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Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with St. Peter's Basilica Access

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Vatican City, Italy

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Overview

Effortless and swift, our Skip-the-Line tours and tickets provide timed-entry access to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Simply meet us near the entrance to redeem your tickets and receive expert advice. Alternatively, join your guide for a once-in-a-lifetime journey through some of the world’s finest art. For a more intimate experience, upgrade to our small group tour (max 10 guests) or indulge in First Access to be among the day's first visitors. Just here for the Sistine Chapel? Choose our 1.5-hour First Access Express tour to beat the crowds! Want direct access to St. Peter’s Basilica? Select a tour option that includes the Basilica and skip the outside security lines before exploring inside at your leisure.

Important: St. Peter's Basilica is not included in all tour options. If you wish to visit the Basilica as part of your experience, please ensure you select an option where it is explicitly listed as included.

What's Included

  • Skip the Line Access & Entrance Tickets to the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Food and drinks
  • Tips
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
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  • Via Tunisi, 4, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

Visit the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel on your own or with a guide (if option selected). Tickets provide skip the line access.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Cortile della Pigna

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.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sphere within a Sphere (Pass By)

Access Vatican Museums and discover the famous "Sphere within a Sphere" sculpture.
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Museo Pio Clementino

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.
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45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gallery Of The Maps

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...
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20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Stanze di Raffaello

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.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo's masterpiece, take time to admire the vaults.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Basilica

Only for tours where the option to access St. Peter's Basilica is selected in the booking process, access directly from the Sistine Chapel to the Basilica, skipping the outside security lines, will be provided. Your tour will end at the entrance to the Basilica and, after an introduction, you will be free to explore on your own inside.
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

St. Peter's Square (Pass By)

An introduction to the Square of St. Peter's will be provided for tours where access to St. Peter's Basilica is included.
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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy?

A: The Skip the Line: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel with St. Peter's Basilica Access has a Free Cancellation policy. You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).

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