Pompeii tours: how the site works and which format to book
Named tickets and 20,000 entries a day, what is open on 4 November 2026, and 140 tours in eight formats with a median price of 128.3 EUR.
Since 15 November 2024 a ticket to Pompeii carries your name, a day and a time slot, and the park lets in no more than 20,000 people a day. A tour that leaves the ticket out leaves you to buy half the day yourself. Below it sit 140 Pompeii tours, split into eight formats with a median price of 128.3 EUR, each with a page of its own. For the choice between Pompeii and the other Roman sites, the Italy page does the comparing.
The 140 tours are the distinct listings across the eight formats, since some appear in two, read on 4 November 2026 from Viator (124), Tiqets (8) and Civitatis (8). Of the 140, 31% are private, 36% touch the Amalfi Coast, 17% include Vesuvius and 15% include Herculaneum. Prices are as listed, mostly per person. Ticket prices, rules and closures come from the Parco Archeologico di Pompei's own pages, read the same day. Rules at Pompeii change often. Free-admission days, such as the first Sunday of the month or 4 November 2026, work differently from everything below, and the first section says how. Operators are counted, not ranked: the largest holds 19% of the reviews.
Read the access rules before the tours: the ticket carries a name and a time slot, so a late booking can change what you get. Winter changes the day as well: from 15 October to 15 March the last entry is 15:30 and the park closes at 17:00, against 17:30 and 19:00 in summer. The Antiquarium is partly closed from 4 to 22 November and closed altogether from 23 November to 7 December, so a November visit has no museum to fall back on. Three tickets have existed since 12 January 2026: the 20 EUR Express covers the ancient city only, the 25 EUR Pompeii+ adds the suburban villas, Villa Regina and the Boscoreale antiquarium, and the 30 EUR three-day ticket also opens Oplontis and the Stabiae sites, so what a tour includes often comes down to which of the three it buys for you.
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Pompeii + Amalfi Coast
Twenty Pompeii and Amalfi Coast day trips from 54 to 550 EUR. What the 7 to 13 hours are made of, what the stops are, what moves the price and when the…
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From Rome
Rome to Pompeii in a day by Frecciarossa, local train or coach: hour-by-hour timings, the Sunday direct train, the strikes listed for November, and 20 tours…
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Private tours
Twenty private tours of Pompeii, 89 to 550 EUR. See whether the price is per person or per booking, whether the entrance ticket is in it, and what a party of…
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Pompeii + Vesuvius
Twenty Pompeii and Vesuvius tours from 56 to 625 EUR. What the Vesuvius ticket is, where the trail ends today, what happens when the Park closes and how to…
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Guided tours at the site
Twenty guided visits inside the ruins of Pompeii, median 50 EUR for about two hours.
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From Naples and Sorrento
Pompeii from Naples or Sorrento by tour or local train: the right stop, what 20 listings include, and prices from 31.5 to 249 EUR, with the start town…
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Pompeii + Herculaneum
Pompeii and Herculaneum tours compared: 20 listings from 63 to 553 EUR, with the winter and summer opening hours of both sites and a map of the two towns on…
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Cruise shore excursions
Pompeii shore excursions compared: 20 listings from the ports of Naples and Salerno, 3 to 9 hours long, with a map of both ports and the three meanings of a…
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Pompeii Museum Experiences in Pompeii
Pompeii Highlights Private Tour with Native Guide: Skip the Line, 2 Hours
A native guide and a private group, with the entrance queue skipped from the start. The two hours cover the theatres, the Baths and the House of Menander.
Pompeii Late-Afternoon Walking Tour After the Crowds, Starting at the Amphitheater Gate
Starting at the Amphitheater gate once the day visitors have gone, this two-hour guided walk crosses an almost empty Pompeii in good light for photos.
Pompeii, Positano and Amalfi Coast Small-Group Coach Day Trip from Rome
Skip-the-line entry and a 2-hour guided visit at Pompeii, two free hours in Positano, and coffee stops at Cassino on a coach day that returns around 8:30 PM.
Pompeii, Positano and Amalfi Small-Group Day Trip from Rome by Minivan with Hotel Pickup
Hotel pickup in Rome and a minivan shared by up to six people, with a limoncello tasting in Amalfi included. Stops run in a different order in winter.
Pompeii Private Tour with Expert Archaeology Guide: Gladiator School, Baths and Forum
An archaeology guide leads this private visit through the gladiators' school, baths and Forum. The tour ends at the Forum, and the park ticket is extra.
