Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with St. Peter's Basilica Access
Overview
Easy and FAST Skip the Line tickets or tours for timed-entry to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel. Meet us at a designated meeting point near the Vatican Museums entrance to redeem your tickets and get useful advice. Then either explore on your own, and stay as long as you like until closing time. Looking for an expert guided experience? Choose a guided tour upgrade and benefit from Skip the Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica as well.
Inclusions
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Guaranteed to skip the long lines
- Skip the Line Access & Entrance Tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
- No Line Access to St. Peter's Basilica (when available for guided tours departing before 2:30PM)
- Guaranteed to skip the lines
- Entry/Admission - Stanze di Raffaello
- Entry/Admission - Cortile della Pigna
- Entry/Admission - Sphere within a Sphere
- Entry/Admission - Museo Pio Clementino
- Entry/Admission - Museos Vaticanos
- Entry/Admission - Sistine Chapel
- Entry/Admission - Gallery Of The Maps
- Entry/Admission - Vatican Museums
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
Discover the heart of Vatican City: the Vatican Museums.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Museo Pio Clementino, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere -- or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sphere within a Sphere, Pine Cone Courtyard Vatican Museums, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Museos Vaticanos, 00101 Rome Italy
Stay inside as long as you like during official opening hours.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Admire Raphael's Rooms -- painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel -- and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
When available, and only for tours beginning before 2:30PM, at the conclusion of your tour inside the Vatican Museums, you will be given the option to Access St. Peter's Basilica skipping the line via a special exit from the Sistine Chapel. Your guide will provide an introduction to the Basilica after which you will be free to explore on your own. Please note that St. Peter's Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums, is free to visit and does not require a separate ticket. Access to the Basilica is not open every day nor at all times and it is not possible to know in advance when it will be available. At the moment, no departures after 2:30PM include access to the Basilica. Access to St. Peter's Basilica is only available for the guided tours options.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gallery Of The Maps, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic...
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
End your visit inside Vatican City and continue to explore on your own.
Duration: 5 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Vatican City, Vatican City, Lazio
Discover the heart of Vatican City: the Vatican Museums.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Museo Pio Clementino, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
The Vatican Museums are divided into many smaller, unique museums. Among them, the Museo Pio Clementino is likely the most important, and the many highlights it contains cannot be missed! Stop at the Octagonal Courtyard for the Laocoonte and the Apollo Belvedere -- or the Round Room for the giant marble bathtub patrolled by an enormous bronze statue of Heracles. Spot a sculpture of your favorite fauna at the Room of the Animals, or just marvel at the 3D painted vaults of the Gallery of the Candelabra.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Vatican Museums, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Cortile della Pigna, Vatican City Italy
Explore one of the Vatican's many open air courtyards. This one is decorated with a giant bronze pinecone sculpture, giving the courtyard its name.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sphere within a Sphere, Pine Cone Courtyard Vatican Museums, 00120 Vatican City Italy
Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Museos Vaticanos, 00101 Rome Italy
Stay inside as long as you like during official opening hours.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sistine Chapel, Viale Vaticano, 00165 Vatican City Italy
Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Stanze di Raffaello, Viale Vaticano, Vatican City Italy
Admire Raphael's Rooms -- painted by the master himself and his pupils around the same time as the Sistine Chapel -- and inspired and challenged by Michelangelo's greatest masterpiece.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: St. Peter's Basilica, Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
When available, and only for tours beginning before 2:30PM, at the conclusion of your tour inside the Vatican Museums, you will be given the option to Access St. Peter's Basilica skipping the line via a special exit from the Sistine Chapel. Your guide will provide an introduction to the Basilica after which you will be free to explore on your own. Please note that St. Peter's Basilica is a separate venue to the Vatican Museums, is free to visit and does not require a separate ticket. Access to the Basilica is not open every day nor at all times and it is not possible to know in advance when it will be available. At the moment, no departures after 2:30PM include access to the Basilica. Access to St. Peter's Basilica is only available for the guided tours options.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gallery Of The Maps, Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City Italy
One of the most popular galleries of the Museums, make a stop here and try to spot the Italian cities you have travelled to, or your ancestor's hometown. These hand-painted maps, dating to the late 1500's, can also be admired for the exquisite attention to detail and embellishments. See if you can spot the nod to Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic...
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Vatican City Italy
End your visit inside Vatican City and continue to explore on your own.
Duration: 5 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children 5 and under are entitled to free access to the Vatican Museums (with proof of age)
- Children aged 6-18 are entitled to a reduced entry fee (see tour and ticket pricing) and must provide proof of age.
- Stroller accessible
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Near public transportation
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements.
- At least 4 people are required for the guided tour options to take place.
- Check-in is 15 minutes prior to the booked start time. Tickets are time sensitive and we cannot accomodate late arrivals.
- Entrance into St. Peter's Basilica is separate from the Vatican Museums and is not always available. When possible, and only for tours departure prior to 2:30PM, our guided tour options will benefit from this special access at no extra cost. Entrance to the Basilica is free and does not require a ticket.
- Masks are no longer mandatory, but as strongly recommended due to crowds.
- Guests with a certified disability of over 75% are entitled to free entrance to the Vatican and do not require a ticket. For guests who are not self-sufficient, free entry is extended to a companion.
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Saskia_G
May 2022
Lyndsey our tour guide was great. She was very knowledgeable and made our day much more interesting with unusual facts that we had not heard of before. It was very busy although apparently not as busy as it can be. I would hate to go there at peak times and I certainly would not have queued if we...
Lyndsey our tour guide was great. She was very knowledgeable and made our day much more interesting with unusual facts that we had not heard of before. It was very busy although apparently not as busy as it can be. I would hate to go there at peak times and I certainly would not have queued if we hadn’t got the express passes, as the queues were ridiculous. All in all an excellent guided tour.Maria_R
May 2022
The guids were very kind and helpful. Big thanks to Nico and Cosimo! Would love to come back to Rome, it was an amazing experience
The guids were very kind and helpful. Big thanks to Nico and Cosimo! Would love to come back to Rome, it was an amazing experienceMelG0019
May 2022
Nico was a great guide. Really efficient! Made our trip easy and stress free. Meeting location was easy to find
Nico was a great guide. Really efficient! Made our trip easy and stress free. Meeting location was easy to findShannon H
May 2022
Our guide Eddie was great, the museum and Sistine Chapel was beautiful, I was disappointed we didn’t get in to see the Cathedral and thought it was included in the tour
Our guide Eddie was great, the museum and Sistine Chapel was beautiful, I was disappointed we didn’t get in to see the Cathedral and thought it was included in the tourKelly S
May 2022
Amazing didn't get overloaded with information. Got to walk at our own pace and soak up the Vatican through tour guide took us straight into the Vatican and explained what you can and cannot do
Amazing didn't get overloaded with information. Got to walk at our own pace and soak up the Vatican through tour guide took us straight into the Vatican and explained what you can and cannot doianjQ442UN
May 2022
Eddy spoke excellent English with that full on Italian aroma, made us comfortable from the start. Never pushed us to go faster and interacted well with guests and fellow guides. We, my wife and I, had a full and glorious filling of historical data with plenty of sub scripts to enhance our tour. W...
Eddy spoke excellent English with that full on Italian aroma, made us comfortable from the start. Never pushed us to go faster and interacted well with guests and fellow guides. We, my wife and I, had a full and glorious filling of historical data with plenty of sub scripts to enhance our tour. We took the early tour and were able to see the exhibits quite clearly, this is something a lot of higher volume tours at peak hours cannot give you.