Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel guided tour ticket

The Vatican Museums is no ordinary art repository. With a reported 70,000 works of art—20,000 of which are currently on display—dotting the attraction, finding your way through the numerous halls and galleries and identifying these artifacts can be quite a hassle.

This is why booking a guided tour ticket could make your itinerary at the Vatican all the more delightful and engaging. Read on to know more.

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Ticket highlights

Fast-track entrance to the Museums and Sistine Chapel
Live tour guide available in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish
The tour duration is 2 hours 30 minutes.
Headsets to hear your guide out amidst all the din at the Museums

Ticket description

Looking for a fast-track entrance to the Museums and Sistine Chapel? Your search ends here with this guided tour ticket that acts as a gateway to a magical world of art.

Available in English, Italian, Spanish, German, and French, this guided tour offers much information on what’s inside the Museums at a more leisurely pace.

Your tour starts from the grand entrance of the Vatican Museums.

After you pass through the necessary security checks, your guide will take you through the attraction’s 26 museums, 54 galleries, 3 courtyards, and corridors.

The tour lasts 2.5 hours, and you will be provided with a headset so that you can hear what your tour guide is explaining.

The time slots for this tour depend on your chosen language, and they are available from 8 am to 6 pm.

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your booked time slot at the Italypasstours office in Via Vespasiano 20. Your guide will escort you from there.

Ticket details

Adult (18+ years): €90
Child (6 to 17 years): €80

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Free entry

Infants aged 5 years and under
Visitors with more than 74% certified disability and their carer

Cancellation policy

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

Itinerary map

Italypasstours office
Vatican Museums Line 3 entrance
Pio Clementino Museum
Pinecone Courtyard
Main Galleries
Raphael Rooms
Borgia Apartments
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

Pinacoteca: This section of the Museums houses eighteen huge rooms with well-preserved paintings dating back from the Middle Ages to the 1800s

Ethnological Museum: A treasure trove for all the gifts the Vatican has received over the centuries from empires and countries, including the Far East

Braccio Nuovo (New Wing): Famous for its collection of sculptors and busts, this part of the Museums was designed by Neoclassical restorer Raffaele Stern

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: This outdoor Museums section gets its name from the large bronze pinecone fountain located at the side of the courtyard

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: The main reason why everyone visits the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel is a testament to the genius of Michaelangelo.

Instructions

Make sure you arrive at least 15 minutes before your booked time slot
Your guide will be waiting for you at the Italypasstours office in Via Vespasiano 20
Show your smartphone voucher to the guide
The guide will escort you inside the museums and provide you with a hard copy ticket

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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