Pompeii Shared Tour with Archaeologist Guide and Entrance Ticket, 2 Hours
The entrance ticket and an accredited guide are included in this shared two-hour tour, which meets at Via Mare with an agency assistant and takes up to 25.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Entry or 2-Hour Guided Tour with Askos Tours and Optional Tasting
Askos Tours sells a skip-the-line Pompeii ticket alone or with an archaeologist-led tour, and some options add a tasting of local wines and food on site.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket with Roundtrip Transfer from Rome
A Pompeii entry ticket that skips the queue at the gate, for a day out from Rome among preserved streets, houses, frescoes and mosaics of the buried Roman town.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Guided Tour by Bus from Sorrento or Naples, 4 Hours
A 30-seater bus, headsets and an English-speaking licensed guide take the group from Sorrento or Naples to Pompeii for a half-day with the entrance ticket.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Guided Tour with Archaeologist, Salerno Port Option
A 2.5-hour walk through Pompeii with a licensed archaeologist and skip-the-line tickets, suited to cruise passengers and to travelers meeting on site.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Tour from Naples with an Archaeological Guide in English
An archaeological guide leads this English-language visit to the western part of Pompeii, with skip-the-line entry and free pickup and drop-off in Naples.
Pompeii Skip-the-Line Tour with Archaeology and Art History Guide, Max 15
A guide trained in archaeology and art history takes up to 15 people through the gymnasium, theatres, House of Menander, baths and Forum in two hours.
Pompeii Small Group Archaeologist Tour from Porta Marina, Tickets Not Included
Led by professional archaeology guides, this walk from Porta Marina covers the Forum, the Basilica, Roman taverns, plaster casts and the Gladiators' Barracks.
Pompeii Small Group Guided Tour from Naples with Transfer and Skip-the-Line
A transfer from Naples brings a small group to Pompeii, where a guide spends two hours at the Forum, baths and houses with mosaics. Entry ticket included.
Pompeii Small Group Skip-the-line Tour with Transfer from Salerno Port
A van or bus waits at Salerno port for a small group of up to 20, with skip-the-line entry to Pompeii and a guided walk of about 2 hours in the ruins.
Pompeii Small Group Tour from Naples with Entry Tickets and Round-Trip Transfer
Groups cap at 12 travelers on this Pompeii tour from Naples, with entry tickets, an air-conditioned vehicle and a two-hour guided walk through the ruins.
Pompeii Small-Group Tour from Naples with Skip-the-Line Entry and Guide
A minibus of up to 11 travelers, a licensed guide and skip-the-line entry set this Pompeii tour from Naples apart from large coach departures and queues.
Pompeii Small-Group Tour from Rome by Train with Estate Lunch and Premium Wine Tasting
Six wines and two liqueurs at a local estate on Vesuvius, after a two-hour small-group walk through Pompeii, with train and shuttle transfers included.
Pompeii Small Group Tour with Archaeology Guide, Entry Included, Forum, Amphitheatre
A local archaeology expert leads this two-hour small-group visit, with entrance fees included, from the Forum to one of the oldest surviving amphitheatres.
Pompeii Small-Group Tour with Vesuvius Winery Lunch and Wine Tasting
A 2-hour guided walk through Pompeii is followed by lunch and wine tasting at a vineyard on Mount Vesuvius, with round-trip transport and entry included.
Pompeii, Sorrento and Amalfi Coast Coach Day Trip from Rome with City Wonders
City Wonders runs this coach day from Piazza del Popolo in three versions: Pompeii and Sorrento, Positano and Sorrento, or a private route with all three stops.
Pompeii Tailor-Made Private Tour with an Archaeologist: Skip the Line and Stay Until Closing
No one else joins this tailor-made visit with an archaeologist. Guests may stay on the site until closing time, and the guide helps arrange advance tickets.
Pompeii Tour from Amalfi with Skip-the-Line Tickets and 8:00 Hotel Pickup
An 8:00 pickup in Amalfi starts this guided day at Pompeii, with a skip-the-line ticket, an air-conditioned vehicle and a drop-off in Amalfi after the visit.
Pompeii Tour from Naples with Licensed Guide, Cameo Workshop Stop and Bus
An air-conditioned bus picks up in central Naples, a licensed guide leads two hours in Pompeii, entry included, and a cameo workshop stop is part of the day.
Ratings collected by Viator, Tripadvisor and Tiqets