BOOK YOUR TICKET for the VATICAN MUSEUMS and the SISTINE CHAPEL
– Book your entrance ticket to the Vatican Museums online and access without queuing
– The ticket includes the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
– Choose whether to book just the entrance or add the audio guide for a more complete visit.
By reserving your timed-entry ticket in advance, you’ll avoid the ticket purchase line and enjoy direct access at your scheduled entry time, leaving you free to spend more time discovering the Vatican Museums’ extraordinary collections and the breathtaking Sistine Chapel.
GOOD TO KNOW
The ticket for the Vatican Museums includes the entrance into the Sistine Chapel.
The chapel can be visited as last step of your tour inside the museum complex. Once inside, you have the right to freely visit the Vatican Museums until closing.
The price includes: official entrance ticket to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel with reserved time (skip the queue), presale, museum map.
What is not included: guide service, entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica.
Cancellation Policy: once your Vatican Museums ticket reservation has been confirmed, it cannot be modified, cancelled, or refunded.
Address: Viale Vaticano, Vatican City, Rome
Opening hours: from Monday to Saturday, from 8:30 am to 8:00 pm.
Last entrance time 6:00 pm.
Closing: Sundays and religious holidays. Entrance can be booked every 30 minutes.
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Vatican Museums & Vatican Gardens, choose the correct ticket
It is possible to purchase a ticket at a reduced price for children aged between 6 and 17 years old. It is also possible to purchase a ticket at a reduced price for students 18-25 years old on presentation of a valid International Student Card or a student identity document on the day of the visit.
Children under 6 years old do not need any reservation nor any entrance ticket.
Disabled people (over 74% disability with certification) do not need any reservation.
What You’ll See at the Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are home to one of the world’s greatest collections of art, assembled over centuries by the Popes. Stretching across nearly 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) of galleries, the museum complex is made up of several distinct museums, each dedicated to a different period or civilization, including the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, the Classical Antiquities Collections, and the outstanding collections of Renaissance art.
Your visit will also take you through some of the Vatican’s most celebrated galleries, including the Gallery of the Candelabra, the Gallery of Tapestries, and the world-famous Gallery of Maps. Other highlights include the Sobieski Room, the Room of the Immaculate Conception, the magnificent Raphael Rooms, commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X and the incomparable Sistine Chapel, named after Pope Sixtus IV, who commissioned its construction.
The museum complex also includes the Borgia Apartments, the Vatican Pinacoteca (Picture Gallery), and the extraordinary Vatican Apostolic Library, making every visit an unforgettable journey through more than two thousand years of art, history, and culture.
Important Information
Italy Travels cannot be held responsible for partial closures of museum galleries, changes to the visitor route, delayed entry, or cancellations resulting from force meajeure, staff strikes, or decisions made by the Vatican Museums’ administration.
Entry to the Vatican Museums is permitted only to visitors wearing appropriate attire. Shoulders and knees must be covered in accordance with the Vatican’s dress code.
Please note that booking availability, opening days, and entry times may be modified or cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances or official events involving the Holy Father.
