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Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket

4.4978538 out of 5 stars
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4.4978538 out of 5 stars
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Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket
4.4978538 out of 5 stars
4.5
4.4978538 out of 5 stars
128367 reviews
Likely to sell out

See priceless works of art from the Papal collections in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Marvel at masterpieces from antiquity to Michelangelo’s legendary frescoes.

About this ticket

Cancellation policy
This activity is non-refundable
Valid 1 day
Check availability to see starting times
Skip the ticket line
Optional audio guide
Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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Peter – United States

It as great but the tour should be listed as 3 hours and not 2 hours. Plan accordingly if you have timed tickets for after the tour.

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Ewa – United States

This is just ticket resale which is unfortunate because you can't purchase online tickets directly from the Vatican due to them being snatched up by these services. The audio guide is available to everyone that comes into the museums so that is not an additional service that you're buying. At the end of the day, the tickets worked, we skipped the line, and we were able to go when it worked for us. For those reasons, this was worth the cost. Unfortunate that I have to pay a surcharge to a ticket scalper for that. As for the Vatican Museums, they were ridiculously crowded and therefore mostly not enjoyable. If you're interested in the art at the museums, skip the Sistine Chapel, and look at other galleries that have much fewer people crowding them. Great collections but one morning is definitely not enough to see most of them.

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Highlights

  • Explore one of the world's busiest museums by yourself at your preferred time
  • Marvel at Michelangelo's fresco "The Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel
  • Enter the Vatican Museums through the GetYourGuide dedicated entrance
  • Pickup your audioguide at the dedicated GetYourGuide desk inside the Museums

Full description

Take a stirring journey through art and religious history with skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Avoid the long ticket lines and then enjoy your visit at your own pace. 

Wander through the Greek Cross Gallery to see elaborately-carved sarcophagi that might just contain the earthly remains of some of antiquity's famous kings and queens.
Peek at the Cabinet of the Masks, or tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages.
See masterpieces by Renaissance masters in the Raphael Rooms, and rest for a while in the Borgia Apartments. Then, it’s time to marvel at Michelangelo’s exquisite Sistine Chapel, the crown jewel of the Vatican, and perhaps even of all the world’s art treasures.

Includes

  • Skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums
  • Audio guide for the Vatican Museums (if option selected)
  • Booking fee
  • Guided tour
  • Ticket to St.Peter's Basilica (free of charge, but access is not guaranteed. It may vary due to crowd control)
  • Access to St. Peter's Basilica's dome

Not suitable for

  • Children under 7 years

Meeting point

Go directly to the Vatican Museum entrance on Vatican Museums, 00120 Città del Vaticano (Viale Vaticano) and show your ticket (paper and mobile voucher are accepted) to the security guards at the entrance, then scan your ticket at the box office CASSA ONLINE E GRUPPI after the security check. Please do not arrive outside your assigned time slot.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card for children

Not allowed

  • Shorts
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • On June 2nd 2025 Sistine Chapel will not be open and visitable - the rest of the Museums are regularly open.
  • Tickets are valid for the date and time slot chosen. Please do not arrive outside your assigned time slot
  • All visitors must pass through airport-style security. During high season the wait at security may in excess of 30 minutes
  • Youth tickets are available for those between the ages of 7-18 (inclusive) with a valid ID card
  • The opening hours are subject to change due to special events at the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's Basilica
  • Children under 7 years old go free of charge with a valid ID
  • Those with a disability and their carer or companion go free of charge with a certificate of disability, which you must present at the Special Permits and/or the Reception desk in the hall of the museum
  • June, July and August are particularly busy as they are high-season months

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 128367 reviews

Review summary

  • Transportation
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  • Value for money
    4.2/5

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Peter – United StatesJune 18, 2025 – Verified booking
It as great but the tour should be listed as 3 hours and not 2 hours. Plan accordingly if you have timed tickets for after the tour.
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Ewa – United StatesJune 17, 2025 – Verified booking
This is just ticket resale which is unfortunate because you can't purchase online tickets directly from the Vatican due to them being snatched up by these services. The audio guide is available to everyone that comes into the museums so that is not an additional service that you're buying. At the end of the day, the tickets worked, we skipped the line, and we were able to go when it worked for us. For those reasons, this was worth the cost. Unfortunate that I have to pay a surcharge to a ticket scalper for that. As for the Vatican Museums, they were ridiculously crowded and therefore mostly not enjoyable. If you're interested in the art at the museums, skip the Sistine Chapel, and look at other galleries that have much fewer people crowding them. Great collections but one morning is definitely not enough to see most of them.
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Don – IrelandJune 16, 2025 – Verified booking
Wonderful experience to visit the Vatican museums and especially the Sistine Chapel pre booking of passes is a must as the cues were up to 3 hours long without having pre -booked in advance ! 35 degrees in Rome when we visited ! Highly recommend booking with Get that Guide .

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