How to Ask How Much a Ticket Costs in Italian
Learn to ask 'Quanto costa un biglietto per...?' in Italian, understand the answer, and check prices for trains, buses and museums without buying anything.
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If you want to know the price of a ticket in Italy, the key question is 'Quanto costa...?' (How much does ... cost?). In this lesson you will learn to ask the price of a ticket to a place, understand the answer, and ask for clarification if the number is not clear. The focus is only on asking and understanding prices, not on buying or reserving tickets. You will practise standard Italian, with a short note on regional usage.
By the end, you can…
- ask how much a ticket costs in Italian.
- ask how much a ticket to a specific place costs.
- understand a simple price answer in euros.
- ask someone to repeat or clarify a price.
Listen once. Try it slowly. Then say it without looking.
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Quanto costa un biglietto?
How much does a ticket cost?
KWAN-toh KOH-stah oon beel-YET-toh
General question for any ticket: train, bus, museum or cinema.
Quanto costa un biglietto per Roma?
How much does a ticket to Rome cost?
KWAN-toh KOH-stah oon beel-YET-toh per ROH-mah
Use 'per' before the destination. Works for trains, buses and planes.
Quanto costa un biglietto per il centro?
How much does a ticket to the centre cost?
KWAN-toh KOH-stah oon beel-YET-toh per eel CHEN-troh
Use 'per il' or 'per la' with a common noun, for example 'per il centro', 'per la stazione'.
Costa dieci euro.
It costs ten euros.
KOH-stah DYEH-chee EH-oo-roh
Typical answer. In Italian, 'euro' is usually invariable: 'dieci euro', not 'dieci euri'.
Scusi, può ripetere?
Excuse me, can you repeat?
SKOO-zee, pwoh ree-PEH-teh-reh
Polite way to ask for repetition when you did not catch the price.
Pronunciation guides are approximate. Slow playback keeps the original pitch.
Make it make sense
Useful pattern
The core pattern is 'Quanto costa' + singular noun. For a ticket, say 'Quanto costa un biglietto?' To add a destination, use 'per' + place: 'Quanto costa un biglietto per Firenze?' If you are asking about more than one ticket, use the plural: 'Quanto costano due biglietti per Firenze?' The verb changes from 'costa' to 'costano' because the subject is plural. The answer often starts with 'Costa...' or 'Costano...': 'Costa dodici euro', 'Costano ventiquattro euro'.
When to use it
Use this question at a ticket office, a machine or a tourist information desk. It is neutral and polite enough for most situations. At a train station you can also ask 'Quanto viene un biglietto per Napoli?' ('How much does a ticket to Naples come to?'), which is common in everyday speech. If you want to be more formal, add 'per favore': 'Quanto costa un biglietto per il museo, per favore?' Do not add 'di' before the price: say 'Costa dieci euro', not 'Costa di dieci euro'.
Listen to each line, then take one part and reply out loud.
Buongiorno, quanto costa un biglietto per il centro?
Good morning, how much does a ticket to the centre cost?bwon-JOR-noh, KWAN-toh KOH-stah oon beel-YET-toh per eel CHEN-trohCosta due euro e cinquanta.
It costs two euros fifty.KOH-stah DOO-eh EH-oo-roh eh cheen-KWAN-tahGrazie. E per l'aeroporto?
Thank you. And to the airport?GRAH-tsee-eh. eh per lah-eh-roh-POR-tohPer l'aeroporto costa sei euro.
To the airport it costs six euros.per lah-eh-roh-POR-toh KOH-stah say EH-oo-rohA little context goes a long way
Prices are usually given in euros, and in speech Italians often say 'euro' without changing it: 'cinque euro'. In some regions, especially in the south, you may hear 'Quanto viene?' instead of 'Quanto costa?' for everyday prices. Both are standard and understood everywhere, but 'Quanto costa?' is the safest choice for a learner.
One thing to watch for
Saying 'Quanto costa un biglietto a Roma?' to mean 'to Rome'.
Try this instead: Use 'per' for a destination: 'Quanto costa un biglietto per Roma?' The preposition 'a' is used with cities in other structures, for example 'Vado a Roma', but the ticket price question normally uses 'per'.
Your turn
Try answering out loud before checking a possible answer.
1How do you ask 'How much does a ticket to Venice cost?' in Italian?
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Quanto costa un biglietto per Venezia?
'Quanto costa' asks the price, 'un biglietto' is the ticket, and 'per Venezia' means 'to Venice'. You could also say 'Quanto viene un biglietto per Venezia?' in more informal speech.
2Someone says 'Costa quindici euro'. What does it mean?
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It costs fifteen euros.
'Costa' means 'it costs', and 'quindici euro' means 'fifteen euros'. Remember that 'euro' stays the same in the plural in standard Italian.
3How do you politely ask someone to repeat the price?
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Scusi, può ripetere?
'Scusi' is the polite 'excuse me', and 'può ripetere?' means 'can you repeat?'. You can also say 'Come, per favore?' or 'Può ripetere il prezzo, per favore?'
Ask 'Quanto costa un biglietto per...?' to check a ticket price, listen for 'Costa... euro', and use 'Scusi, può ripetere?' if you need the number again.
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