Confirmed by the venue FEB 2026
checked 2026-10-05
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel
Museum · Vatican City · Italy 🇮🇹
Renaissance Art Masterpieces
Only official site
museivaticani.va
Admission prices
Adult
Full Entry Ticket (without online booking)
€20
€ 20.00
Adult
Full Entry Ticket "Skip the Line" (booked on the official site)
€20
€ 20.00 + 5.00
The 5.00 is the online booking fee on tickets.museivaticani.va, the only official ticket site.
Reduced Entry Ticket (without online booking)
€10
€ 10.00
Reduced Entry Ticket "Skip the Line" (booked on the official site)
€10
€ 10.00 + 5.00
stated on museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/organizza-visita/tariffe-e-biglietti.html · checked 2026-10-04
Full Entry Ticket € 20.00 (without online booking) · Full Entry Ticket "Skip the Line" € 20.00 + 5.00 (with booking on the official Vatican Museums website) · Reduced Entry Ticket € 10.00 (without online booking) · € 10.00 + 5.00 (with "Skip the Line" booking on the official Vatican Museums website) · Free Entry: Last Sunday of the month, Children below the age of 7
Practical
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: address
Viale Vaticano, 00165 RomeOpen in Google Maps →✓ museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/info/come-raggiungerci.html · 2026-10-04Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: opening hours
From Monday to Saturday 08.00 a.m. – 08.00 p.m. (final entry 06.00 p.m.) · Every last Sunday of the month 09.00 a.m. – 02.00 p.m. (final entry 12.30 p.m.), Free entry · Visitors are required to leave the halls 30 minutes before museum closing time✓ museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/info/orari-musei-vaticani.html · 2026-10-04Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: closing days
Sunday (except the last Sunday of the month) · 1 and 6 January, 11 February, 19 March, 6 April, 1 May, 29 June, 14 and 15 August, 1 November, 8, 25 and 26 December✓ museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/info/orari-musei-vaticani.html · 2026-10-04Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: what should I know before visiting?
The only official site for purchasing tickets online is https://tickets.museivaticani.va Please beware of potential scams and websites that use domains similar to the official one, which may charge significantly higher prices. To avoid inconvenience, it is advisable always to check that you are purchasing via the official portal of the Vatican Museums.✓ m.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani-mobile/en.html · 2026-10-07Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: how to get there
Metro: Line A direction Battistini, Ottaviano or Cipro stations · Bus: 49, stop in the square in front of the Vatican Museums; 32, 81, 982, stop at Piazza del Risorgimento; 492, 990, stop in Via Leone IV / Via degli Scipioni · Tram: 19, stop at Piazza del Risorgimento · Taxi rank in the square in front of the Vatican Museums✓ museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/info/come-raggiungerci.html · 2026-10-04Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: is it wheelchair accessible?
Most of the museum spaces are accessible to people with motor disabilities. To facilitate the visit, the Vatican Museums advise an visit itinerary without barriers which, thanks to assistance from the Guard Corps , will enable visitors to easily reach the main services and places of interest.✓ museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/organizza-visita/servizi-per-i-visitatori/accessibilita/agevolazioni-e-servizi-per-visitatori-con-disabilita-.detailmenu.html · 2026-10-06Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: are dogs allowed?
Animals, even small ones, cannot enter the Vatican Museums or the Castel Gandolfo Museum Complex. Only guide dogs for the blind can enter, if they wear a muzzle and leash.Translation · original in French
Les animaux, même petits, ne peuvent pas entrer dans les Musées du Vatican, ni dans le Pôle Muséal de Castel Gandolfo. Seuls les chiens-guides pour non-voyants peuvent entrer, s'ils ont une muselière et une laisse."The Vatican, the Museum of Museums," not only houses the extensive collections of art, archaeology and ethno-anthropology gathered by the Popes over the centuries, but also contains some of the Apostolic Palace’s most extraordinary and artistically significant rooms.
Not official
✗museivaticanitickets.com
Official rates on museivaticani.va, checked 2026-10-04: Full Entry Ticket (without online booking) € 20.00 · Full Entry Ticket "Skip the Line" (booked on the official site) € 20.00 + 5.00 · Reduced Entry Ticket (without online booking) € 10.00. Anything materially above is reseller markup.
museivaticanitickets.com is not official; the official site is museivaticani.va. Tickets at tickets.museivaticani.va.
◆ Link confirmed by the venue
“Vatican Museums confirmed the official booking link by email — 04/02/2026. The founding venue, confirmed by its own hand.”
Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel · February 2026
At a glance
type
Museum complex of the Holy See
tarif
€20 full · €20 + €5 booked online · €10 reduced · free the last Sunday of the month and under 7
duration
3h for the main route to the Sistine Chapel; a full day for the collections
access
One entrance, Viale Vaticano — not St Peter's Square
best season
Weekday mornings at opening; November to February outside holidays
Practical
Address
Viale Vaticano, 00165 RomeVERIFIED 2026-10-04
Opening hours
Monday to Saturday 08:00–20:00, final entry 18:00 · Last Sunday of the month 09:00–14:00, final entry 12:30, free entryVERIFIED 2026-10-04
Closed
Sundays except the last of the month · 1 and 6 January, 11 February, 19 March, 6 April, 1 May, 29 June, 14 and 15 August, 1 November, 8, 25 and 26 DecemberVERIFIED 2026-10-04
Tickets
€20 full, €10 reduced, at the door · +€5 booked online at tickets.museivaticani.va · free under 7 and the last Sunday of the monthVERIFIED 2026-10-04
Metro
Line A, Ottaviano or CiproVERIFIED 2026-10-04
About
The Vatican Museums are the museums of the Holy See: some 70,000 works in 54 galleries along a route that ends in the Sistine Chapel. The chapel is part of the museums and is entered only with a museums ticket; there is no separate Sistine Chapel ticket. The entrance is on Viale Vaticano, a fifteen-minute walk around the walls from St Peter's Square, and the two are visited separately: the basilica is free and has its own queue.
The only official ticket site is tickets.museivaticani.va. The museums' own page says so in as many words and warns of look-alike domains charging more. A ticket bought there costs €20 plus a €5 booking fee; the same ticket at the door costs €20 without the fee, with the queue that implies.
Getting there
public transport
Metro line A towards Battistini, Ottaviano or Cipro stations. Bus 49 stops in the square in front of the museums; 32, 81 and 982 at Piazza del Risorgimento; 492 and 990 on Via Leone IV. Tram 19 to Piazza del Risorgimento.
car
There is no visitor car park; the museums list a taxi rank in the square in front of the entrance.
on foot
From St Peter's Square, follow the Vatican walls north along Via di Porta Angelica to Viale Vaticano, about fifteen minutes.
When to visit
The museums open at 08:00 Monday to Saturday and the Sistine Chapel is the last room on the route, so the first hour is the quietest it gets. The free last Sunday of the month closes at 14:00 with final entry at 12:30, and is the busiest morning of the month. The museums are closed on ordinary Sundays and on thirteen feast days a year, listed above.
Questions
How much do Vatican Museums tickets cost?
€20 for a full ticket and €10 reduced, bought at the door. Booked online on the official site, tickets.museivaticani.va, the same ticket is €20 + €5: the €5 is the booking fee for a timed, skip-the-line entry. Children under 7 enter free, and everyone enters free on the last Sunday of the month.
Is the Sistine Chapel included?
Yes. The Sistine Chapel is inside the Vatican Museums and is the last room on the visit. There is no separate Sistine Chapel ticket; a museums ticket is the only way in.
Which site sells official Vatican Museums tickets?
Only tickets.museivaticani.va. The museums' own website says it is the only official site for buying tickets online and warns of websites using similar domains that charge significantly more.
Do I need to book in advance?
The museums sell tickets at the door, but the queue on Viale Vaticano can run to hours in season. A ticket booked online carries a timed entry and skips that queue for a €5 fee.
When are the Vatican Museums free?
On the last Sunday of each month, 09:00 to 14:00 with final entry at 12:30. Under-7s, visitors with a certified disability of at least 67 percent, and ICOM and ICOMOS card holders enter free on any open day.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00, final entry 18:00; visitors are asked to leave the halls 30 minutes before closing. Closed on ordinary Sundays and on 1 and 6 January, 11 February, 19 March, 6 April, 1 May, 29 June, 14 and 15 August, 1 November, 8, 25 and 26 December.
How do I get there?
Metro line A to Ottaviano or Cipro. The entrance is on Viale Vaticano, on the north side of the Vatican walls, not on St Peter's Square; from the square it is about fifteen minutes on foot.
Can I see St Peter's Basilica with the same ticket?
No. The basilica is a separate visit with its own free entrance from St Peter's Square and its own security queue. The dome climb and the necropolis are sold separately by the basilica at basilicasanpietro.va.
Sources
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