# Herculaneum: €16, and what is closed right now > Entry costs €16 and the site opens every day but December 25. The Villa dei Papiri and the Ancient Theater are closed, with no reopening date given. URL: https://myitalia.it/attractions/ercolano Last updated: 2026-09-02 Herculaneum costs €16 full, opens every day of the year except December 25, and has 2 areas closed with no reopening date: the Villa dei Papiri and the Ancient Theater. ## €16, and the passes that undercut it The full ticket is €16 and EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay €2 (2026). Prices are in euros. Then the arithmetic worth doing: the annual pass costs €30 individual, €58 family and €5 for 18 to 25s. Two visits on the individual pass already beat two full tickets, and the family version pays for itself on the first day out for most groups. Entry is free on the first Sunday of the month and on April 25, June 2 and November 4, under the national scheme described on our page about [free museum days](/plan/free-museum-days). ## 2 areas closed, with no date attached The Villa dei Papiri, closed for excavation and maintenance, and the Ancient Theater, closed for restoration, were both shut in 2026 and neither has a published reopening date. This is the sentence competitors leave out, and it is the one that changes a visit. If you are coming for the Villa dei Papiri specifically, check ercolano.beniculturali.it before you buy anything. No date means no date. A site that promises you the villa is selling a description, not access. ## Two timetables, one closing day From March 16 to October 14 the park runs 8:30 am to 7:30 pm with last entry at 6 pm. From October 15 to March 15 it runs 8:30 am to 5 pm with last entry at 3:30 pm (2026). On Italian signs those read 08:30 to 19:30 and 08:30 to 17:00, with last entries at 18:00 and 15:30. December 25 is the only annual closure, which makes this the one big Campanian site that opens on January 1. ## The train: EAV line L1 From the Naples stations of Porta Nolana and Garibaldi, EAV line L1 towards Sorrento is the only Vesuvian line that serves both Ercolano Scavi and Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri. The timetable in force is the one valid from March 28, 2026. The other Vesuvian lines, L4 to Poggiomarino, L6 to Sarno and L8 to Baiano, do not help you here. Getting off at Ercolano Scavi puts you on the street that runs down to the entrance, which is the reason this stop is worth the change of platform in Naples. ## The fares EAV does not publish 2 things you need are missing: EAV publishes neither point-to-point fares nor real service frequency as readable pages, and the Unico Campania fare engine it refers you to does not show prices on the page either. So no fare and no frequency appears here. EAV's freephone number is 800 211388. In July 2026 the operator published a reorganization of replacement bus services on the Naples to Baiano line, a reminder that this network changes without much notice. For the two sites together, see [Pompeii](/attractions/pompei), which is 4 stops further down the same line and works on completely different ticket rules. ## FAQ ### How much does Herculaneum cost? €16 full and €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25 (2026). Annual passes are €30 individual, €58 family and €5 for 18 to 25s. Entry is free on the first Sunday of the month and on April 25, June 2 and November 4. ### What is closed at Herculaneum? The Villa dei Papiri, which is under excavation and maintenance, and the Ancient Theater, under restoration. Neither has a published reopening date. Both closures were in force in 2026 and both are usually left out of third-party descriptions of the site. ### What are Herculaneum's opening hours? 8:30 am to 7:30 pm with last entry at 6 pm from March 16 to October 14, and 8:30 am to 5 pm with last entry at 3:30 pm from October 15 to March 15 (2026). December 25 is the only day of the year it closes. ### How do you get to Herculaneum by train from Naples? Take EAV line L1, Naples to Sorrento, from Porta Nolana or Garibaldi, and get off at Ercolano Scavi. It is the only Vesuvian line serving both Ercolano Scavi and Pompei Scavi. The timetable in force is the one from March 28, 2026. ### Is Herculaneum open on January 1? Yes. It is the one large Campanian archaeological site open on January 1, and December 25 is its only annual closure. Winter hours apply that day: 8:30 am to 5 pm, with last entry at 3:30 pm. ## Sources | Fact | Source | Confidence | Valid until | |---|---|---|---| | Il Parco Archeologico di Ercolano costa 16,00 euro di biglietto intero e 2,00 euro di ridotto per i 18-25 anni, e' aperto tutti i giorni dell'anno tranne il 25 dicembre e osserva due orari: 8:30-19:30 con ultimo ingresso alle 18:00 dal 16 marzo al 14 ottobre, 8:30-17:00 con ultimo ingresso alle 15:30 dal 15 ottobre al 15 marzo (2026). | [Parco Archeologico di Ercolano](https://ercolano.cultura.gov.it/biglietti/) | medium | 2027-06-30 | | Dalle stazioni napoletane di Porta Nolana e Garibaldi la linea EAV L1 Napoli-Sorrento e' l'unica delle linee vesuviane che serve sia la fermata Ercolano Scavi sia Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri; l'orario in vigore e' quello valido dal 28 marzo 2026. | [EAV srl](https://www.eavsrl.it/orari-linee-ferroviarie/); [doc 2](https://www.eavsrl.it/) | medium | 2027-03-31 | ## Image https://media.myitalia.it/media/region.campania.v2.1600.jpg Author: Martuna.22. 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