an adult if under 12, for ICOM members and for several other groups, including people with disabilities and one companion. Bring ID showing your age and nationality.
A photography exhibition by Frank Horvat is running inside the baths from 11 September 2026 to 10 January 2027, according to Turismo Roma's listing. Neither the Soprintendenza nor Turismo Roma says whether it adds a supplement to the ticket, and the Ministry's own page for the baths could not be opened when we re-checked. The Musei Italiani checkout shows the final price for your date before you pay.
At the standard prices, two people aged 30 and 22 from EU countries pay €10 (€8 + €2). A family of two adults and two teenagers pays €16, because the teenagers are free.
Free days and special openings
The Soprintendenza's site page does not list the first Sunday of the month as a free day, and the Ministry pages that would confirm it could not be opened when we checked. The site page does say that the Domus di Vigna Guidi closes on very crowded days such as the first Sunday of the month.
The Soprintendenza lists these dated openings on the site page:
- 8 March: free entry for all women, for International Women's Day.
- May: Night of Museums.
- June: European Archaeology Days.
- September: European Heritage Days, with a Saturday opening at a symbolic €1.
In summer the site also runs evening openings. The 2026 "Notturno Imperiale" notice listed six evenings between 16 July and 15 October from 19:30, at €8 full and €2 reduced, sold online only with a cap of 1,200 visitors per evening. The 2026 series has ended; watch the Soprintendenza site for next summer's dates.
Buying a ticket
The Soprintendenza lists three official ways to buy:
- on the official Musei Italiani website, from the baths' page;
- in the Musei Italiani app (Google Play and App Store);
- at the electronic kiosks at the entrance, which take payment cards only.
Its page mentions no time slots or booking requirement for an ordinary day visit. Tickets are nominal (issued in your name) and sold only through these official channels. It also states that it offers no guided tours or "skip the line" services, and it takes no responsibility for purchases made through other sellers. A third-party "priority" ticket therefore buys nothing the official ticket does not.
Opening hours by season
The site opens Tuesday to Sunday and closes every Monday. The Soprintendenza's site page gives these hours:
| Period | Opening hours | Last admission |
|---|---|---|
| 1–28 March | 9:00–17:30 | 16:30 |
| 29 March–31 August | 9:00–19:15 | 18:00 |
| 1–30 September | 9:00–19:00 | 18:00 |
| 1–24 October | 9:00–18:30 | 17:30 |
| 25 October–28 February | 9:00–16:30 | 15:30 |
The city's Turismo Roma page gives the same hours but starts winter on 26 October. The Soprintendenza runs the site, so we follow its 25 October date; it makes no difference after this week.
In winter the margin is tight. With last admission at 15:30 and closing at 16:30, a visitor arriving at the cut-off has one hour. The exhibition rooms and the Domus di Vigna Guidi close at 16:00, and the Soprintendenza advises arriving at least an hour before closing if you want to see the exhibition. On a winter afternoon, aim to be through the gate by 14:30.
Holidays, Christmas and New Year
Under "Aperture festive" (holiday openings), the Soprintendenza lists these dates and refers visitors to the ordinary seasonal hours for them: 1 and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday (5 and 6 April in 2026), 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, 15 August, 1 and 4 November, 8 December and 26 December. In the 2026–27 season, 26 December falls on a Saturday, 1 January on a Friday and 6 January on a Wednesday, so all three should be normal winter days.
25 December does not appear in that list, and the Soprintendenza does not state the site's status that day. Do not plan a visit for Christmas Day. For what else in Rome closes over the holidays, see our Rome Christmas and New Year opening guide.
Getting there
The Soprintendenza gives the address as Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 52, 00153 Rome. Its listed public transport:
- Metro B: Circo Massimo.
- Metro C: Porta Metronia.
- Bus 75, 628 and 760, and tram 3: Circo Massimo stop.
A single ATAC BIT ticket costs €1.50 and is valid for 100 minutes; a Roma 24 ore pass costs €8.50. Our metro and bus tickets guide explains Tap & Go with a contactless card. Line B also serves the Colosseum, so the baths pair well with a morning at the Colosseum, Forum and Palatine.
Rules, access and what to bring
Glass bottles and sharp or blunt objects are not allowed on the site. The Soprintendenza does not offer a rented audio guide; it recommends the free Roma X-PAND app, which describes the rooms.
If it is Monday or you arrive too late
A Monday closure or a missed 15:30 cut-off in winter is the usual way a Caracalla visit fails. If you are already in the area, the Circo Massimo stop is on the same metro line as the Colosseum, so shift the baths to another day and check the hours of a nearby alternative such as the Capitoline Museums. For a larger ancient site with the same kind of open ruins, Ostia Antica is a half-day trip by train from the city.
