Last-Minute Vatican Museums ticket

If you’ve been to the Vatican Museums, you know this place is not just huge, it is massive! But despite it being massive, there’s hardly a day where you’ll find the Museums less crowded.

If you’ve bought a Vatican Museums ticket online in advance, then good for you. If you haven’t, standing in those queue lines to enter the attraction can be anything but pleasant.

That is why we have the last-minute Vatican Museums ticket, which provides you with immediate access to the Museums at any time of day.

Here’s everything you need to know about this traveler-friendly ticket.

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Ticket highlights

Immediate access to all open rooms of the Museums
Fast-track entry to the Sistine Chapel
Choose from any 12 time slots to enter the Museums
Special assistance at the Museums’ entrance

Ticket description

The Vatican Museums’ last-minute ticket remains a popular choice among tourists and those flying down with flexible itineraries. This ticket, also known as the ‘fast-track Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel ticket,’ is one of the best ways to explore the Museums.

While it doesn’t include access to a guided tour or an audio guide, this ticket ensures you have all the required assistance with the mandatory security procedures before being escorted to the museums.

Once you’ve bought this ticket and are in the Museums’ area, assemble at the Vatican Touristation office at Viale Vaticano 97. From here, you will be welcomed and assisted to the Museums’ entrance.

Price-wise, this ticket tends to be costlier than the regular one, but tourists don’t mind the additional cost as long as they can avoid the Vatican’s long queues.

There are 12 time slots available for this ticket—8.30 am, 10.30 am, 11 am, 11.30 am, 12 pm, 12.30 pm, 1 pm, 1.30 pm, 3.30 pm, 3.45 pm, 4 pm, 4.30 pm—and you can opt for the one that best suits your itinerary.

Ticket details

Adult (18+ years): €55
Child (7 to 17 years): €45

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Free entry

Kids aged 6 years and younger
Visitors with a certified disability of more than 74% + carer

Cancellation policy

This ticket is not applicable for a refund or rescheduling, even if you cancel your ticket in advance.

Itinerary map

Vatican Touristation office
Vatican Museums Line 2 entrance
Pio Clementino Museum
Pinecone Courtyard
Raphael Rooms
Hall of Tapestries
Gallery of Maps
Sistine Chapel

Planning a visit to the Museums? Here’s all you need to know about the attraction’s dress code, its three entrance lines, opening and closing hours, the amenities within the Museums, how to reach the Vatican, and special tours like the Vatican Museums early morning and late evening tickets, Castle Gandolfo, and Vatican Grottoes & Necropolis tickets.

What you shouldn’t miss inside the Vatican Museums

Pio Clementino Museum: Regarded as one of the most important and largest sections of the Museums, it houses artifacts and donations made to the Vatican

Pinecone Courtyard: Named after the large bronze pinecone fountain located at the side of the courtyard. It also houses a restaurant serving local and continental cuisines

Gallery of Maps: Found on the West side of Belvedere Courtyard, this gallery contains floor-to-ceiling maps of Italy painted by Ignazio Danti.

Raphael Rooms: This suite of reception rooms was personally decorated by Raphael and his assistants with beautiful frescoes that have stood the test of time

Sistine Chapel: No visit to the Vatican is complete without setting foot inside the Sistine Chapel. Once here, be ready to be blown away by the genius of Michaelangelo and those beautiful ceiling frescoes.

General information

Address: Viale Vaticano, 00120 Vatican City

Metro: Line A heading in the directions of Battistini, Ottaviano, or Cipro stations

Timings: Monday to Thursday: 8 am to 7 pm (last entry 5 pm)

Friday to Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm (last entry 6 pm)

Sundays: Closed (except for the last Sunday of the month)

Dress code: Shoulders and knees shouldn’t be exposed; avoid sleeveless tops, low-cut

tops exposing the midriff, miniskirts, shorts, and hats

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