Vatican: Museums & Sistine Chapel Entrance Ticket

About this activity

  • queue-alt_15044408 Skip the ticket line

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  • document-signed_15399607 Cancellation policy

    This activity is non-refundable
  • ticket-alt_9239352 Validity

    1 day from first activation
  • head-side-headphones_10435857 Optional audio guide

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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

Your experience

Enjoy a wonderful journey of art and religious history with quick entry to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, skipping the long ticket lines.

This lets you visit at your own pace.

Walk through the Greek Cross Gallery where finely carved sarcophagi just might contain the earthly remains of famous figures from antiquity.

Peek into the Cabinet of the Masks or visit the Sala degli Animali, which displays a nearly complete collection of both real and mythical creatures.

Go through Upper Galleries including Gallery of Maps to see how cartographers have shown us the world in all its varied eras.

Enjoy Renaissance artists' works in Raphael Rooms and take one small moment to rest in Borgia Apartments.

Finally, get ready to be amazed by Michelangelo's great Sistine Chapel, considered the top success of the Vatican and maybe one of the biggest treasures in art around the world.

What's Included
  • Skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums
  • Audio guide for the Vatican Museums (if option selected)
What's Excluded
  • 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

To Remember

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