Museums

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets

Name: Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets
Start: 2025-09-11T09:45:00
End: 2025-09-11T20:00:00
Location: Vatican Museums

Entrance to the Vatican Museums with sculptures above the door in Rome.

Visitors exploring the Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum, admiring detailed frescoes.

Vatican Museums gallery with classical statues and ornate ceiling.

Laocoön and His Sons sculpture in Vatican Museums, Rome.

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Skip long ticketing queues with direct entry or a dedicated host and explore the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, home to Michelangelo’s iconic The Last Judgment.

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Wuggonig

Sep 2025

Verified booking

5/5

The tour through the gardens was a wonderful experience and the process was totally uncomplicated. The meeting point is directly to the left of the main entrance to the Vatican Museums and then you just follow the guide. ☺️ Plan enough time for the museum visit itself - we spent 6 hours there 😅 And buying an audio guide is highly recommended, costs 8€ per person and you can listen to information about the halls and exactly the pieces that interest you personally 🤩 you get suitable earphones for this on the bus and can keep them 😉 PS: don't forget to look up, the whole complex has wonderful ceiling designs, e.g. paintings, stucco etc.

Ghina

Jul 2025

Verified booking

5/5

Visiting the Vatican was an unforgettable experience. The moment you enter St. Peter’s Square, you’re surrounded by a sense of history, grandeur, and peace. The Basiliblob:https://reviews.headout.com/c7cfc0a4-b678-4b07-ab64-59d3acbb5021ca is breathtaking—with its immense dome, beautiful sculptures, and sacred atmosphere, it left me speechless. The Vatican Museums are a treasure trove of art, history, and culture—every hallway tells a story. And of course, seeing the Sistine Chapel in person was magical. Michelangelo’s ceiling truly lives up to the hype. Whether you’re religious or not, the beauty, artistry, and sheer scale of it all is deeply moving. Highly recommend giving yourself a full day to take it all in.

Haidee

Aug 2025

Verified booking

4/5

Booked this experience the night before going as the online tickets for the Vatican were sold out. Make sure if you take Taxi you go to the meeting point and not just the Vatican because they can be far from each other. We booked the 8 AM tickets but it takes about 20 minutes to get the tickets after meeting the guide. Good thing is you're waiting in the office rather than out in the sun. After that you are guided to the entrance and we went right in. Very easy and convenient would totally recommend. Only thing is it might be confusing at the meeting point because there are many other tour guides with flags and you start wondering where you're supposed to go.

Save 1–2 hours with timed entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel—no ticketing queues.

Explore the museums at your own pace, from classical sculptures to Renaissance frescoes in the Gallery of Maps.

End at the Sistine Chapel and witness Michelangelo’s iconic Creation of Adam ceiling.

Choose upgrades like hosted entry for personal assistance through the entry process or an audio guide in 12 languages for an insightful visit.

Want more? Add a scenic open-bus tour of the Vatican Gardens—normally closed to the public.

Skip-the-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel

Hosted skip-the-line entry to Vatican Museums with ticket redemption (as per option selected)

Vatican Garden open bus tour (as per option selected)

Guided tour of Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel (as per option selected)

Booking and service charges

These tickets can't be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Guests from United States, France, Spain and over 107 countries have loved this experience
Clocchiatti
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
The guide was really supportive in accessing the museums. Kind, friendly, friendly and professional, available for any questions even in pre-visit to know the rules of access. The Museums are indescribable except to say that they are a totally unreplicable thing in this day and age. We were inside three and a half hours. Unforgettable experience. Wonderful.
Christian
Aug, 2025Verified booking
4/5
The museums are really worth your time: astonishing, culturally interesting and so many works of art that you don't get to see anywhere else like this. Is skip the line worth it: maybe. It depends on if you want to wait a while longer (1 or 2h) to save approximately 30€/ticket. For us travelling in August and on our honeymoon the skip the line was totally worth it.
Don
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
Thanks Headout team. Had a wonderful experience. It was very convenient to use the skip the line ticket to save time. Team was very friendly attentive and efficient. Highly recommend them.
Zacarias
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
It is like entering into another world filled with magnificent art, history, and immersing culture. Skip-the-line tickets made the whole experience stress-free and convenient. The Vatican Museums are absolutely stunning, and seeing the Sistine Chapel with my own eyes was beyond words—an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience that will be remembered and celebrated. Lastly, what made the whole experience so memorable and special is meeting different people from different backgrounds around the world.
Cevallos
Aug, 2025Verified booking
5/5
The Sistine Chapel, the Gallery of Cards, the Ladies' Gallery, the various paintings, Raffaello's room and Raffaello's bedroom.

Skip the long lines and explore the Vatican’s artistic wonders on your own schedule with timed entry access.

Getting started

Arrive at the Vatican Museums entrance at your selected time and show your mobile voucher. You’ll bypass the ticket counter and proceed through a quick security check. From there, head straight inside—no need to queue for tickets.

What to expect

Vatican Museums

Step into one of the world’s most iconic art collections, featuring treasures from ancient Rome to the High Renaissance.

Gallery of Maps & other highlights

Admire ornate tapestries, centuries-old sculptures, and masterpieces like the Gallery of Maps—each room more breathtaking than the last.

Sistine Chapel

End your visit inside the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo’s Last Judgment and Creation of Adam cover the walls and ceiling.

Vatican Museums

Monday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Tuesday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Wednesday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Thursday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Friday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Saturday	08:00am - 08:00pm	last entry 06:00pm
Sunday	Closed

Castel St. Angelo

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm
Wednesday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm
Thursday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm
Friday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm
Saturday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm
Sunday	09:00am - 07:30pm	last entry 06:30pm

Sistine Chapel

Monday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Tuesday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Wednesday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Thursday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Friday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Saturday	08:00am - 07:00pm	last entry 05:00pm
Sunday	Closed

What to bring

Wear comfortable shoes as the experience requires a fair amount of walking.

What's not allowed

Strict dress code: knees, shoulders, and back must be covered for all guests.

When in Sistine Chapel, silence is mandatory and photography is prohibited. Guides will provide all necessary and interesting details before entry.

Luggage and/or large bags are not allowed inside the venue. You may drop off your bags with the free cloakroom service.

Pets and other small animals are not allowed in the venue.

Accessibility

This experience is wheelchair and pram/stroller accessible.

This type of visit cannot be booked online—tickets are issued in person at the Special Permits and/or Reception desks in the museum hall upon presentation of a certificate of invalidity. The Vatican Museums offer free wheelchair hire and free entry for visitors with mobility impairments (certified invalidity exceeding 74%) and a companion if required. Click here for the accessible route.

Additional information

Names are mandatory for all the bookings. Double check the names at check out for a hassle-free entry and be sure to bring a valid Photo ID with you to gain entry.

The entrance to the Museums is timed. Be sure to select your activity starting time when booking. Once inside the Museums, you will be free to explore at your own pace.

If you've chosen the Vatican Gardens open-bus tour, your visit will begin with the garden tour, followed by entry into the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. The multilingual audio guide is available during the garden tour only—not for the museum and chapel visit.

Please note that the Vatican reserves the right to close the Sistine Chapel at short notice for institutional events

Although not included in these tickets, access to St. Peter's Basilica is free. Please expect long waiting times during peak season for both, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica.

If you’ve opted for hosted entry, keep in mind that the host is not a guide—they’re simply there to assist and escort you through the entry process.

Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.

Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.

Please arrive at the redemption point 15 minutes before the scheduled time of your tour to avoid any delays.

Ticket redemption point

Please check your final voucher for the redemption point details and specific instructions.