Rome Catacombs at Night Tour with Santa Maria Maggiore After Hours
An after-hours visit to the Catacombs of St Agnes and the Mausoleum of Constantia, followed by a night tour of Santa Maria Maggiore that includes the upper Loggia and the roof terraces.
Updated 24 October 2026
In shortThe Rome catacombs at night tour is a 2 hours 45 minutes evening visit, guided in English, to the Catacombs of St Agnes, the basilica above them and the 4th-century Mausoleum of Constantia, ending with an after-hours tour of Santa Maria Maggiore. A chauffeur drives between the two stops and the group is capped at six people, with a private version available. It suits travellers who have daytime hours booked elsewhere and want a small group, skip-the-line entry and no transport to work out after dark.
2 h 45 mintour length
from €209per adult
★ 4.9133 reviews
What the Rome catacombs at night tour covers
The Rome catacombs at night tour is the only evening option among the tours on this site, and the only one that goes to Sant'Agnese, on Via Nomentana rather than the Via Appia Antica strip. It lasts 2 hours 45 minutes, starts from €209, and runs as a semi-private group of six people at most, with a private version on request. A chauffeur handles the driving between the two stops, which is the practical reason the evening works at all: Via Nomentana and Piazza dell'Esquilino are nowhere near each other on foot.
Two sites fill the evening. At the St Agnes complex you get the catacombs themselves, the 7th-century basilica built above them and the 4th-century Mausoleum of Constantia, raised for the daughter of Emperor Constantine. The second half is Santa Maria Maggiore after closing time, with the main church, the gold mosaics lit, the upper Loggia above the piazza and the roof terraces over the skyline.
Sant'Agnese normally admits visitors on 30-minute guided tours between 10:00 and 12:00 and between 15:00 and 17:00, Monday to Saturday, so an hour at the complex after hours is a longer and quieter visit than the daytime slot. Underground stays cold and damp in any season, so take a layer even in August. The rating sits at 4.9 (133 reviews), from a small number of travellers compared with the daytime coach tours.
Rome Catacombs Night Tour with Santa Maria Maggiore After Hours
2 hours 45 minutes, from €209, maximum six people guaranteed, with after-hours access to the Catacombs of St Agnes and to Santa Maria Maggiore.
Piazza della Repubblica5 min Meet in front of the Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Hotel on Piazza Repubblica, then set off by private chauffeur towards the St Agnes complex.
Mausoleo di Santa Costanza10 min A short drive brings you to the St Agnes complex on Via Nomentana. First stop is the 4th-century Mausoleum of Constantia, built for the daughter of Emperor Constantine and one of the better-preserved early Christian buildings of its date.
Sant Agnese fuori le Mura60 min Guided after-hours visit to the Catacombs of St Agnes and the 7th-century basilica above them, with the group kept to six people. An hour here, most of it below ground.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore60 min Night visit to the papal basilica: the main church and its gold mosaics, the upper Loggia overlooking the piazza, then the roof terraces and the view across Rome.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore30 min Transfer from the St Agnes complex back towards the centre and Santa Maria Maggiore in the private vehicle.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
After-hours visit to the Catacombs of St Agnes
Basilica of St Agnes
Mausoleum of Costanza
Exclusive night visit to Santa Maria Maggiore
Skip-the-line tickets to all sites and attractions
VIP chauffeur
Semi-private group of maximum 6 people guaranteed
Private tour option available
Not included
Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Meeting point, pickup and cancellation
Meeting point: In front of Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Hotel, in Piazza Repubblica
Cancellation: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Ages: infant 0–2, child 7–17, adult 18+
Other Rome night tours compared with this one
The after-hours tour with the Capuchin Crypt swaps Santa Maria Maggiore for the bone chambers under Santa Maria della Concezione and runs 3 hours. The two walking options and the golf cart round stay above ground the whole time and never enter a catacomb, which is why they cost a fraction of this one. Only the tour on this page includes the night visit to Santa Maria Maggiore with the Loggia and the terraces.
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