Rome: Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Tickets
Overview
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Take a stirring journey through art and religious history with skip-the-ticket-line entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel. Avoid the long ticket lines and enjoy your visit at your own pace.
Wander through the Greek Cross Gallery to see elaborately carved sarcophagi that might just contain the earthly remains of some of antiquity's famous kings and queens.
Peek at the Cabinet of the Masks, or tour the Sala degli Animali to see a virtual menagerie of fantastic beasts, real and imagined. Walk the Upper Galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, to see how cartographers depicted the world through the ages.
See masterpieces by Renaissance masters in the Raphael Rooms, and rest in the Borgia Apartments for a while. Then, it’s time to marvel at Michelangelo’s exquisite Sistine Chapel, the crown jewel of the Vatican, and perhaps even of all the world’s art treasures.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Entering to temporary exhibition
Cloakroom service
All Fees and Taxes
Vatican Museum Map
Skip the line ticket for Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
Relaxation areas with seats are located along the museum
Lunch
Private transportation
Sistine Chapel during Conclave
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums are the public museums of Vatican City. They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most well-known Roman sculptures and most important masterpieces of Renaissance art in the world. The museums contain roughly 70,000 works, of which 20,000 are on display and currently employ 640 people who work in 40 different administrative, scholarly, and restoration departments.
Sistine Chapel
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the pope's official residence in Vatican City. Originally known as the Cappella Magna the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment, both by Michelangelo.
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Rome: Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel Skip-The-Line Tickets
Reviews
101 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Super good company to go with!!
Kevin W,
Sep 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00Super good company to book with. - everything smooth and easy, electronic tickets, always follow up in a timely manner.
Buyer beware!!
Anthony M,
Sep 25, 2025
- Viator
3.00Go as early as possible to beat the crowds. I had booked at 8:30 AM reservation through Viator & and it got canceled by the Tour group 15 minutes prior to our reservation. We had to rebook and weren’t able to get in until 10 AM and we were packed in there like sardines. Not the experience I had hoped for.
Vatican nightmare
Patricia C,
Sep 20, 2025
- Viator
2.00Bought the Skip-the-line excursion. Still waited in line and had to go through 2 checkpoints to scan tickets and also security check. Waaaay too many people. Could hardly see anything. In Sistine Chapel, have to shuffle through shoulder-to-shoulder in some tight spaces. No opportunity to exit or go to another area. So many tour groups blocking the way. I think there should be a limit to how many people are let in. It was insane!
Tickets without queues.
Susana B,
Sep 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00Good. The queue is fast I recommend to all the people who go to Rome. I recommend that the Spanish language be more present.
Give it a miss and google the art!
Suzanne B,
Sep 13, 2025
- Viator
3.00Can’t fault the booking, easy to do and self guided tour. However be warned! This is a massive money making scheme for the catholic church. Entry is in huge lines every 30 minutes. The place is so packed you can hardly see anything and you’re ushered round like cattle. No aircon anywhere so not only are you squeezed in like sardines you also melt! If it was less busy and we were able to spend more time looking it would be a great place to see. We’ve done other museums that are not at all like this (including the Louvre) Took what snaps I could and high tailed out. The Sistine chapel is no photography allowed and is the most packed square I’ve been in.
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