Visiting the Sistine Chapel is easy. Many tickets and tours exist and you can choose between different options including a self guided visit, a big or small group tour or a semi-private guided visit.
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The Sistine Chapel is part of the Vatican Museums. To visit the Sistine Chapel you just need a regular Vatican Museum ticket, which also includes the chapel.
You have to be dressed appropriately to gain entry to the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican Gardens. Visitors are not permitted to wear sleeveless, low-cut garments, shorts that end above the knee, miniskirts, and hats.
Tickets currently cost €17 for adults and €8 for children between the ages of 6 and 18. Purchase tickets to see the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Museums. You can skip the ticket line for an extra €5 per ticket. This is the same price charged for tickets purchased in advance.
The Vatican has a dress code that some travellers might not be aware of when visiting. Luckily if you're planning on wearing jeans to the Vatican, you definitely can! When you plan to visit, it's best to keep your knees and shoulders covered. And for footwear, you will need flat shoes, not flip-flops or casual sandals.
The Vatican City is free to enter, allowing you to meander the likes of St. Peter's Basilica and St. Peter's Square without dropping a dime. However, if you want to see the Vatican's starring attractions: the Sistine Chapel and Vatican Museums, you will have to pay around 15 Euros.
Skip the line Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel tickets are highly recommended and in my opinion absolutely worth the few extra euros, especially if you are visiting during high season. How long does it take to see the Vatican and Sistine Chapel? 2 to 4 hours is the average visit to the Museums and St. Peter's.
But reaching what many consider the holy grail—The Sistine Chapel—often requires standing in three- to four-hour lines then working your way through the labyrinth that is the museums themselves.
It's forbidden to show up with bare sleeves.In summer the solution can be to bring a cardigan or a shoulder cover to wear inside the Museums. Pants or skirts must cover up to the knee. It is absolutely forbidden to wear a top that leaves the belly open.
The Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel are visited on one ticket. You will enter the Sistine Chapel through the Vatican Museums, so if you only want to see the Sistine Chapel, you will have to walk through the Vatican Museums first.
9) Do you need a passport to go to the Vatican? No, you do not need to bring your passport with you. Even if you are entering another state and Vatican City has its own passports, postal service and stamps, bank and euro, telephone system, radio station, pharmacy and national football team too!
One of the most popular of the Vatican Museum tours is the group tour. You skip the line of course, and have a knowledgable guide so you don't have to think about what to see or where to go. All of these tours include the Sistine Chapel, usually ending there.
The VIP Vatican Key Master's Tour is, at time of writing, the most exclusive tour of the Vatican that you can take. The tour, which lasts for two hours, has you accompanying the official Vatican Museum's Key Master as they walk through the Vatican.
What shoes to wear at the Vatican. There are no special rules about shoes at the Vatican and you can wear closed shoes or sandals. While there is no specific rule about wearing flip flops at the Vatican, it is good practice not to. Flip flopr are impractical for the location, often noisy and considered too casual.
Water bottleThere is a security check as you enter into the Vatican museums so it is important that you only bring a plastic bottle. Glass bottles will be taken from you or you will be forced to leave them in the locker room.
The Vatican decrees that “low cut or sleeveless clothing, shorts, miniskirts and hats are not allowed“, but as some of this is open to interpretation depending on your perspective, it's worth examining the rules in a little more detail!