Museums

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets

Name: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets
Start: 2025-02-20T10:00:00
End: 2025-02-20T18:30:00
Location: Rome

Tourists in Vatican Museums, viewing Sistine Chapel's artwork and architecture, Rome.

Visitors exploring the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum, Rome.

Group of tourists enjoying a skip-the-line tour at the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel, admiring the intricate artwork

Tourists exploring the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line tickets, admiring the intricate artwork and architecture

Discover the famous Raphael Rooms and Gallery of Maps with fast-track entry to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, led in by a dedicated assistant.

By purchasing this ticket, you agree to follow our hosting instructions. .

Highlights

See the private art collections of the popes over the centuries at the Vatican Museums and explore the Sistine Chapel, all with fast-track entry
Admire the coffered ceiling and the windows with triangular gables at Patrizi Montoro Palace, home to three paintings by Italian artist, Carvaggio.
Marvel at the "School of Athens," a fresco depicting an imaginary gathering of famous philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians in Raphael’s Room.
Enjoy entry with a designated host and marvel at the murals of the revered Sistine Chapel, including Michelangelo’s famous masterpiece, the 'Final Judgment'.
Fun fact: The Sistine Chapel's ceiling features over 300 figures and depicts scenes from the Book of Genesis, including the creation of Adam.

Inclusions

Skip-the-line escorted entry into Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
Reserved entry ticket to Patrizi Montoro Palace
Designated host
Assistance from onsite representative

Exclusions

Professional tour guide
Audio guide (chargeable)
Transportation

Cancellation Policy

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

Reviews

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Kastner

3/5

Feb, 2025

(none of the selected sub-items apply) The museum is very extensive. It would be better if you prepared your visit and then looked specifically at the departments. As it is, it is a series of many great things that end up blurring together. There is too much on offer, the tours should be offered individually and more compactly.

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Juan

3/5

Feb, 2025

Everything except the restriction of photographs of the Sistine Chapel, which was not warned and had no warnings about it, I dissuliono the visit.

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Urgorry

5/5

Feb, 2025

We were able to avoid the long queues thanks to our guide. We really appreciated this. No time wasted. All the museums are magnificent

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Logli

4/5

Feb, 2025

Yes, we avoided the queues (queue-cutters) and got in quickly, but when we learned that in reality the entrance ticket only cost 20€ + 5,00 for adults and 8,00 + 5,00 for minors, we were a little disappointed by your more than ABUSIVE rate, if not outright theft! It's the least you can do to pass quickly by giving an appointment 300 m from the Vatican! At that price, you could have at least offered a supplement, couldn't you? Personally, we paid €180.80 for 2 adults and 2 children (aged 10 and 14). Frankly, it's a disgrace and I wouldn't recommend you. It will be unforgettable regarding your site and your rates :-) :-) Taking people for fools - and I'm being polite - when they're planning their stay in Rome and are a long way from the city, I'm not saying thank you.

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Mounier

4/5

Feb, 2025

The queue-cutting tickets are useful though, having been to the Vatican in February I don't think this ticket is essential. We paid 38 euros when the ticket was 20 euros at the ticket office, and I think the normal queue time was no more than 10 minutes. The big drawback of this type is the audio guide, it was mentioned that it is included but we had to pay an extra 8 euros per audio-guide to have one.

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Your experience

Head straight into the Vatican Museums

Once you meet your host at the designated meeting point, you will take a short walk to the entrance to the Vatican Museums. Upon entering, you will be free to roam the Museum and Sistine Chapel at your own pace. The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel boast the finest artwork ever to be made. Made up of 54 galleries, the Vatican Museums house one of the largest, and also the most important, collections of Renaissance art in the world. Built in the 15th century, the Sistine Chapel's walls and ceilings are covered in some of the most astounding frescoes ever produced.

Marvel Michaelangelo's Final Judgement

The 54th gallery of the Vatican Museums is the famed Sistine Chapel. Originally built in the 15th Century, the paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel were painted in the 16th century. View many of the most famous frescoes in the world, including the famous ceiling and Final Judgement painted by Michelangelo. Not only does the Sistine Chapel hold some of the world's most precious works of art, but it is also still used for religious purposes such as the Papal Conclave - the process through which a new Pope is chosen.

Sites covered

Operating hours

Vatican Museums

Monday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Tuesday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Wednesday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Thursday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Friday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Saturday	08:00 AM - 08:00 PM	last entry 06:00 PM
Sunday	Closed

Sistine Chapel

Monday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Tuesday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Wednesday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Thursday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Friday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Saturday	08:00 AM - 07:00 PM	last entry 05:00 PM
Sunday	Closed

Know before you go

Accessibility

People with wheelchair disabilities get free entry. The Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire from the cloakroom.
The Vatican Museums offer free tickets for visitors with mobility impairments (with certified disability exceeding 74%). Additionally, in the case of visitors lacking in self-sufficiency, free entry is extended to their companions.
Certification of disability must be shown before the issue of the entrance tickets either at the Reception or at the Special Permits Desk, located in the entrance hall of the Vatican Museums.
This experience is not accessible by pram/strollers.

What's not allowed

Late arrivals will not be accommodated.

Additional Information

Please note the chosen time must be respected and latecomers will not be accommodated.
Please be dressed appropriately. Sleeveless blouses, miniskirts, shorts, and hats are not permitted. Your head, knees, and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. Comfortable shoes are recommended. We recommend you carry a shawl or a scarf to cover your head.
Audio guides can be rented inside the Museums and are charged.
The tour assistants will help you enter the Vatican Museums and our services will end with the ticket delivery at the entrance (lobby) of the Museums.
There is a security check at the entrance of the Vatican Museum.
Adding external guides is not allowed.
Please follow the hosting instructions inside the Vatican Museums. Not complying with these will lead to ticket cancellations.
Please be aware that during the Jubilee Year, certain areas of the Vatican Museums may be inaccessible due to religious ceremonies. Additionally, entrance to St. Peter's Basilica may also experience unannounced closures.

My tickets

Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID to your host at the meeting point. Students must show a valid student ID.
Please arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your visit to avoid any delays.