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Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel reserved entrance

Vatican City, Italy

From $41.85

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Up to 24 hours in advance.
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  • 2 to 5 hours (approx.)

Overview

As one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Vatican attracts lines that are often in excess of three hours. Spend less time waiting and more time gazing at the Sistine Chapel’s ceilings with a skip-the-line admission ticket that proves an obvious choice for time-pressed travelers. This flexible option allows you to choose a time slot to suit your schedule.
  • Save hours of waiting in line with a skip-the-line admission ticket to the Vatican
  • A must for visitors with limited time in Rome
  • Choose from multiple time slots
  • Avoid lines that are sometimes in excess of three hours

What's Included

  • Assistance by TOURISTATION staff
  • Reserved entrance to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
  • WIFI at the Meeting Point
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Guided tour
  • Audio guide
  • Access to St. Peter's Basilica

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

  • Viale Vaticano, 97
    Viale Vaticano, 97, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • COVID19 SAFETY MEASURES Access will be denied to all those with a body temperature of 37.5° C or more. Wearing a face mask is required, please bring your own. Within the Museums it will be necessary to maintain an interpersonal distance of over 1 metre and to avoid gatherings.
  • Shoulders and knees must be covered to access into the Vatican
  • Id or passport is required
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • The Vatican Museums & the Sistine Chapel are closed on Sundays and during the Religious Festivities
  • All participants who are 12 years and older must present a Reinforced Green Pass that is valid in the EU and has a verifiable QR code. Reinforced Green Passes can only be obtained by uploading either proof of full vaccination or proof of a Covid-19 infection within the last 6 months to either the Green Pass or Covid Certificate app
  • Most travelers can participate
  • All participants are required to bring and wear FFP2 masks. Blue surgical masks will not be accepted
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

