Vatican Skip the Line tickets – Prices, Discounts, Highlights and More!

General Information

This is the general admission ticket for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel, which gives you a skip-the-line entrance to the museum.

Walk through the beautiful Greek Cross Gallery of the Pio Clementino Museum to observe the craftily engraved sarcophagi containing ancient royalty’s mortal remains.

Check out the brilliance of the Sala degli Animali (Halls of Animals) or the Cabinet of Masks to get a virtual tour of the perfection with which the art is delivered.

Move across the three floors of the museum and see the Gallery of Maps and how the ancient cartographers perceived the ancient world.

Other famous rooms in the Vatican include the Renaissance art forms in the Raphael Rooms, the Borgia Apartment, and many others.

The Sistine Chapel is the prime attraction of the Vatican Museums, displaying the magnificence of Michelangelo’s artistry.

Ticket Highlights

  • Access to 26 galleries that include 54 rooms, starting from ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian arts to modern and contemporary artworks.
  • Visit all three floors of the museum and view numerous Papal collections
  • View religious artworks and remnants gathered through excavations and restorations of Christian and Jewish origin.
  • It houses many non-religious artworks, like inscriptions related to urban and municipal engravings related to administration, kings, royalties etc.
  • A detailed tour of the Sistine Chapel, which displays the iconic Michelangelo paintings and holds Papal ceremonies.

✅Inclusions:

  • Skip the ticket line entry to all the halls and galleries of the Vatican Museums.
  • Optional audio guides are available in 10 languages.
  • Self-guided tour of the museums.
  • Access to washrooms, cafeteria, other facilities, and rest places is in the courtyards.

❌ Exclusion

  • Guided tour
  • Ticket to St.Peter’s Basilica 
  • Access to St. Peter’s Basilica’s dome

Ticket Prices

The Vatican Skip The Line Tickets are priced at €31 for adults aged 19 years and above.

Youths between 7 and 18 years old get a 55% discount, and the tickets cost €20 per person.

Kids below 6 years old don’t need a ticket to enter the museums.

Visitor AgePrice
Adult ticket (19+ years)€31
Youth ticket (7 to 18 years)€20
Infants (6 years and below)Free entry

The same ticket with an audio guide costs €38 for adults (19+ years) and €28 for youths (7 to 18 years).

Kids below 6 years get free entry.

Meeting Point

With the tickets to the Vatican Museums, go straight to the Vatican Museum entrance.

Address: Vatican Museums, 00120 Città del Vaticano (Viale Vaticano). Get Directions

Show your ticket to the security personnel and scan it at the designated place to enter.

Note: Arrive when you have an assigned time slot, as you cannot enter before that.

Important Information About this Ticket 

  • The Vatican Museums visit involves a lot of walking and can become tiresome for children under 6 years of age.
  • You must carry a passport or any ID card for children and youths with valid tickets visiting the museums.
  • Follow the dress code of the Vatican Museums and the city by wearing clothes that cover your shoulders, knees and chest.
  • The security check at the entrance is quite elaborate, like in the airports.
  • Please note that during high season (June, July and August), security lines can wait up to 30 minutes.
  • Visitors with disabilities must provide their disability certificate to allow someone to accompany them free of charge.
  • If you plan to visit St Peter’s Basilica and the Square, note that it may remain closed during the mornings due to the Papal audience.
  •  The museum timings change during special events. 

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