Vatican Museums entry costs €25 online or €20 at the door, with the Sistine Chapel included. St Peter's Basilica is free without a booking. The dome costs €17 by stairs or €22 with the lift.
Museums and Sistine Chapel; St Peter's Basilica
From €49, this 3-hour tour adds an English guide to your visit. The official Museums ticket is €25 if you prefer your own pace; St Peter's is free.
from €49 per adult
See the tourMuseums and Sistine Chapel; St Peter's Basilica
Allow 3.5 hours for the Complete Early Morning tour with an English guide. It costs from €99, against €25 for Museums entry if you want to go alone.
from €99 per adult
See the tourSt Peter's Basilica and papal tombs; dome
Dome entry comes with the English Basilica and papal tombs tour, from €55. Without a guide, your dome ticket costs €17 by stairs or €22 with the lift.
from €55 per adult
See the tourPrices in euro per adult, read . The buttons take you to the tour page; the booking page shows the price for your date. We add no fee.
Your €25 online ticket covers the Museums and Sistine Chapel on the booked day. The entrance is on Viale Vaticano. You leave the halls 30 minutes before closing.
Entry €20 at the door or €25 online
Included with Museums entry, the chapel has no separate ticket. Look up for the Creation of Adam on the ceiling. Keep your phone away and stay silent.
Museums ticket includes entry; Museums last admission 18:00
The Museums ticket covers these painted rooms too. The School of Athens is on the wall here. You need no separate ticket to see it.
Included in your Museums ticket
Free entry needs no booking. Your security check starts on the right of the square as you face the Basilica. Allow 1 to 2 hours inside; Wednesday and Sunday are busiest.
Entry free, optional slot €7; open 7:00 to 19:00
For €17, you climb all 551 steps; the €22 lift leaves 320. Both online tickets include the Basilica and its audio guide. You can bring only a small bag.
Stairs €17 or lift €22; winter hours 7:30 to 17:00
The €20 Scavi tour visits Roman tombs beneath the Basilica. You request a date and wait for a reply. Groups have at most 12 people; children must be at least 10.
Guided visit €20, reduced €14
The papal tombs in the Grottoes are free to visit beneath the Basilica. The Roman tombs of the Necropolis need a separate guided booking.
Entry free; separate from the Necropolis
At €37, the open bus ticket includes a 45-minute Gardens ride with an audio guide. You visit the Museums and Sistine Chapel afterwards on the same day. The bus makes no stops.
Open bus €37, including Museums entry afterwards
Audience tickets are free, requested through the Prefecture of the Papal Household. Wednesday audiences take place here or in the Paul VI Hall. Basilica security checks start in the square.
Papal Audience tickets free, by request
Headsets come with this 3-hour English tour of the Museums and St Peter's. Museums entry alone costs €25 if you do not need a guide.
from €99 per adult
See the tourAt 8:00, up to 6 people enter the Museums before visiting the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's. That is the public opening time too; independent Museums entry costs €25.
from €149 per adult
See the tourChildren are the focus of this private 2.5-hour Museums and Sistine Chapel tour, with entry included. Adults pay €25 for official Museums entry if your family does not need a guide.
from €239 per adult, party of two
See the tourYour private guide covers the Sistine Chapel, with Raphael Rooms access depending on the day's route. Going alone with the €25 Museums ticket saves the cost of a private guide.
from €250 per adult, party of two
See the tourIf the Museums matter most, start there at 8:00 and visit St Peter's afterwards. The Basilica stays open until 19:00. Choose the dome first if climbing is your priority; it closes at 17:00.
Use tickets.museivaticani.va if you only need Museums entry at €25. The Basilica's booking site sells dome tickets for €17 or €22. A guided tour suits you if you want explanations along the route.
Most Sundays the Museums are closed. The next free opening is 29 November from 9:00 to 14:00, with last entry at 12:30. St Peter's opens on Sundays, though these are among its busiest days.
The Museums entrance is on Viale Vaticano, 00165 Rome. Metro line A stops at Ottaviano or Cipro nearby. For the Basilica, use Ottaviano-San Pietro; bus 49 serves the Museums.
No ticket or reservation is needed for free Basilica entry. Your optional €7 booking adds a time slot and Digital Audio Guide. Security checks still apply.
Book once your date is set if you need a particular slot. The official online ticket costs €25. If you can keep your plans flexible, entry at the door costs €20.
Yes, on the Museums' free last Sunday of the month, apart from holiday exceptions. The next date is 29 November. Entry starts at 9:00 and ends at 12:30; the Museums close at 14:00.
Yes, full-length jeans meet the Basilica's rule for long trousers. Your shoulders must be covered at both sites. The Museums also ban shorts above the knee and low necklines.
There are 551 steps on the stair route, or 320 after the lift. The lift stops at the terrace. The climb is not recommended if you have heart or breathing problems, vertigo or claustrophobia.
