Small Group Express Tour of Roman Catacombs with Transfer
Recommended by 91% of travelers
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Rome, Italy
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover one of Rome's most macabre, ancient attractions—and enjoy a seamless sightseeing option—on this express tour of the city's Catacombs. Save precious time with round-trip transit from the city center, and explore in the company of a guide. You'll discover underground burial chambers, subterranean basilicas, and more, all in record time—and all while learning stories you'd miss if visiting on your own.
- Make every minute count on a tour designed to save you time
- This tour is perfect for visiting history lovers
- Hear your guide's every word with the included headsets
- This small-group tour helps ensure a personalized experience
Why Travelers Choose This Tour
This express catacombs tour is available in a wide range of languages and group sizes—all with transfers.
What's Included
- Guide and sterilised headsets to hear your guide clearly
- Full on-site assistance
- All entrance and transport fees
- Luggage deposit in our office for the duration of the tour
- Transfer from the meeting point to the Catacombs and back
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Via Francesco Giambullari, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
Meet us at Via Francesco Giambullari 4, 00184 Rome. The meeting point is in the square in front of the stairs. Please arrive 5 minutes before your scheduled starting time. Look for a member of staff holding a yellow label.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Catacombe Di Domitilla
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Appian Way (Via Appia Antica)
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- Not recommended for travellers with claustrophobia
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 388 reviews
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Gianna_S, Jul 2026
This tour was awesome! Especially in a 104 degree heat wave - the underground space is cool and interesting. Francesca (our tour guide) was so knowledgeable, personable, and made sure our group had a great experience despite there being multiple field trips at the catacombs at the same time as us. She shared incredible levels of detail and had a cute sense of humor that we enjoyed! Would recommend
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with Francesca.
Samuel_B, Jun 2026
Great tour and very interesting. Tour guide was great and really captured our attention throughout the tour! Would definitely recommend!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour.
Phil_P, Jun 2026
Loved this tour. The catacombs are very interesting and a nice break from the heat. Tour guide was very good.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour!
Scott_K, Jun 2026
Right amount of time and informative. Daniel was knowledgeable and a fun guide. Interesting tour and fun
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour at the Catacombs with Daniel!
Amber_K, Jun 2026
Met with agency sign on street (helpful if looking for storefront). Excellent guide - Daniel who was knowledgeable, welcoming, and had a great dry sense of humor. The catacombs were cold! (16C/61F). Gift shop on site, toilettes, and seats inside the basilica, if tired. Many other groups there but just shuffled about. Daniel had a flash light, we could use our phone flashlight but no pics allowed. Mildly ‘dark’ due to touring graves (shouldn’t be surprising) and my children did ok, however when I did this tour the year prior with 70 middle schoolers, there was a kiddo having an existential crisis - which was surprising.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your review, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with Daniel!
Maria_M, Jun 2026
It was a great experience and amazing to see. It was perfect to go in the afternoon when it was hot outside!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour.
Diane_D, Jun 2026
While the tour of the forum was good and the guide was great, not having a guide in the colliseum was very disappointing. We were told guides were not permitted and once we got in there were many groups with guides.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
It seems like this review was posted to the wrong business, as you did not have a Colosseum tour with us. Your tour included the Domitilla catacombs.
Esther_L, May 2026
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of Rome and the catacombs. He was professional and friendly to everyone. We had 3 young children (ages 3 to 9), so the express tour was perfect for their attention span. Overall, our family had a fun time exploring the catacomb.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour!
Amy_R, May 2026
Tour was mildly interesting, but not what was expected since there were not really any bones - mostly just some holes in the walls and some frescoes. No photos allowed at all. It also says it's 2 hours but it was closer to 1.5 with half of that being drive time to/from the catacombs site.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that you did not enjoy tour of the Catacombs - we must say it is one of our hidden gems, and a lot of people enjoy it! We understand that not everyone can have the same taste. There are not many "bones" in these Catacombs and photos are not allowed out of respect.
Meg_C, May 2026
Chiara was so fantastic and made the tour so special. She was so passionate and knew so many interesting facts. We loved it!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with Chiara!
Jason_K, May 2026
Daniel our tour guide was very knowledgeable, humorous and friendly, he had lots of good information and made the tour very enjoyable!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour with Daniel!
Nicole_M, May 2026
Great tour about the history of the catacombs. Our tour guide was excellent, lots of information about the burial site.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour!
Frank_J, May 2026
Fascinating exploration of the catacombs of Rome. Daniel spoke perfect English and was a history geek extraordinaire. I learned more about the beginnings of Christianity on this tour than a similar tour of the Basilica of St Peter. I highly recommend you include this tour on your trip to Rome.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour with Daniel at the Catacombs!
Paul_D, May 2026
My wife and I really enjoyed Catacombs tour and our Tour Guide, Dan, was excellent. Dan was not only extremely knowledgeable of the history of the Catacombs, but also had a very unique and welcoming personality. He was very kind and down to earth and made everyone on the tour feel very welcome. I also enjoyed his sense of humor. Great Tour Guide!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour with Dan :)
Justine_G, May 2026
Excellent guide. Fascinating location.
Very knowledgeable and engaging guide. Would recommend to other visitors
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour :)
Melissa_D, Apr 2026
We really enjoyed this tour. The catacombs are beautiful and haunting at the same time. When you see the map of how far the tunnels stretch you will be amazed.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the Catacombs tour with us :)
Aida_L, Apr 2026
This was my second time in Rome and this tour was the highlight of this trip. Mario was an excellent guide, funny, engaging and explained everything well.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour with Mario!
