Rome Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Skip the Line Tickets

About this experience

Take a stirring journey through art and religious history with skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Avoid the long ticket lines and enjoy your visit at your own pace. Wander through the Greek Cross Gallery to see elaborately carved sarcophagi that might just contain the earthly remains of some of antiquity's famous kings and queens. Peek at the Cabinet of the Masks, or tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages. See masterpieces by Renaissance masters in the Raphael Rooms, and rest in the Borgia Apartments for a while. Then, it’s time to marvel at Michelangelo’s exquisite Sistine Chapel, the crown jewel of the Vatican, and perhaps even of all the world’s art treasures.

What to expect

1. Stop 1 · 1h 30min

   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.

2. Stop 2 · 1h 30min

   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.

Tour & ticket options

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Meeting & pickup

There is NO MEETING POINT. We will send you online tickets via e-mail or WhatsApp. Visitors can enter the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel directly using the tickets. Checking documents and tickets will take time at the security gate, all visitors must pass through airport-style security checks. During busy days the wait at security checks can take up to 30-45 minutes. Please be patient while you are in the security check line. We send the google link to reach the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel entrance gate. Entry to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel is permitted only to appropriately dressed visitors. Sleeveless and low-cut garments, shorts above the knee, miniskirts, and hats are prohibited. The requirement of decorum also extends to any visible personal objects as well as similarly visible distinctive personal signs (such as tattoos) that may offend Catholic morality, the Catholic religion, and common decency.

Before you go

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Activity Provider may cancel the reservation due to unforseeable reason.

Cancellation policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.