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Herculaneum audio guide tours
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Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Tickets with Official Audio Guide
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Skip the ticket lines and let an official audio guide bring Herculaneum’s ruins to life as you explore freely.
- Everything you get: Breeze past the queues and uncover Herculaneum’s ancient bakeries, public baths, and frescoes with expert narration from an official audio guide. Walk through the UNESCO-listed ruins at your leisure, gaining insight into daily life in this remarkably preserved Roman city.
- Why choose this: Enhance your visit with an official audio guide in five languages, offering expert storytelling that brings Herculaneum’s history to life as you explore at your own pace.
Skip the ticket lines and let an official audio guide bring Herculaneum’s ruins to life as you explore freely.
- Everything you get: Breeze past the queues and uncover Herculaneum’s ancient bakeries, public baths, and frescoes with expert narration from an official audio guide. Walk through the UNESCO-listed ruins at your leisure, gaining insight into daily life in this remarkably preserved Roman city.
- Why choose this: Enhance your visit with an official audio guide in five languages, offering expert storytelling that brings Herculaneum’s history to life as you explore at your own pace.
Inclusions
- Skip-the-line entry to Herculaneum
- Official audio guide in Italian, English, French, Spanish & German
Exclusions
- Live guide
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible. Entry is free for people with disabilities and an accompanying adult.
- Dogs are allowed into the venue, without restriction of breed or size. However, they must be kept on a leash and/or with muzzle (the latter is obligatory for all breeds and opportunities provided by current regulations). Pet parents must have bags to collect any droppings.
- In the Antiquarium, inside the Padiglione della Barca and in the domus with mosaic floors, access is allowed only to dogs in an appropriate carrier.
- These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.
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Geertruida
Jun 2025Verified booking
We love to see Di Ercolano. Was beautiful. more than beautiful. Great job all the work there. And tickets at headout is also great. we enjoy the fast entrance.
Jonathan
May 2025Verified booking
Easy to book, safe on the App and able to be saved as a screenshot. Open ticket for the whole day chosen so no pressure to get to venue at a specific time. Did get directed by staff direct to the entrance. Not sure there was much of a Queue but convenient. Amazing experience actually visiting Herculaneum. Not to be missed when visiting area. Direct local stopping train from Garibaldi rail station in Naples. Very cheap return ticket and regular service. From station straight down the road to entrance bit of a hill on the way back up. Definitely recommend at least 3/4 hrs to visit.
Margaret
May 2025Verified booking
An incredible experience to walk the streets and experience the wonders of an ancient community. Stunning glimpses of the beautiful artwork and culture of the time. Absolutely amazing visiting Herculaneum.
Lauren
May 2025Verified booking
The skeletons were amazing. I loved touring around and exploring this super well preserved old village. Amazing experience I would recommend to all!
Corona
Apr 2025Verified booking
I went to visit the excavations of Herculaneum during the Easter holidays, so very busy with tourists...having a skip-the-line ticket allowed me to save time and be able to enjoy this beautiful experience without the stress of the queue...
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Eileen
Apr 2025Verified booking
Having visited Pompeii a few days before we decided to do without a guide this time and just explore Herculaneum ourselves. It was so much more peaceful than Pompeii and the completeness of the buildings is amazing. You can really see what a beautiful place it would have been to live. We really enjoyed our visit here. Prebooking the ticket meant we just strolled straight in, which was great.
Cheryl
Apr 2025Verified booking
These tickets were a dream. I bought them online the night before, the tickets allowed us to enter Herculaneum at any point during the day. We arrived around 11.30am and we were straight through, no queues or waiting. I loved Herculaneum, it's so well preserved and is much smaller than Pompeii so is not as overwhelming. It is at the bottom of a hill so please be aware if you need to get back to the train station for a set time, it's quite a walk!
Kathrin
Apr 2025Verified booking
It was an incredibly beautiful day. Admission was uncomplicated and quick. There are several toilets and the small museum is great.
