The 15 Best Pompeii Audio Tours

1.Pompeii: Skip-the-line Entry Ticket with Audio Guide & Map

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 3,153 reviews · 3 hours · from $43Our pick

Collect your Pompeii ticket, map, and authorized audio-guide device above the Pompei Scavi train station, then enter through a dedicated line at Porta Marina Inferiore. Explore houses, temples, theaters, and streets at your own pace in English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish.

“I loved every part of the tour. The guide was very informative and made the experience very enjoyable for us even though it was 30 degrees outside!!”

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2.Pompeii: Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket with Digital Guide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 770 reviews · 1 day · from $22

You’ll enter Pompeii with a skip-the-line ticket, then explore Roman streets, villas, theaters, baths, shops, and the Forum using a downloadable smartphone guide and interactive map. Tickets and instructions arrive by WhatsApp or email the day before. Bring headphones, water, and a fully charged phone.

“As it was February there weren’t any queues to negotiate but I would highly recommend you book tickets via this option for busier times of the year”

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3.Pompeii: Skip-the-Line Entry & Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 225 reviews · 2 hours - 1 day · from $53

Enter Pompeii with a skip-the-ticket-line pass, paper map, and multilingual audioguide. Explore the forum, homes, baths, shops, theaters, aqueducts, and amphitheater at your own pace. A guided tour may be available if you select that option, but Villa dei Misteri is not included.

“was niet echt duidelijk waar wij moesten zijn. + kregen toegangstickets van 18 euro. en wij hebben 40 euro per persson betaald. kost een audiophone 22 eur?”

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4.Pompeii: Skip the line ticket (art) + audioguide + map

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 155 reviews · 2 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $44

Explore Pompeii at your own pace with an entry ticket, map, and audio guide available in English. Collect the device and present ID as a deposit, then use numbered explanations to find houses, temples, theaters, and streets. Allow two to four hours, and bring headphones if you have them.

“We were at Pompeii as a cruise ship excursion so our time was limited, and because of that we didn’t check out the audio guide. If you have enough time, I would definitely get the audio guide. Pompeii in August is blistering hot and crowded. Can’t say I recommend going that time of year. Thankfully we had been before. So the upshot of this review has less to do with the vendor and more to do with visiting with limited time, horrible temps and large crowds. It’s an amazing place… just tough to visit under less than ideal circumstances.”

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5.Pompeii: Skip-the-Line Ticket with Audio Guide and Map

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 117 reviews · 1 day · from $44

Enter Pompeii between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm with a skip-the-line ticket, audio guide, and updated map. You’ll walk ancient streets past frescoed houses, baths, shops, thermopolia, theaters, an amphitheater, and the casts of eruption victims. Bring valid ID to rent the audio device.

“The audio was just okay, but we were able to see some very valuable ruins, and since we went in the morning, there weren't many people around, so we were able to take our time looking around. Thank you for the valuable experience.”

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6.From Pompeii: Vesuvius Entry with Transfer and Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 74 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

From Pompeii, you’ll ride 40 minutes by minibus to 1,000 meters on Mount Vesuvius, then walk about 25 minutes to the crater. Your ticket, return transfer, and multilingual phone audioguide are included, with about 90 minutes to explore.

“Super expérience , une vue magnifique en haut du Vésuve sur la baie de Naples .”

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7.Pompeii & Herculaneum: Skip-the-line & Digital Guide App

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 35 reviews · 1 day · from $72

Visit Pompeii and Herculaneum independently with skip-the-line entry and a digital guide app on your smartphone. Collect tickets near Pompeii’s FS train station, walk about ten minutes to the ruins, then continue to Herculaneum. Bring headphones, a charged phone, and a plan for transport and lunch.

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8.Herculaneum and Pompeii in one day: Audioguides + Tkts (art)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 22 reviews · 6 hours · from $88

Visit Pompeii and Herculaneum in one day with two entry tickets and authorized audioguides in English, Italian, French, Spanish, or German. Start at either site, collect the devices at separate desks, and travel between them by Circumvesuviana train.