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

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Made literally no line and saved maybe hours.
John_D, Mar 2023
We went first thing in the morning at 8:30am when they opened. Process was simple. Walk in show my Viator voucher, they hand me a paper, cross the street, show the Vatican guard and we made no line at all. Huge help considering it was raining and the lines when we entered looked huge.
Best way to avoid too much queuing
Rachael_H, Mar 2023
Can't fault the booking or being guided to collect the tickets. Was happy to do this trip without a guide just purely because of how busy it is in the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Great experience
Jane_K, Feb 2023
Sistine chapel Great toue guide Really enjoyed the tour You could spend a whole day in the museum alone and still not see everything
It wasn’t made clear that...
Rosalind_W, Feb 2023
It wasn’t made clear that I would have to print off my voucher BEFORE getting to the museum in order to be able to exchange that for entrance tickets. As I couldn’t get a wi-fi signal inside I had no choice but to pay AGAIN at the counter! Very frustrating and disappointing.
We overslept and we’re...
Clarence_N, Oct 2022
We overslept and we’re unable to find anyone. I left a message on the app in the chat spot and no one replied. Tried calling the number but it would not go through. A little disappointed that we could not get anyone to help us
too expansive, i would...
Dina_E, Aug 2022
too expansive, i would definitely recommend that you buy the tickets on your own. The expensive it self was amazing
Book at your own risk
MaryJean_B, Aug 2022
The tour operator Touristation cancelled our Vatican museum and Sistine Chapel tour due to a holiday but pushed us to go to the Coliseum tour, which we were not interested in and refused. They will not refund our $313.70; they tell us to contact Viator website and Viator tells us to contact the tour operator, Touristation. Book this at the risk of losing your money, I have not gotten a satisfactory response from neither Touristation nor Viator. Not only disappointed but now out $313.70.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Dear Mary, Thank you for sharing your opinion with us We truly regret that your experience did not exceed your expectations. Due to the system error we got some reservations for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel which was actually closed that day. Your booking was refunded on the same day as your visit, it takes 5/7 bussiness days to receive for full refund. Please contact me at the following address, in case you have not received the full refund: coordinator@ticketstation.it I remain available Thank you Best regards, Olga Chakvina
They sell tickets for day when the museum is closed and no refund !!!!
Eric_B, Aug 2022
I booked a ticket, and the morning of the reservation, I received a text message, saying that the museum was closed, that they made a mistake allowing the sales of tickets for this day. They offered to postpone for the day after, but we had to leave Roma so it was not possible for us. We asked for a refund, but they didn’t do anything… so far, we have paid 180€ for nothing…
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Dear Eric, Thank you for sharing your opinion with us We truly regret that your experience did not exceed your expectations. Due to the system error we got some reservations for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel which was actually closed that day. Your booking was refunded on the same day as your visit, it takes 5/7 bussiness days for full refund. Please contact me at the following address, in case you have not received the full refund: coordinator@ticketstation.it I remain available Thank you Best regards, Olga Chakvina
Notice that this gives...
Yael_G, Aug 2022
Notice that this gives you only a fast entry with no recommendations or prep to the visit. This is t a tour. Just the tickets.
To over populated let to...
John_B, Jul 2022
To over populated let to many people in at once cant look at anything Public toilets very scruffy dirty also
None of the people in the...
Sarah_S, Jul 2022
None of the people in the group were able to find the tour guide after the garden tour. We all decided to just go into the Vatican museum and Sistine Chapel on our own . This was a waste of money
Waste of money
Rebecca_B, Jul 2022
This was a waste of money. Twice the price of the tickets for nothing more than bypassing what turned out to be a relatively short line.
Disappointed 100%
Guillermo_B, Jul 2022
They never mailed the Tickets, didn’t refund our money. They refused to help us. They sensed other tickets after we left Rome. Pointless
Disappointed experience
YagmurInce_G, Jul 2022
No need to go as a tour, just print the tickets and allow to enter! We had booked for 12.00 pm, and was there 10 mins before. Waited more than 30 min for everyone to arrive and go there together as a line, and after arrival waited for the tickets to be printed. It’s basically same if you waited without skip the line, and twice the price . Quite disappointing…
Basic
Charlene_T, Jul 2022
It would’ve been just as easy to purchase the tickets at the Vatican itself. The lines were not terribly long even for high season. The lady, who was a bit rude, led us in and handed us tickets.
A really nice experience
Emina_L, Jul 2022
I was quite late with buying the tickets, so this was in my mind the best possible solution. Sure it is a bit more expensive, but the ladies were really helpful and kind, they guided us to the right directions, so really, very thoughtful. We bought inside Audioguides which I fully recommend. There was a nice surprise that Vatican Gardens were included (I missed this point, I guess). Would recommend fully :)
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Dear Customer, we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your Touristation tour! Thanks for sharing your Vatican experience with us. Best regards, Touristation Team
Interesting experience
ibelinna, Jul 2022
Impressive art work and sculptures collection Interesting experience walking through the place Architecture is impressive
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Dear Customer, thank you so much for taking the time to review your tour with us. We're so delighted to hear you had such a wonderful experience exploring Rome with Touristation. Best regards, Touristation Team
Attempted to get upsold
joseph_c, Jul 2022
Got there on time for the 1030 fast pass and when I checked in I was told I could go with the 1030 group if I upgraded to a guided tour of the gardens that was Leaving at 1030. Since I didn’t pay more money I waited with the 1030 group until 1120 To be given a voucher to walk across the street to enter. I could have just waited in the line at the Vatican and got in quicker. Plus once they did hand me the voucher from the office we just walked across the street and entered by ourselves anyways. This voucher could have just been handed to me at 1030 anyways. Bunch of crap
Scam
Jeffrey_H, Jul 2022
The whole tour guide is a scam, we paid $60 a ticket per person for a guided tour, the tour guide went and got $17 dollar garden tour tickets and gave them to the tour group. What happen after that is, they put us in a bus at the Vatican Gardens, once that tour was over, our tour guide was no where to be found. To instructions or anything, once a call was made they told us your on your own. A really terrible experience overall.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Dear customer, Thank you very much for taking the time to post a review. We’re sorry to hear that your tour did not meet your expectations. We look forward to hearing back from you soon. Best regards, Touristation Team
The tour office is right...
Jodi_A, Jul 2022
The tour office is right across from the entrance to the Vatican museum so easy to find. Great experience.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Dear Customer, thank you so much for taking the time to review your tour with us. We're so delighted to hear you had such a wonderful experience exploring Rome with Touristation. Best regards, Touristation Team
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