Skip the line Ticket + Tour : Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Rome, Italy

From $60.67

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2 to 3 hours
Offered in: English

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Overview

A visit to the Vatican Museums is on the must-do list of most travelers to Rome, but the long lines to enter can put off even the most dedicated art lover. With this skip-the-line ticket, enjoy priority admission and save hours off waiting times. Enjoy a short introduction to the Vatican City at the meeting point, and then take in the masterpieces in the galleries and the Sistine Chapel at your own pace.

Save hours with skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums
Get an overview of the Vatican City with a short introduction
Free Wi-Fi and restrooms at the meeting point
Opt for direct entry to Saint Peter's Basilica

What's Included

Admission ticket for the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel.
Free WiFi at the meeting point ( Via Sebastiano Veniero 15, Rome-00192 )
All Fees and Taxes
Vatican Museums Map ( pdf file through message or email )

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Sebastiano Veniero, 15, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

End point

Saint Peter's Square
Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City

Ticket Redemption Point

Via Sebastiano Veniero, 15, 00192 Roma RM, Italy

What To Expect

Vatican Museums

Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate

Sign in 15 minutes before the tour at the meeting point what is "Via Sebastiano Veniero 15, 00192 Rome, Italy"
Kid/Child need their birth identification I'd card. ( Kid/Child must be under 17 years old )
Youth/Student need their valid student card and birth identification I'd card. ( Youth/Student must be 18 to 25 years old )
If Kid/Child/Youth/Student aren't able to show their I'd cards then they have to pay 25€ additional charge to change their tickets to a adult ticket.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 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.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

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111 reviews

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Vatican Tour

Ashley_M, Apr 2024

Rimmel was an excellent guide! Super knowledgeable and engaging - made the visit even more enjoyable.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much.

Excellent guided tour

Helen_F, Apr 2024

Excellent tour. Our guide was knowledgeable with humour. Definitely a must to enjoy the attraction hearing all the info when moving through The Vatican

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much.

Best Skip the line tour

Leonardo_M, Apr 2024

The entire tour was awesome. In time , very friendly stuff and the guide tour , Daniella the best . Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel incredible. Gorgeous experience. Leonardo & Sebastian 🇨🇦

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much.

Great tour

Alan_G, Apr 2024

Great tour. Tour guide very knowledgeable and took the time to explain things. Would highly recommend

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much.

Awesome tour

Barbie_W, Apr 2024

The host made the tour and the history come to live. Very enjoyable and interesting. My husband and I would highly recommend.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks for your review.

Skip the Queue NOT!

laroc13, Apr 2024

Even though they give you instructions on how to find the office, we still had to ask and was finally given the building number. Once inside the office, we had to wait quite a while to speak to an employee who was dealing with a customer for ages. There were other staff members, but none of them spoke to us, they just wanted to get on with whatever they were doing. The title of the booking should not be called ‘skip the queue’ as we waited in line for half an hour with all the other tour companies before we got in. We then had to wait whilst our guide sorted out special tickets for a Japanese family after which we finally got our headsets and could start the tour. We knew it would be busy but had no idea how busy. There doesn’t appear to be any limit on how many people they let in and during the approach to the Sistine Chapel, it just became impossible to put one foot in front of the other, due to the crowd size. We nearly lost our guide several times and at one point she even said “if you are not happy continuing and wish to leave the tour, do”. Due to the fact that getting in and trying to get through crowds took so long, this had eaten into the tour time and we felt rushed through with not enough time to appreciate anything. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, when we could hear her, as the ear pieces kept cutting out. The best part of the tour was when we finally got to St Peter Basilica and could breathe and have a bit of space, sadly lacking for the rest of the tour. The tour cost us £157.18 for the two of us and I do not think the tour was worth that price. Over crowded, rushed, not value for money.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

When the Vatican Museums are busy then not only you but also we suffer a lot. Anyway, we always use our special agreement ticket to the Vatican. And this is the Skip the line ticket. It is better if you visit the Vatican in winter.

Satiafied

Mary_P, Apr 2024

The Sistine chapel was the best part! I would have liked a toilet break so we could have stayed with the last part of our tour.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

You should use toilet before satrt the tour. Anyway thanks for your review.

Average experience

alison_l, Apr 2024

Booked on a self guided tour once we were taken to main entrance but turned out to be a group tour. Booked a youth ticket and they argued you needed student card not just proof of age. First 30 mins were spent in security queues. Missed out certain areas. Tour guide Anna pleasant.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Before buying you should read the details. Anyway thanks for your review.

