Trevi Fountain Ticket 2026: The Complete Guide to the New €2 Fee

As of February 2, 2026, the Trevi Fountain requires a ticket. If you are planning to visit Rome this year, here is everything you need to know — what changed, what it costs, what remains free, and how to make the most of your visit.

What Changed in February 2026

Rome's mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced a new access system for the Trevi Fountain's inner basin — the lower area by the water and steps where visitors toss coins and take close-up photographs. The fee is €2 per person, payable by card, contactless payment, or online.

The decision followed years of dangerous overcrowding at one of the world's most visited monuments. The fountain area received approximately 9 million visitors in 2025 alone — on the worst days, the narrow piazza became genuinely unsafe. The new system introduces regulated capacity and a more orderly visitor flow.

What Costs €2 and What Is Free

This is the most important distinction to understand before your visit.

The €2 fee applies only to entering the "catino" — the inner perimeter of the fountain, the stone steps directly in front of the water where the coin-tossing tradition takes place. This is the area that was previously accessible without restriction and is where the classic Trevi Fountain experience happens.

The fountain itself remains completely free to see. Viewing the Trevi Fountain from Piazza di Trevi — the standard viewpoint from the surrounding square — costs nothing and always will. You can see the fountain, photograph it, and admire it without paying. The fee applies only if you want to descend to the water's edge.

Who Can Enter for Free

The following visitors are exempt from the €2 fee:

Residents of Rome and the Metropolitan City of Rome (ID required). Children aged 5 and under. People with disabilities and their accompanying caregivers. Licensed tour guides on duty (professional license required).

When the Fee Applies

The €2 fee is in effect from 9am to 10pm daily. Outside these hours — from 10pm to 9am — the basin is free to enter. Early morning and late evening visits therefore offer both free access and significantly smaller crowds.

Note: on Mondays and Fridays the fountain undergoes cleaning, and basin access does not begin until approximately 2pm on those days. Check the official website fontanaditrevi.roma.it before your visit for updated information.

How to Buy the Ticket

Tickets can be purchased in three ways:

Online in advance at the official booking platform linked on fontanaditrevi.roma.it — the most reliable option during peak season. At the ticket office in Via della Stamperia, located to the side of the fountain. At tourist information points across the city — including the P.Stops InfoPoints, which sell the ticket alongside Roma Pass, Colosseum tickets and other tourist services.

The ticket is not time-specific — it is valid for the day of purchase. Tap your card at the entry point and proceed to the designated queue.

The Best Time to Visit the Trevi Fountain in 2026

With the new system, the optimal visiting strategy has changed slightly.

Before 9am: free access, very small crowds, the best light for photographs, the fountain reflecting the morning sky. This is the single best time to visit.

After 10pm: free access, the fountain illuminated against the night, a genuinely romantic and uncrowded experience. Evening in summer is particularly beautiful.

Weekday mornings (Tuesday to Thursday, 9am–11am): the regulated flow means crowds are lighter than in previous years even during daytime hours.

Avoid Saturday and Sunday afternoons — peak volume regardless of the fee.

Why the Change Has Improved the Visit

Visitors who have experienced the new system report that the regulated access has genuinely improved the experience. The inner basin is less chaotic, safer, and more navigable. The coin-tossing tradition — which generates millions of euros annually, donated to the Catholic charity Caritas for social programmes in Rome — feels more intentional than accidental.

Two euros is, as Rome's mayor noted, a modest price. It is also one of the most consequential two euros you will spend in Rome — contributing directly to the preservation of a 300-year-old fountain that has defined the city's image for generations.

The Right Souvenir for the Trevi Fountain

If you are visiting the Trevi Fountain, the most meaningful souvenir is not a coin (though throw one anyway) — it is a RomAntica Design Trevi Fountain thermal bottle, featuring an original artistic design of the fountain that you will carry home and use every day. Fontana di Trevi Bottle.

Available at the P.Stops InfoPoints across Rome and online at romanticadesign.com, the collection includes two distinct Trevi Fountain designs — each one an object designed to be kept, not discarded.