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Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket

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Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket
Certified by GetYourGuide
4.500755 out of 5 stars
4.5
4.500755 out of 5 stars
125834 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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Vanda – Slovenia

The Vatican museums are really huge and you should take your time to properly visit them and walk around, we were inside for 1.5h, could have spent twice as much and still not read through all notes about the art. The entrance is allowed even up to 15/20min after reserved slot. Unfortunatel, the Sistine chapel was closed due to conclaves, a refund is not offered, but we received a discount code.

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Diana Valeria Mosquera – Mexico

For it to include a guide and/or more schedules available

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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)
  • 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

  • Currently, the Conclave is taking place in the Sistine Chapel, and from April 28th onwards, it will be closed. All other areas of the Vatican Museums are 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

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based on 125834 reviews

Review summary

  • Transportation
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  • Value for money
    4.2/5

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Vanda – SloveniaMay 3, 2025 – Verified booking
The Vatican museums are really huge and you should take your time to properly visit them and walk around, we were inside for 1.5h, could have spent twice as much and still not read through all notes about the art. The entrance is allowed even up to 15/20min after reserved slot. Unfortunatel, the Sistine chapel was closed due to conclaves, a refund is not offered, but we received a discount code.
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Diana Valeria Mosquera – MexicoMay 3, 2025 – Verified booking
For it to include a guide and/or more schedules available
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Georgia – United KingdomApril 30, 2025 – Verified booking
Quick and easy to get in, although very busy in places once we were in. Amazing place where you could spend the whole day.

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