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ADAM
Apr 2025Verified booking
Herculaneum is a place that makes an impression and stimulates the imagination. Not so long ago, all these buildings were located several meters underground. Today, they allow us to see with our own eyes what this ancient city really looked like. Most of the buildings presented here have been preserved in such good condition that walking the streets of Herculaneum, you can feel like you are in a real city where life still goes on. I will remember my time spent in Herculaneum for a very long time. Buying tickets via Headout allowed direct entry to the archaeological park.
Chatelier
Apr 2025Verified booking
Superb visit. The Herculum site is very different from Pompeii. Much smaller, but you can get inside almost any house. Taking the audioguide is a real plus, I recommend it. We spent just under 3 hours seeing all the houses.
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Alexander
Apr 2025Verified booking
The best sightseeing with phenomenal insights into the life of the ancient Romans. Hidden under several meters of volcanic ash and lava, Hercaluneum was excavated. It was even closer to the volcanic eruption that engulfed Pompeii. Here you are allowed closer to the excavation and the site is not very extensive. Nevertheless, the frescoes and mosaics are more beautiful than in Pompeii. Nevertheless, a visit to Pompeii is also very interesting. The cost is around 14 euros for adults.
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Juan
Jun 2025Verified booking
Roman ruins in a magnificent state of preservation. A must visit.
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Mario
May 2025Verified booking
I purchased tickets online skipping the queue,great experience
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Susan
May 2025Verified booking
Buying tickets was easy. Herculaneum is not a large or busy site but still interesting. No crowds.
Alicia
May 2025Verified booking
Fast and trouble-free entry, although no audioguide was included.
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GUIDO
Jun 2025Verified booking
Very well preserved buildings and streets. The audio guide takes you back to Roman times. The skeletons at the bottom of the excavation are impressive.
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Christopher
Jun 2025Verified booking
The ticket provided access but when I booked it the information page indicated there was a audio guide to download but that was not an option with my ticket but that was not clear on the booking site.
Ivo
Jun 2025Verified booking
Beautiful experience kind and professional staff the tickets perfect bravo compliments excavations Herculaneum fantastic
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Ron
Jun 2025Verified booking
Great place to visit with very good explanation of all the places. A lot of history is to see. And they are still working to renovate and maintain. The catering was very poor. No restaurant. That coud be better.
Silvia
Jun 2025Verified booking
It is impressive to have been able to visit Ercolano, although it is small, it is better preserved than Pompeii and being able to enjoy a small courtyard at the end of the visit was very comforting!
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Ray
Jun 2025Verified booking
Amazing site, however there are no normal trains stopping at the the station from the Sorrento line trains. We thus had to change trains. There was also no signs to the sire from the statio. Lastly there were only machine purchase food and drinks at the site.
Kate
Jun 2025Verified booking
Francesco was an awesome guide. He was enthusiastic about showing us what makes the site special and he was able to answer all of our questions. It was the best tour experience that we have ever had. Highly recommend!
BERGEON
May 2025Verified booking
Nothing to complain about, we already had our tickets in PDF format on the laptop and we were straight home in a matter of minutes. It was great.
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Mark
May 2025Verified booking
Brilliant day. Travelled via train from Sorrento. Staff at the site were very helpful and polite. Awesome location stayed all day wandering around. Highlight of our visit sp far. A definite must do lication
Heike
May 2025Verified booking
It was easy to book and we didn't have to queue. Top! But why we had to enter the names for each of us (6 people) was not clear to me. The names were then no longer on the tickets either
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Itinerary
TOTAL DURATION3 hours
MODE OF TRANSFERA/C Van
START POINT
Naples city center
Board your spacious transfers from the city center. A short but sweet 20-minute ride later, meet your knowledgeable guide inside the sprawling archaeological park to begin an unforgettable journey.
12 km
20 minutes
1
Herculaneum
120 min
1 attractions
Tickets included
After a panoramic ride along the Gulf of Naples, entry to Herculaneum is easiest with your pre-booked ticket and valid ID in hand. Step into an ancient city and fishing colony famously preserved under volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius, offering a remarkably intact glimpse into daily life in the Roman Empire.
Highlights
House of the Wooden Partition
Witness fully functional sliding wooden doors that have been preserved for over two millennia since its creation, a reminder of the long history of human innovation.
