Skip-the-line Vatican Museums entry tickets

The Vatican Museums are one of the busiest attractions in the world, and that means they are heavily crowded five days a week and every last Sunday of the month.

Naturally, every tourist has three things in mind when visiting the Vatican: convenience, time, and peace of mind. All of these would be in jeopardy if you haven’t booked your entry tickets online, and that means standing in a never-ending queue, hoping you get to the entrance on time.

One reason some people opt to stand in queue is that guided tour tickets can be costly. But what if we told you about the availability of an entry ticket meant for the budget-conscious among us? 

Here’s everything you need to know about the skip-the-line Vatican Museums ticket and what it entails.

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Ticket highlights

• The cheapest ticket to access the main galleries at the Vatican Museums
• Fast-track entrance to Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
• Time slots available from 8 am to 4.30 pm
• Spend as much time as you want at the Museums

Ticket description

A bestseller with tourists, the Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: Skip The Line Ticket offers you immediate access to all the open rooms and galleries of the Vatican Museums.

Better still, you can go through faster security checks (2 mins max) without needing to stand and wait in long lines outside and inside the Museums. This can be beneficial as you spend more time inside the Museums. As you stroll by, don’t forget to visit the galleries’ classical sculptures, Renaissance masterpieces, and stunning ancient Egyptian and Etruscan artifacts.

One thing to keep in mind when booking your ticket; it’s best to choose a time slot—there are eight, starting from 8 am to 4.30 pm—close to the opening hours or after lunch to avoid the Museums’ teeming crowds.

Ticket details

• Adult (18+ years): €40
• Child (7 to 17 years): €24
• Student (up to 25 years): €24

Free entry

• Kids under 7 years of age
• Visitors with 74% certified disability and 1 carer

Cancellation policy

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

Itinerary map

• Vatican Museums Line 2 entrance
• Pinacoteca
• Carriage Pavilion
• Braccio Nuovo
• Pio Clementino Museum 
• Gregorian Etruscan Museum
• Gallery of Maps
• Raphael Rooms
• 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, late evening tour, Sistine Chapel guided tour, Castle Gandolfo, and Vatican Grottoes & Necropolis tickets.

What you shouldn’t miss inside the Vatican Museums

• Pinacoteca: This museum building has 18 rooms featuring different groups of paintings and masterpieces from various eras. If you want to explore them in depth, it would take you an entire day!

• Carriage Pavilion: Houses ceremonial carriages from the past and some exotic cars—including the Fiat Campagnola Pope John Paul II was riding in when an assassination attempt was made against him

• Pio Clementino Museum: By all means the largest complex in the Vatican Museums, this section, made of 12 rooms, features the Vatican’s best Greek and Roman sculptures, like the statue of Laocoön and the Apollo of the Belvedere

• Gregorian Etruscan Museum: Boasts of Roman and Latium bronze, glass, ivory, terracotta, and ceramics—including some from former Etruscan cities such as Vulci—dating back to the Iron Age (9 BC)

• Sistine Chapel: Home to a certain Renaissance master called Michaelangelo and his world-famous ceiling frescoes depicting imagery from the bible like the Last Judgement and the Creation of Adam

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