Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip The Line Ticket

Rome: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip The Line Ticket

Discover Vatican City at your leisure with skip-the-line access to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. Appreciate the artistry of Michelangelo's paintings and traverse the four Rooms of Raphael.

About this activity

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  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

  • face-thermometer_10416024 Covid-19 precautions

  • user-pilot-tie_9585954 Driver

  • duration-alt_14246718 Duration

    3 hours

  • money-transfer-coin-arrow_15355109 Free cancellation

    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund

  • face-smiling-hands_10416003 Host or greeter

  • lesson-class_15399107 Instructor

  • guide_13794414 Live tour guide

  • head-side-headphones_10435857 Optional audio guide

  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup included

  • person-dolly_10786488 Pickup optional

  • calendar-salary_14227546 Reserve now & pay later

    Keep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.

  • portal-enter_10462703 Skip the line through a separate entrance

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  • duration-alt_14246718 Ticket confirmation within 48 hours

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Highlights

  • Marvel at iconic frescoes by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling
  • Explore Vatican City at your leisure with ready-to-use digital entry tickets
  • Benefit from fast access to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
  • Discover the remarkable Renaissance frescoes of the Borgia apartments
  • Witness the Raphael's Rooms (Stanze di Raffaello) along the museum path

Your experience

With skip-the-line tickets you will have the possibility to avoid the long lines at the ticket counter of the Vatican Museums and see a great collection of works of art.

Once inside, be ready to focus on those major highlights of this site which offers different galleries holding priceless masterpieces.

Next, go to the Sistine Chapel and see the beautiful inside.

Look up at Michelangelo’s great painting on the ceiling.

It shows the Last Judgement and proof of the top skill and vision of this Renaissance artist.

Also see the four rooms painted by Raphael and his helpers that are set along a hall of the Vatican Museums.

Look at the wall paintings thought to be the height of art in the Italian Renaissance, along with Michelangelo's ceiling.

What's Included
  • Vatican Museums skip-the-line tickets
  • Sistine Chapel tickets
  • Raphael Rooms access
  • Pope Alexander Borja Apartment access
What's Excluded
  • Live guide

Itinerary

Starting location:

Viale Vaticano, 100

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Vatican Museums

Free time (8 hours)

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Gallery of Maps, Vatican Museums

Free time (15 minutes)

4
Cortile del Belvedere

Free time (10 minutes)

5
Gallery of Tapestries

Free time (10 minutes)

6
Gallery of the Candelabra

Free time (10 minutes)

7
Museo Pio Clementino

Free time (30 minutes)

8
Gregorian Etruscan Museum

Free time (25 minutes)

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Raphael Rooms

Free time (45 minutes)

Sistine Chapel

Free time (30 minutes)

Meeting Point

To Remember

What to bring

  • Passport or ID card

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Shorts
  • Luggage or large bags
  • Short skirts
  • Sleeveless shirts

Know before you go

  • - A copy of your Passport, ID or Driving license is required.
  • - A dress code is required to enter places of worship. No short shorts or sleeveless tops allowed.
  • - All visitors are required to undergo airport-style metal detector screenings, which may necessitate a few minutes of patience."
  • - This is a self-guided tour without a live guide. An audio guide is available to rent in different languages
  • - You will receive ready-to-use entry tickets by 10:00 PM the day before through WhatsApp and email.
  • - Head straight to the entrance of the Vatican Museums at Viale Vaticano 100, Rome.
  • - Skip the lines by using the special entrance.
  • - Once inside, go up the stairs to the Vatican Reception upper level. There, you can scan your tickets for entry
  • - Please avoid street vendors around the Vatican.
  • - In the event of flight or train delays, strikes, or taxi no-shows, the activity cannot be rescheduled nor refunded.
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