Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel Skip-the-Line Tickets + Big Bus

Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel

With your tickets to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel, you'll skip the lines and enter one of the most extensive and best-curated museum complexes on the planet, originating from papal collections that began to grow during the Renaissance. 

The tour will take you through the courtyard and galleries, where the architecture is decorated with barrel vaults, marble floors, niches with classical sculptures, and an exhibition design intended to guide the viewer's gaze.

You can begin your tour among ancient statues and iconic sites such as the Pio-Clementino Museum, home to iconic works of classical art. You'll walk through long galleries, including the Gallery of Maps, a monumental corridor covered in painted cartography and illusionist decorations.

Raphael's Rooms will transport you to High Renaissance Rome. A space where painting, perspective, and iconography come together as a cultural manifesto. Then comes the best moment: the Sistine Chapel, where you'll look up at Michelangelo's ceiling and, facing the altar, the imposing masterpiece of The Last Judgement, painted between 1536 and 1541. Did you know that, due to the impact of millions of visitors, The Last Judgement has recently required cleaning and restoration to remove white deposits?

You'll explore over 3000 years of history in a vast collection of the Catholic Church and the Papacy through 20000 artworks on display.

Rome Sightseeing Bus

As if that wasn't enough, your skip-the-line tickets include a ticket valid for 3 hours to enjoy the sightseeing bus of Rome. It's the most complete experience to discover the Eternal City!

You'll enjoy a route with 8 stops in the historic center, and you can hop on and hop off as many times as you want within the time it's valid, seeing panoramic views of Rome's must-see monuments in a practical way.

Plus, the bus has an audio guide in English on board, so you don't miss any details of the city's history. You can check the map with the route and stops at the following link:

• Route and stops of the Big Bus Sightseeing Bus

Schedule & Frequency

The Big Bus sightseeing bus operates daily from 9 am to 7 pm, and runs every 13 to 28 minutes.

How Does It Work?

After booking, you'll need to pick up your skip-the-line tickets at Viale Vaticano 97, located at the entrance of the Vatican Museums. Here, you'll present your booking confirmation, and you'll be given the necessary documentation to enter at the indicated time.

Once you reach the access, you'll pass the usual security controls before starting your visit.