Vatican Tour: Skip the Line for Sistine Chapel

Avoid long waits at the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel with skip-the-line tickets. Purchase tickets in advance and enter directly from the Viale Vaticano entrance.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vatican Museums - Exploring Vatican City with skip-the-line tickets to the Vatican Museums is a must-do when in Rome. The museum boasts an extensive collection, including classical sculptures.
    The Vatican City is surrounded by a vast array of churches, chapels, buildings, and gardens.
    The Vatican Museums house the majority of the city’s art…
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Skip-The-Line entry to the Sistine Chapel
  • Skip-The-Line entry to the Vatican Museum
  • On-board WiFi
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Breakfast
  • Private transportation
Additional Information

For those planning a visit to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, securing advance tickets to bypass the line is highly recommended. During peak seasons, lines can be lengthy, with wait times often exceeding two hours. Visitors have the option to purchase skip-the-line Vatican City tickets independently or as part of a guided tour.
To buy…

Location
Via Germanico, 36
Via Germanico
Go to directly at the meeting point, Via Germanico 36, and look for a office called Royal. Travellers can easily go to the meeting point through Google Maps or by hiring a taxi. If travellers prefer metro then they may choose Ottaviano metro line A or they can easily arrive choosing bus stop 23.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Arifulhaque280102
Nov 1, 2024
Good service - This tour was great and day was also good for us, they are very well tour opareting of Vatican city, I recommend book tour with them,
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Tusher_h
Oct 14, 2024
Have great e experience - Visiting the Vatican Museums on a guided tour is like stepping into an art lover's paradise. The sheer breadth of the collection is mind-blowing—from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling to Raphael's Rooms, every corner is a feast for the eyes. Our guide was an absolute encyclopedia of knowledge, connecting historical, cultural, and artistic dots seamlessly. They made sure we didn't just look at the art but truly saw it, with all its context and significance. Even the lesser-known gems became fascinating stories. If you're in Rome, this is an unmissable experience to see one of the world's greatest art collections up close, with expert narration to enhance your visit.
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Daniel_h
Aug 17, 2024
Skip-the-line was worth it - The "skip the line" is a little confusing but ultimately worth it. The Vatican Museums have several lines - an entry line that can be hours long, and another line inside to get into the Sistine Chapel. The Skip-the-Line tours enter a shorter tour groups line for entry, which only took a few minutes, and depending upon the whims of the Vatican officials can sometimes also circumvent the normal Sistine Chapel line. Finally, there's a line to enter St. Peter's Basilica through security screening but the tour exits the museums inside the secured area so you get to skip the Basilica line as well. We found "skip the line" worth it, especially on a hot day. Your mileage may vary. The tour consisted of a couple of hours guided through parts of the Vatican Museums, and I understand what you see can vary based upon which wings of the museums are open that day. We then got a few minutes in the Sistine Chapel - the Vatican tries to keep everyone moving through, so I don't think any of the tour groups are permitted to linger long - and then were dropped off in front of St. Peter's Basilica where the guided part of the tour ended but you could explore the basilica on your own. Again, this is because of the Vatican's policies - they don't want tour groups shuffling through the basilica when there are frequently multiple church services going on in various parts of the building. We liked our guide and the tour and were happy with the experience. The very beginning - finding the meeting place and tour guide - was a little confusing, as it seems several locations sell tours and all just hand you off to someone else to eventually connect you to a larger group and the tour guide.
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Karen_g
Jun 14, 2024
Great Tour - Great tour! Great Guide! Organized meeting spot. Small group is much better than large when navigating halls of Vatican Museum.
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Luciana_r
Oct 23, 2024
Vatican on steroids - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and was able to explain many of the details along the way. The only problem for me was all the stairs but that is because of my issues, I still managed it. It was worth not having to line up
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Marc_t
Apr 11, 2025
Tour of trouble - Rushed. Lost member of the tour so we continually waited for him until we just left him. Dropped of to continue on our own??
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Wiley_o
Jun 27, 2024
Nice tour, but we could barely understand our guide. - The tower looks like it leans more in person than in pictures. Nice to see everything in the area of the church.
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Blanca_g
Nov 4, 2024
Booked Spanish tour but was in English. - Not happy as we booked a spanish tour but it was at the end in English. Our kids are young and dont speak English (they are Dutch/Spanish). We paid more than 500eur for a tour that our children could not understand. When we received the paper ticket we saw that the price for each ticket was 20eur but we paid more than 100eur per person.
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Rachelgy7761em
Mar 20, 2025
Do not book this tour - The Sistine Chapel was closed on March 19th, which we did not know when we booked our trip. We were called the night before to say the reservation was canceled and we would be refunded. I have not been refunded and have contacted my credit card company. Why would you allow bookings when you know the Sistine Chapel is closed?!
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Brittany_l
Jan 9, 2025
I’m extremely... - I’m extremely disappointed because our tour was canceled 2 days before arriving, which is fine we didn’t care it was canceled, but we were still charged the full amount and never got refunded our payment. I reached out and no one ever got back to me.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).