🏨 Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with St. Peter's Basilica Access Activity

Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with St. Peter's Basilica Access

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Departs: Rome, Rome

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

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Overview

Easy and FAST Skip the Line tickets or tours for timed-entry to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel. Meet us at a designated meeting point near the Vatican Museums entrance to redeem your tickets and get useful advice. Then either explore on your own, and stay as long as you like until closing time. Looking for an expert guided experience? Choose a guided tour upgrade and benefit from Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica as well.

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges

Guaranteed to skip the long lines

Skip the Line Access & Entrance Tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica (when available, and only for guided tour options).

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Professional guide (Unless Guided Tour Option Selected)

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 5
CHILD: Age: 6 - 18
ADULT: Age: 19 - 99

Additional Info

At least 4 people are required for the guided tour options to take place.
Children 5 and under are entitled to free access to the Vatican Museums (with proof of age)
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Guests with a certified disability of over 75% are entitled to free entrance to the Vatican and do not require a ticket. For guests who are not self-sufficient, free entry is extended to a companion.
Masks are no longer mandatory, but as strongly recommended due to crowds.
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked start time. Tickets are time sensitive and we cannot accomodate late arrivals.
Children aged 6-18 are entitled to a reduced entry fee (see tour and ticket pricing) and must provide proof of age.
Entrance into St. Peter's Basilica is separate from the Vatican Museums and is not always available. When possible, our guided tour options will benefit from this special access at no extra cost. Entrance to the Basilica is free and does not require a tic
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers

What To Expect

Vatican City

Discover the heart of Vatican City: the Vatican Museums.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Museo Pio Clementino

The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere -- or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vatican Museums

Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Cortile della Pigna

Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sphere within a Sphere

Access Vatican Museums whit this Skip the line Ticket

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museos Vaticanos

Stay inside as long as you like during official opening hours.

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Stanze di Raffaello

Admire Raphael's Rooms -- painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel -- and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Peter's Basilica

When available, at the conclusion of your tour inside the Vatican Museums, you will be given the option to Access St. Peter's Basilica skipping the line via a special exit from the Sistine Chapel. Your guide will provide an introduction to the Basilica after which you will be free to explore on your own. Please note that St. Peter's Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums, is free to visit and does not require a separate ticket. Access to the Basilica is not open every day nor at all times and it is not possible to know in advance when it will be available. At the moment, our 3:15PM departure does not include access to the Basilica.

Access to St. Peter's Basilica is only available for the guided tours options.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gallery Of The Maps

One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic...

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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