A grand frescoed gallery hallway inside the Vatican Museums lined with statues

Museum & Sacred Art

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

4.7132,000 reviewsVatican & Prati

Duration
3 to 4 hours
Opening hours
Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm (last entry 4pm). Closed Sundays except the last Sunday of the month, when entry is free and very crowded.
Area
Vatican & Prati

About

Miles of corridors packed with Roman sculpture, tapestries and the Raphael Rooms build slowly toward the Sistine Chapel, where Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgment still stop conversation in a room that asks for silence and bans photography. Book a timed slot online without exception, walk up tickets can mean queuing outside the Vatican walls for hours. Going straight to the Sistine Chapel first, then doubling back through the galleries once the crowd thins, beats the standard one way route.

  • Iconic
  • Skip the Line Option
  • Museum
  • Photography Restricted

Good to know

  • Most visits take about 3 to 4 hours.
  • Tickets from €21 per person.
  • Open mon to sat 8am to 6pm (last entry 4pm). closed sundays except the last sunday of the month, when entry is free and very crowded..
  • One of the highest rated museum & sacred art experiences on the guide, at 4.7.

Location

Viale Vaticano, 00165 Roma RM