Access to St Peter's Dome:
By Stairs: €6.00
By Lift: €8.00
Vatican museums & Sistine Chapel:
Standard Adult Ticket: €17.00
Reduced Ticket for Children*, Students, & Priests: €8.00
Skip the line tickets cost €4.00 extra
*Children Under 6 Years Old Enter Free of Charge
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Most definitely, and it's only €4.00 extra so even budget travellers can afford it. Although some queuing should still be expected with a fast-track ticket, you will skip the 2 hour + line just to reach the ticket office and security!
See the Vatican Calendar for exact dates when the Vatican is open as some closures do occur. Generally the opening hours are as follows:
Vatican museums:
Monday-Saturday: 9.00am-6.00pm
Sunday: Closed unless last Sunday of the month
Last Sunday of the month: 9.00am-2.00pm* (FREE ENTRY)
Vatican Museum ticket offices close 2 hours before, so last entry is at 4.00pm Monday-Saturday and 12:30pm last Sunday of the month.
Visitors are asked to leave the halls 30 minutes before closure times.
*Excluding Easter Sunday, St Peter & St Paul's Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day should any of these fall on the last Sunday of the month.
St Peter's Basilica:
Monday-Sunday April-September: 7am-7pm
Monday-Sunday October-March: 7am-6pm
You can purchase tickets and tours online before you go, or from the ticket offices when you arrive.
Beware of anyone offering to sell you tickets to the Sistine Chapel Only - Individual tickets do not exist, the Sistine Chapel is visited with the Vatican museums entrance ticket.
Arrive early or late to avoid the worst of the crowds and pre-book fast-track entrance tickets. You should also try to avoid the peak summer season (June-August) if possible.
If taking a DIY tour (without a tour guide) you could arrive at St Peter's Basilica for opening at 7am, spend an hour taking in the architecture before going up to the dome at 8am when it opens and then move onto the Vatican museums ready for opening at 9am, taking into account the 20 minute walk between St Peter's Square and the Vatican museums entrance.
The Vatican museums (including the Sistine Chapel) are FREE OF CHARGE on:
There are no skip-the-line tickets and no tours on free entry days.
Some exclusions apply - See Vatican Calendar for more details.
Disabled visitors with a certified invalidity of more than 74% receive free entry. Disabled persons who are not self-sufficient can bring a companion free of charge too.
Access to St Peter's Dome:
By Stairs: €6.00
By Lift: €8.00
Vatican museums & Sistine Chapel:
Standard Adult Ticket: €17.00
Reduced Ticket for Children*, Students, & Priests: €8.00
Skip the line tickets cost €4.00 extra
*Children Under 6 Years Old Enter Free of Charge
Entrance to the Sistine Chapel is covered by the Vatican museums ticket. You cannot purchase a separate Sistine Chapel only ticket.
Vatican museums & Sistine Chapel:
Skip the line tickets cost €4.00 extra