“La journée s'est bien passée et le guide audio est plutôt bien fait, mais nous avons rencontré quelques difficultés 1/ le lieu de récupération du 1er audio-guide (site Herculanum) est indiquée clairement, mais pas celui du 2nd (Pompéi) alors même que le site est immense. Cela nous a fait perdre du temps dans la journée de visite car nous avons du comprendre de nous-mêmes où aller récupérer les guides audio 2/ Les explications audio sont complètes et intéressantes mais il y a deux bémols : sont utilisés des termes très techniques sans qu'il n'y ait d'explication pour les non connaisseurs de l'architecture d'il y a 2000 ans (ex : qu'est-ce…”

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9.Pompeii Tour_Skip the line ticket + audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 17 reviews · 1 day · from $44

Meet beside Bar De Vivo, collect your Pompeii entry ticket, audio guide, and updated map, then explore independently for one day. Visit frescoed homes, baths, temples, shops, brothels, theaters, victim casts, and one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters without waiting in the ticket line.

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10.Pompeii: Pre-reserved ticket with audio guide

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 15 reviews · 1 hour · from $49

Enter Pompeii with a pre-reserved ticket and use a downloadable audio guide on your smartphone. The one-hour experience gives you freedom to explore ancient streets and landmarks without a live guide, fixed group, or hotel transfer. Download the guide on Wi-Fi before arrival and bring your own headphones.

“El lugar es gigante, y vale la pena ser visitado. No hablar de la belleza de la capilla Sixtina.”

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11.Pompeii: Skip-the-Line Ticket with Audio Guide and Map

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 14 reviews · 1 day · from $44

You get a one-day Pompeii entrance ticket, updated map, and audio guide in nine languages. Walk the 66-hectare ruins at your own pace, from frescoed homes and baths to shops, theaters, brothels, victim casts, and the Roman amphitheater. Bring water, sunscreen, and comfortable shoes.

“podrien donar auriculars el mapa és complicat alguns ítems del mapa no estan en la audioguia”

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12.From Pompeii: Mount Vesuvius with bus, ticket and audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 13 reviews · from $39

Meet the inStazione team by the red sign near Hotel Vittoria in Pompeii, then ride an air-conditioned bus or van to Mount Vesuvius. You get 110 minutes at the volcano, round-trip transport, and the option to include the €11.68 park ticket. The title also mentions an audioguide, so confirm its availability when booking.

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13.Pompei: Audio guide of the archeological site

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 13 reviews · 2 days · from $5Best value

Walk Pompeii’s ancient streets with a 50-minute audio guide in English or Italian. You’ll receive a digital file, map, photo, and documentation, with offline access for two days. Bring your own earphones and buy the archaeological site ticket separately.

“Nice and thanks god there is a map to follow the path. Good!”

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14.Pompeii: Skip the Line Ticket + Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 13 reviews · 1 day · from $46

Meet on the first floor of Pompei Scavi station, collect your ticket, map, and audioguide, then explore Pompeii independently. Follow the map’s numbered color routes, bring your own headphones, and plan extra time if you want Villa dei Misteri, which is not included.

“L’audio guide était très difficile à suivre avec la carte papier… difficile de se retrouver! De plus le son de l’appareil n’est pas assez fort avec le bruit ambiant, ce serait préférable d’être compatible avec des écouteurs Bluetooth ou encore être capable de brancher nos écouteurs sur l’appareil”

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15.Pompeii Audioguide – TravelMate app for your smartphone

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 10 reviews · from $9

Download the TravelMate app and explore Pompeii at your own pace with 16 audio tracks totaling 48 minutes. Hear about frescoes, theaters, temples, villas, baths, and the Lupanare in seven languages, with offline playback, text, and quizzes included.

“Great price for what it *could* be. It was the most difficult thing to get started. The content was far from gripping. No ‘fun facts’, the audio just drones on in a ‘Siri-esque’ voice for a couple of minutes about a few of the points of interest but doesn’t cover everything. Don’t bother or get the proper audio guide. You also need decent signal for this to work properly.”

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