Heather_J, Apr 2026
Super interesting. Max is a great tour guide! Very informative. Have a sweater with you. It gets cold down there!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour!
Mandy_Q, Apr 2026
Very interesting . Learnt a lot about the history of catacombs x reccommend going with a gude Max was very funny x well worth going to see.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the Catacombs tour with us.
Kassi_M, Apr 2026
We had the tour scheduled for 16 people but it ended up only being just my husband and I— our tour guide Mario was AMAZING. So personable, informative, and truly made it a wonderful experience. The catacombs were full of macabre history that allows you to go back in time. I could not recommend this enough!
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed the Catacombs tour with Mario :)
Mary_C, Apr 2026
Our guide, Daniel, was amazingly knowledgeable, articulate and humorous. We learned so much about Rome and the catacombs in a short period of time. We would very highly suggest going on this tour.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you so much! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our tour with Daniel :)
Patrik_K, Apr 2026
The tour felt very underwhelming. The guide seemed enthusiastic about the catacombs and sympathic, but the detail of explanations and the mid-German-language-knowledge were rather limited. It felt like the entire tour being approx. 1.5 hours and containing around 45 minutes (both ways) of transport by car to/from the catacombs, and the rest was just going a bit through some corridors in the catacombs itself. For us, unfortunately rather underwhelming.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you for your feedback. We are really sorry to hear that this tour felt underwhelming, as this tour is usually loved by all.
The transfer takes 15 minutes max to get there and 15 mins to come back, and then the tour is around 1 hour once you get to the Catacombs (due to safety reasons, and to avoid overcrowding).
We hope that you enjoyed our guide's commentary nevertheless.
Sarah_K, Apr 2026
The history and experience was wonderful and our guide was helpful and cared about preserving the integrity of the places we walked.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
Thank you! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the Catacombs tour.
Sylvia_W, Mar 2026
We chose the shorter experience but still learned so much. Francesca, our guide, was both knowledgeable and interesting. I highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the Catacombs guided tour with Francesca.
Erin_A, Mar 2026
We were lucky enough to be the only 3 English-speaking tourists, so we got our own personal guide to take us thru the catacombs. He is an extremely smart man with endless knowledge and he was great at adding in some humor with his delivery. The tour was an hour but it went by so quickly. The tunnels underground is a must-see!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour!
Symone_A, Mar 2026
We arrived at our meeting point early, which was just up from the Colosseum, and waited for our transfer to the site. A lady came to collect us and put us in a taxi to the Catacombs. There, we were met by our tour guide Daniel. Thankfully, we were the only ones on the tour so as party of four, we made our way below ground level. It's worth noting that photographs and videos are forbidden in the catacombs.
Daniel was very thorough and knowledgeable, and more than happy to answer any questions we had. The history of the catacombs is absolutely fascinating and I thoroughly recommend this experience for any history fans. It offers a great insight into ancient funerary practices and early Christianity.
The catacombs are narrow in places and I imagine it would be rather uncomfortable in a big group, or difficult to hear/see what we were being shown. We were extremely lucky that the site was relatively quiet for our mid morning visit but large groups were arriving as were leaving.
On a separate note, a previous trip to Rome included a visit to Basilica di San Clemente which is close to the pick up/drop off point. This is also an amazing must see!! Although at the time, we did it without a tour guide which I regret. Our guide Daniel explained he also provides tours there so absolutely give it a go! You could easily accommodate both on the same day.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for your review, we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour with Daniel!
MaryKay_M, Feb 2026
Very interesting tour. We booked the small group tour and it ended up just being the two of us. We very much appreciated that the tour operator did not cancel!
The guide was wonderful. Very knowledgeable. The catacombs are definitely worth seeing. FYI - no photos are allowed in the catacombs.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Thank you so much for your review - we are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs tour!
Heidi_Z, Nov 2025
This was a wonderful tour if you love small underground spaces that once housed the dead, as my family and I do. This tour was informative, interesting, and just a little morbid. It was a perfect way to spend an afternoon.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you!
We are glad to hear that you have enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour :)
Dawn_M, Nov 2025
I bought this tour by mistake and wanted the combined tour of catacombs and crypts. I tried to cancel but they would not let me get any kind of a refund. Finding out that when you get to the catacombs they just give you a ticket and let you go with a guide there lets me know they really had no cost involved and could have given me some kind of a refund - even if it was just a partial refund. Sad that no one can work with customers and have decent customer service anymore.
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Good morning,
we would like to clarify that you booked a tour of the Roman Catacombs of Domitilla.
We called you as you were not at the meeting point, and you mentioned being in a completely different area.
Our tour includes a GUIDED visit of the Catacombs (with a live tour guide) and a transfer to-from the meeting point, so it is not true what we give you a ticket - that happens only if you go by yourself, without a tour.
Again, we are sorry to hear that you meant to book a different activity, however everything ran regularly during our tour.
Chinna_N, Nov 2025
Francesca was an amazing guide—so knowledgeable and welcoming. The small group size is ideal due to the narrow passageways. I would recommend this experience!
Response from Host, Nov 2025
Thank you so much. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed our Catacombs guided tour!
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