Audio Guide Tours in Pompeii: 7 We Would Put the Money On

1.Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 12,360 reviews · from $26Our pick

Use your phone voucher to enter Pompeii for a full day of independent exploration. Choose Pompeii Express for the ancient city or Pompeii+ for Villa of the Mysteries, Villa of Diomedes, and Villa Regina. Add an official audio guide with map support, but bring wired headphones and an ID deposit.

“Great day trip to take with family! Definitely pack water and be ready for a hike but it’s amazing to explore the ruins!”

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2.Skip-the-Line Entrance Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,509 reviews · from $39

Exchange your voucher at the Tempio Travel office above Pompeii’s Circumvesuviana station, then enter the vast ruins with a map and audio guide in five languages. Set your own pace through frescoed homes, theaters, the amphitheater, and public spaces. Bring headphones, water, sunscreen, and an ID.

“Straightforward process for picking up the ticket and audio guide. Still a bit of queuing to access the site but that’s inevitable given the number of visitors. The audio guide gave good background information”

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3.Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket with Audio Guide or Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 1,364 reviews · 2 hours · from $37

Enter Pompeii through the fast-track entrance, then explore temples, villas, theaters, and plaster casts at your own pace. Choose the Vox City audio guide in five languages, or join a live English, Spanish, or Italian tour. Pick up your official ticket at Piazza Esedra, in front of Hotel Vittoria.

“Really enjoyed the experience and our guide explained details very well. Highly recommended.”

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4.Herculaneum: Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 870 reviews · 1 day · from $15

Explore Herculaneum at your own pace with entry, a map, and an audio guide in five languages. See preserved frescoes, mosaics, wooden doors, villas, temples, shops, and the boat sheds where victims sought rescue. Allow two to four hours, and ask for clear directions when collecting your ticket and audio device.

“We had a message asking if we would like to upgrade from an audio tour to a guided tour it was the best 20€ we have spent. Our Guide was Tony he was absolutely brilliant, funny knowledgeable and also mindful that it was a very hot day so only did long chats in the shade. We would highly recommend him he was a font on information and very interesting. Thank you for offering an upgrade”

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5.Ercolano: Herculaneum Entry Ticket with Optional Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 581 reviews · 1 day · from $21

Use your mobile voucher at Herculaneum’s on-site online ticket desk, then explore the ancient Roman town at your own pace. You’ll see intact roofs, doors, beds, frescoes, shops, baths, and the remains of about 300 people killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Choose a digital app or physical audio guide, but bring headphones.

“Its a must-see. We finished the tour in 3hours. Also, very easy to change the ticket.”

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6.Ercolano: Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 275 reviews · from $35

Explore Herculaneum independently with a skip-the-line ticket and downloadable audio guide on your phone. Walk through Roman streets, homes, mosaics, frescoes, and preserved wooden furnishings at your own pace. You receive tickets and instructions by WhatsApp or email the day before, so download everything before arriving.

“I booked for myself and my husband to travel to Ercolano (Herculaneum) independently and bought tickets through GetYourGuide really easily including the audio. The extra cost was worth it to avoid the queues at the site. Ercolano is better preserved than Pompei but the latter is better known. Booking was really easy providing an e-ticket on my phone. I could explore Ercolano at my own pace with relevant audio commentary bypassing the school groups.”

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7.Pompeii Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 211 reviews · 4 hours · from $4Best value

Use the ITGUIDES app to explore Pompeii independently for four hours from first activation. Follow a geolocated map to more than 60 points, including the amphitheater, House of the Vettii, brothel, baths, taverns, mosaics, and frescoes. Download everything before arrival, as the site’s internet connection can be weak.

“Some good information to help you understand the sites and well worth doing to find out about the different houses as there is not a lot to self read. The audios were quite short and easy to listen to. The app itself although was a great design on the map to show you where you were in relation to the information, however each time you listen to a point of interest it doesn’t go back to the map easily and you end up having to go back to the main guide and display the map before finding where you are again. Would be great if you can just return to…”

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