Experience of a lifetime

Ray_H, Apr 2024

Extremely knowledgeable tour guide who studied theology for 25 years. The beauty and history of the museum and Sistine was amazing

Response from Host, Apr 2024

When you are happy then we are happy. Thanks for your review.

Join a tour.

Lesley_E, Apr 2024

Hard to find tour meet-up spot but well worth the effort as the crowds were over-whelming. Go with someone who knows their stuff.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

We are very close to the Vatican Museums entrance. How you can't find us, we don't understand. Anyway thank you for your review.

A guide I would recommend

ElsaMariaD_S, Apr 2024

We did enjoy the tour very much. Our guide was very calm and did not stress trough anything. She was frome Ukraina. Me and my family would absolutely recommend her. 👌 She knew the history very well and had a good way of conveying that.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much. We fell happy when you are satisfied with our service.

Great tour around the Vatican

Shawn_S, Apr 2024

The Vatican was awesome. Our guide, Feny was great. Very knowledgeable and made the tour a great experience.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much for your review.

Very good tour

Grace_B, Apr 2024

Very good. You start of at the tour shop which is just near the entrance. You gather in your guide group and introduced to your guide - we had Sylvie (?) and he was very very knowledgeable. Answered all questions and made sure you got all the photo spots and didn’t miss any good stuff. Tour of Vatican City with the guide and then you do the last bit at the basillica alone. Was a bit skeptic booking this at first because it’s a lot of money, but honestly so glad we did. Learnt so much about the pope, history, culture and religion, we wouldn’t have got that if we did it alone. 10/10

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for your nice comment.

I find this whole skip...

Annick_R, Apr 2024

I find this whole skip the line scam disgraceful. A simple ticket to the Vatican museums costs 20 euro. If you try to book it through the Vatican's own website for the day itself, it states that everything is sold out. So you end up buying tickets from companies charging 9 times as much!!!! When we went to the museums there was a line of people waiting to get in by just buying tickets there and then. They were stopped, to let us, privileged "skip-the-line-people", in. It is truly disgraceful, it reminded me very much of the story on how Jesus chased the merchants from the temple. Shame, Shame, Shame. I, for one, will never fall for this again.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

The Vatican Museums ticket cost is 20€, if you can buy inside the Vatican Museums. For that you have to wait in line. Reserved ticket cost is 25€, if you buy through online from the Vatican Museums website. Special agreement ticket cost is 30.50€. There are different types of tickets. Also guide cost, headset cost, government tax, online marketing cost, agency commission etc are involved to organise this type of tour. We are not only selling the ticket but also providing a live guided tour what is included the direct access to the Saint Peter's Basilica. We completed the whole tour as we described in our product description. Perhaps you didn't like the guide. We are sorry for that. Can you write us more about "Jesus and the merchant" topic?? So that we can learn something from you.

A great way to know what you are seeing!

Sherry_W, Apr 2024

This was a great overview of all we were seeing! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable! Some magnificent art work, from the buildings, paintings, sculptures, tapestries and all in between!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much.

Interesting & engaging.

Cherry_T, Apr 2024

Clear & knowledgeable tour guide who made it a smooth & enjoyable tour. It was well organised & worked brilliantly as part of our short stay.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much.

Incredible!

Angharad_A, Apr 2024

Walking into the Sistine Chapel was an experience I will never forget. We had plenty of time to take in all the incredible art and our guide, Silvio, had explained things to look out for before we entered. The skip the line ticket was definitely worth it and we were very glad that we had chosen to see the Vatican in this way.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much. We are happy when we get this type of feedback from the clients.

Great but busy

Lisa_M, Apr 2024

The guide was really knowledgeable. They do rush you through and it was really busy, but I guess it’s always like that.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Yes, the Vatican Museums are busy always. Specially, from April to October. Anyway, thanks for your review. Hope we will meet again.

Skip the line worth it!

Karen_M, Mar 2024

Silvio was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and not just a memorized script he aptly answered everyone’s questions. So great to avoid the long lines

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you very much. Your satisfaction is our goal.

Great!

Tony_E, Mar 2024

Anna was great and very informative! It was very crowded due to Easter, but Anna did a great job keeping all of us together.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you very much. This kind of review, encourage us to do better. Hope we will meet again.

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