12 km
20 minutes
2
END POINT
Naples city center
Enjoy hassle-free round-trip transport and skip-the-line access on a guided tour to the ancient city of Herculaneum.
- Everything you get: Board an air-conditioned van for a comfortable 20-minute transfer from Naples, then skip the long ticket lines upon arrival at Herculaneum. Explore the homes, frescoes, and wooden artifacts preserved by ash with an expert guide who brings this ancient Roman city to life.
- Why choose this: Forget about the hassle of planning—enjoy seamless transport and expert guidance for a smooth, enriching experience at one of Italy’s most iconic archaeological sites.
Enjoy hassle-free round-trip transport and skip-the-line access on a guided tour to the ancient city of Herculaneum.
- Everything you get: Board an air-conditioned van for a comfortable 20-minute transfer from Naples, then skip the long ticket lines upon arrival at Herculaneum. Explore the homes, frescoes, and wooden artifacts preserved by ash with an expert guide who brings this ancient Roman city to life.
- Why choose this: Forget about the hassle of planning—enjoy seamless transport and expert guidance for a smooth, enriching experience at one of Italy’s most iconic archaeological sites.
Inclusions
- Guided tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line entry
- Round-trip transfers from Naples
- Fully-fitted GT coach
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
- During the low season, from Nov to Mar, the live guide inside the ruins will be replaced with an audio guide if the group is less than 6 people.
- The following are not allowed on this tour: Large baggage and suitcases.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 48 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
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Vanderhauwaert
May 2025Verified booking
Jozefina was top, good explanation during bus ride,pleasant person, full of passion. Herkulanium was very beautiful, beautifully preserved. Our guide was great, English explanation, calm, well explained, all questions were answered. Highly recommended!!!!!
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Francie
Apr 2025Verified booking
Our guide was very knowledgeable and very informative. It was a good experience.
kevin
Apr 2025Verified booking
we took a daytrip from rome to nsples, we had purchased hurculaneum tour with roundtrip transportation from naples to the site and back to naples. Because we were instructed to be at our pickup location 20 min early than our pick up time we ended up waiting for over 1.5 hrs to find out our transportation was in traffic and would be even later. we cancelled our trip because we wouldnt have been back in enough time to catch our train back to rome.
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Follow an expert archaeologist guide on an exclusive tour tailored to your interests.
- Everything you get: Skip the lines and explore Herculaneum on a private tour with up to nine guests of your choice. Walk through mosaic-filled villas and the haunting boathouse, as your personal archaeologist shares insights into the city's excavated buildings, preserved artifacts, and the daily lives of its ancient residents.
- Why choose this: With a customizable group size, enjoy a more intimate, flexible tour, allowing you to dive deeper into Herculaneum’s history with personal attention from an expert archaeologist. Choose between six guided tour languages.
Follow an expert archaeologist guide on an exclusive tour tailored to your interests.
- Everything you get: Skip the lines and explore Herculaneum on a private tour with up to nine guests of your choice. Walk through mosaic-filled villas and the haunting boathouse, as your personal archaeologist shares insights into the city's excavated buildings, preserved artifacts, and the daily lives of its ancient residents.
- Why choose this: With a customizable group size, enjoy a more intimate, flexible tour, allowing you to dive deeper into Herculaneum’s history with personal attention from an expert archaeologist. Choose between six guided tour languages.
Inclusions
- Private tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line entry
- Expert English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, or Italian-speaking guide (as per option selected)
- The Northen Cardo
- The House of the Skeleton
- The Thermal Baths
- The Temple of the Augustali
- The House of Neptune and Amphitrite
- The House of the Wooden Partition
- The Gymnasium
- The Terrace of Nonius Balbus
- The beach
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
- Your guide dogs are welcome at the venue.
- Dogs are allowed into the venue, without restriction of breed or size. However, they must be kept with a leash and/or muzzle (the latter is obligatory for all breeds and opportunities provided by current regulations). Pet parents must have bags to collect any droppings.
