Tickets, Booking And Crowds

This page answers the practical questions travellers ask before reserving: how this site earns a commission when you book, what a ticket actually covers, and how the season changes a day at the excavations.

Booking Tickets And Tours Here

Every tour listed here is run by a third-party operator. When you book through a link on this site, the operator pays this site a commission on the sale; the price you pay stays the same either way. Nothing is ranked by commission, and the free walks earn this site nothing at all. If a tour is absent from the roster, that means no listing was offered, not that it was judged poor.

What Your Ticket Actually Covers

Some listings bundle the park entry ticket with a guide, others cover the guide alone and expect you to buy entry yourself. The four entry-ticket-guided options on this site start at $39 per person, and the one at $56 is also the most reviewed of the group, with 24,399 ratings. Whatever you choose, read the live booking page for what is included before you pay, because inclusions differ from listing to listing.

How Tickets And Tours Run

The park keeps winter hours from 15 October to 15 March, opening at 9:00 with last entry at 15:30 and closing at 17:00. From 16 March to 14 October the last entry moves to 17:30 and the site closes at 19:00. Summer also brings exposed stone, midday heat and the heaviest crowds, and the free first Sunday of every month has drawn more than 36,000 visitors in a single day. Arrive early, and in the hottest months treat that as essential rather than advice.

Free Entry Days Explained

Yes, but not in Pompeii itself. The pay-what-you-want walks listed here, booked through GuruWalk, all take place in Naples. Pay-what-you-want means you decide the guide's payment at the end, and this site earns nothing on them. Inside Pompeii, guided tours start at $34 per person.