Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Priority Entrance Ticket
- 2–3 hours
- Skip the line
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The line to enter Rome's popular Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel can stretch for hours, taking a serious bite out of your sightseeing time in the city. Bypass the wait and head straight inside at the time you choose with this pre-booked skip-the-line admission ticket. Once inside, explore the galleries, Raphael Rooms, Pinecone Courtyard, and Sistine Chapel to marvel at some of the world's most famous masterpieces at your own pace, without the hassle of keeping up with a guide and a group.Easy trip planning with timed Vatican Museums tickets reserved in advance Choose a morning or afternoon entrance to maximize your day in Rome Staff assistance at the ticket pick-up point to navigate the museum entrance Free time to explore the vast museum complex at your leisure
Inclusions
What's included
- Free Wi-Fi available at the meeting point
- Access to the Raphael Rooms and public galleries
- Admission fee
- Access to the Sistine Chapel
- Skip the line ticket for Vatican Museum
What's not
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Guide or audio guide
- Food and drinks
Itinerary
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Tickets
- Tickets are redeemed at a different location from the meeting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Roman Gateway Tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Rome
- Its from-price is 13% above the median of the 477 attraction tickets we list in Rome.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rome
Rome layers nearly three thousand years of history into one walkable city, from the Colosseum and Forum to Baroque piazzas and Vatican art.
Ancient Rome is still in plain sight. The Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill sit together at the city's heart, the Pantheon still stands with its open oculus, and fragments of temples and aqueducts turn up between apartment blocks. Across the Tiber, Vatican City holds St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museums and Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Top-ranked sights in Rome: Colosseum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel.
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