- In the Antiquarium, inside the Padiglione della Barca and in the domus with mosaic floors, access is allowed only to dogs carried in their arms or in the appropriate carrier.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Itinerary
TOTAL DURATION4 hours
MODE OF TRANSFERTrain
START POINT
Sorrento Train Station
Depart aboard a comfortable train at Sorrento Station and soak in panoramic views of the Gulf of Naples along the way.
40 km
60 minutes
1
Herculaneum
120 min
1 attractions
Tickets included
Breeze through the entrance of the expansive archaeological park with your pre-booked ticket. Meet your expert guide to kick off a memorable tour through an ancient city and fishing hub, astonishingly preserved under Vesuvius' ash, providing a vivid snapshot of daily Roman life.
Highlights
Villa of the Papyri
A luxurious sea view villa renowned for its exquisite architecture and art, and unique library of papyrus scrolls, discovered in 1750.
40 km
60 minutes
2
END POINT
Sorrento Train Station
Take a scenic train ride from Sorrento to Herculaneum, skip the lines, and enjoy a guided tour of the ancient city.
- Everything you get: Take the express train along the Gulf of Naples to Herculaneum, where you’ll explore its preserved streets, homes, and artifacts. Skip the ticket lines and gain deeper insights with a live guide. Your ticket includes a comfortable return journey to Sorrento.
- Why choose this: If you're staying in Sorrento or the surrounding coastal area, this tour is a hassle-free way to visit Herculaneum with easy transport, expert guidance, and no waiting in line.
Take a scenic train ride from Sorrento to Herculaneum, skip the lines, and enjoy a guided tour of the ancient city.
- Everything you get: Take the express train along the Gulf of Naples to Herculaneum, where you’ll explore its preserved streets, homes, and artifacts. Skip the ticket lines and gain deeper insights with a live guide. Your ticket includes a comfortable return journey to Sorrento.
- Why choose this: If you're staying in Sorrento or the surrounding coastal area, this tour is a hassle-free way to visit Herculaneum with easy transport, expert guidance, and no waiting in line.
Inclusions
- Guided tour of Herculaneum with skip-the-line entry
- Round-trip express train ticket from Sorrento
- Maps
- This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.
- During the low season, from Nov to Mar, the live guide inside the ruins will be replaced with an audio guide if the group is less than 6 people.
- The following are not allowed on this tour: Large baggage and suitcases.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Choose your Herculaneum ticketsAudio Guide Tours
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Why book a Herculaneum audio guide tour?
Convenience and flexibility
With an audio tour, you can explore at your own pace. You're not tied to a group, and you can pause or replay information as needed. This flexibility allows you to focus on the areas and details that interest you the most.
Physical vs. digital
Choose from a handheld audio guide device or download the audio guide on Android/iOS. From the app, benefit from interactive maps that help you home in on points of interest, or access special multimedia content that gives you a 360-degree view of the ruins.
Note: The downloadable app is paid, and not inclusive with your audio guide tickets.
Hassle-free
With the hand-held device, you won't have to worry about connectivity/network or storage issues on your phone. Simply pick up the guide at the start of your visit and deposit it as you exit.
Multilingual options
With an audio guide, you do not have to very about seeking a tour guide who speaks your language. Simply choose your audio guide from Italian, English, French, Spanish and German options.
Explore guided tours as an alternative.
From happy customers
Carolynn
United Statesgiu, 2025
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Tickets were easy to obtain. When we arrived at the Herculaneum site we were greeted by the check in lady. We were introduced to the Archaeologist Theresa who was brilliant. The tour started on time with the small group as was promised. We all had headsets and could hear Theresa clearly. Her enthusiasm for her chosen profession was inspiring. I'm so glad she was working with us. I would recommend Theresa and this tour to all who are interested even a little, in the Herculaneum site and its history. You will be drawn in and want to learn more. Herculaneum was the main reason I came to Italy. It was so worth while, I loved every minute.
Thank you Theresa!!!
Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour with an Archaeologist
Videau
Francegiu, 2025
Clear and simple online transaction. The only (big) drawback is the audio guide! Not in its operation, but in its design. The numbers don't correspond to anything on site, you don't know where you are and the sequences follow one another without any significant pause!
