Rome, Italy
Rome: shoulder season, and the Colosseum without the queue
Late September, midweek, direct from Gatwick. £164 return and the evening light does the rest.
- Best booking window
- 6–10 weeks out. Avoid Easter and the first week of May.
- Visa
- No visa for UK passport holders. Passport must be under 10 years old with 3 months validity beyond return.
- Flights
- £110–£190 return
- Apartment, per night
- from £102
- Guesthouse, per night
- from £88
Go in the shoulder
Late September or February is the same city with half the crowd. The Colosseum at night, in particular, is a completely different experience from the same building at eleven in the morning in July.
We make less here, and we will say so
Short-haul European fares are price-transparent and competitive. Our margin on a Rome flight is thin, and the breakdown line on every offer shows you exactly what it is. If you are better off booking it yourself, we will tell you.