Visit the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel on your own with these skip the line escorted entrance tickets. Your host will escort you inside using the fastest possible entrance and provide tips to help you make the most of your visit.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 3 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Skip the ticket line
- Instant confirmation
- Host or greeter
- English, Italian, Spanish
Experience
Highlights
- Skip long lines and visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own.
- Enter the Vatican Museums via the fastest possible entrance.
- Experience he expertise of a professional guide with an upgrade to your tour
- See the treasures inside the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
Full description
Would you like to visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own but want access to the benefits reserved for guided tours like Skip the Line entrance? Then book these worry-free, fast Vatican tickets. All Vatican tickets are time sensitive, so you must pick a departure time which can be modified as needed up until the day before departure. On the day of departure, bring your voucher to the meeting point where a helpful local host will meet you. Your host will bring you inside using the fastest available entry and provide an overview to help you make the most of your visit. Use the opportunity to ask questions, your host will be happy to answer.
After clearing security and receiving your physical tickets in exchange for your voucher, you are free to explore the museums for as much time as you prefer within normal museum operating hours. Choose among the most popular areas of the Museums such as the Galleries of the Maps, Tapestries and Candelabra, the Round Room, the Belvedere and Pinecone Courtyards, Raphael's Rooms and, of course, Michelangelo's masterpiece: the Sistine Chapel.
Looking for the insight you can only get from a Vatican expert? Choose an upgrade to a guided tour in English. Share your guide with 20 or less fellow travellers. Earphones are provided to make listening easy, and your guide will lead you through all of the highlights of the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel. Enjoy Skip the Line Access and a tour of St. Peter's Basilica as well, saving you further time. Total tour length is 3 hours. Please note that St. Peter's Basilica is separate from the Vatican Museums and it is not always possible for those with tickets only to access the Basilica directly from the Vatican Museums. St. Peter's Basilica is also subject to closures, some pre-announced and others not which may prevent access from being granted to both ticket only and tours. In such cases, where advance notice and rescheduling are not possible, an alternative itinerary will be provided within the Vatican Museums (guided tour only) and tour length will remain unvaried. No refunds will be provided in such cases.
Includes
- Skip the Line Access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Escorted Entry
- All fees and taxes
- Tour Guide (only if guided tour option selected)
- Headphones (only if guided tour option selected)
- Food
- Hotel pickup and drop off
Not suitable for
- Wheelchair users
Select participants and date
Participants
Date
Prepare for the activity
Meeting point
On the corner of Via Tunisi and Via Sebastiano Veniero (at the bottom of the steps, not on the steps) at Via Tunisi 3. The representative will be holding a sign with the green EcoArt logo.
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What to bring
- Passport or ID card
- Comfortable shoes
Not allowed
- Shorts
- Luggage or large bags
- Short skirts
- Sleeveless shirts
- Professional cameras
Know before you go
- Children 5 and under are entitled to free access (with proof of age)
- Children aged 6-18 are entitled to a reduced entry fee (see tour and ticket pricing) with proof of age
- Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women as you may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Not wheelchair accessible
- At least 4 people are required for the guided tour option to take place.
- On Wednesday, access to St. Peter's Basilica may be restricted due to the weekly Papal Audience
- Due to the unpredictable nature of the basilica's schedule, closures can happen, often with little notice but you will be alerted as soon as possible in these instances
- Tickets are time sensitive late arrivals cannot be accommodated and are not entitled to a refund