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Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Tickets
Reynaldo
Chilemag, 2025
Perfect direct entry with no lines, only the audio guide sales are difficult to carry, the numbers do not match when walking through the ruins.
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Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Tickets
Gouverneur
dic, 2024
Nice, unhindered visit, but a ticket cut out for the girl doesn't mean you get in any quicker, as you have to go and do the girl to get a ticket!
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Herculaneum Audio Guide
Dagna
Australiamar, 2025
Our visit to Pompei and Herkulaneum was truly amazing, as we had an incredible tour guide who turned out to be also a professional archaeologist. Michael made the trip interesting and fun. Our driver Pasquale got us perfectly on time back to Naples centre!
From Pompeii: Pompeii and Herculaneum Guided Tour with Transfers
Nadezhda
Bulgariadic, 2024
Our tour guide Rafaelo was wonderful, he made our visit a memorable experince. He is a great professionalist, with remarkable sence of humor, perfect organizational skills and ability to maintain attention. Thank you, Rafaelo :))
From Pompeii: Pompeii and Herculaneum Guided Tour with Transfers
Vanderhauwaert
Belgiummag, 2025
Jozefina was top, good explanation during bus ride,pleasant person, full of passion. Herkulanium was very beautiful, beautifully preserved. Our guide was great, English explanation, calm, well explained, all questions were answered. Highly recommended!!!!!
View original review in Dutch
From Naples: Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Gia
ago, 2018
My year old was never more attentive than during the tour. You are literally walking amongst the past, with the surroundings still perfectly preserved! Just lovely!
From Naples: Herculaneum Skip-the-Line Guided Tour
Is an audio guided tour suited for me?
Pros
Cons
- Ideal for solo travelers or people who prefer to engage in self-guided exploration.
- Scope of interaction/personalized attention is missing as there is none to exchange ideas with.
- Choose from multilingual options including English, Italian, Spanish, German and French.
- Audio guide might not be comprehensive about each attraction, and some hidden gems might be glossed over.
- Immersive experience with expert narration, sound effects, etc.
Some visitors may find it overwhelming to absorb all the information without a guide's assistance.
Top highlights of Herculaneum audio guide tours
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Frequently asked questions about Herculaneum audio guide tours
How much does a Herculaneum audio guide tour cost?
Herculaneum tours cost vary based on the type of experience you choose. The price for Herculaneum Audio Guide Tours starts from €28.90. If you're booking a combo tour with Pompeii, prices can go up to €99.75.
Should I opt for a digital or physical Herculaneum audio guided tour?
That depends on your preferences. If you book audio guide tickets, you will automatically be given a hand-held physical device at the start of your experience. With physical devices, you don't have to worry about connectivity issues, etc. If you prefer a digital audio guide, know that you have to download the app on your phone at an additional fee.
Should I book an audio guided tour or a regular guided tour?
Again, this depends on your interests and preferences. If you prefer to go solo and like to explore the attraction at your own terms, then an audio guided tour is ideal. If you prefer a more interactive atmosphere with the opportunity to tour the ruins with a knowledgeable archeologist, then a guided tour is best for you.
How long does a Herculaneum audio guided tour last?
The duration of your Herculaneum audio guided tour is flexible. You can stay as long as you like during park opening hours and explore the attraction at a pace suitable to you.
Are Herculaneum audio guide tours available in multiple languages?
Yes, Herculaneum audio guide tours are available in 5 languages: Italian, English, French, Spanish and German.
Are these audio guide tours suitable for children?
Yes, audio guides are a wonderful way to get children excited about what they're seeing at the ruins. Expert narration, cool sound effects, etc. make the experience engaging and memorable for children.
Are audio guides recommended for visitors with mobility impairments / other special needs?
Yes, an audio guide is especially beneficial for people with disabilities. It allows them to explore the attraction at their own pace. Audio guides are also ideal for people with visual impairments.
Does the audio guided tour cover the whole park?
Yes, the audio guided tour is valid for all the attractions within the Herculaneum Archaeological Park.
