Vatican museum - where to buy tickets?

Hi there

As part of our cruise in July, were visiting Rome and have booked the Rome on our own tour which drops us off at the vatican.

We want to do skip the line at the vatican as I've heard the que's are very long.

If I pre-book our tickets from their official website will this allow us to skip the line? If so should we still expect a que in the pre booked line and how long roughly?

Many thanks Claire

When we went we pre-booked with timed tickets. We did have to queue for a few minutes, but the line for those that hadn’t pre-booked was half a mile long.

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Short line to go through security. Go past the long line to purchase tickets and there will be a separate line by the entrance for those who bought tickets online.

Does the tour drop you at the Vatican Museum or St Peter’s Basilica? It is a 10-15 minute walk from the front of St Peter’s to the Vatican Museum entrance.

Hi there

As part of our cruise in July, were visiting Rome and have booked the Rome on our own tour which drops us off at the vatican.

We want to do skip the line at the vatican as I've heard the que's are very long.

If I pre-book our tickets from their official website will this allow us to skip the line? If so should we still expect a que in the pre booked line and how long roughly?

 

Many thanks Claire

These are the right official websites for tickets:

https://biglietteriamusei.vatican.va...?weblang=en&do

http://www.museivaticani.va/content/...la-visita.html

You skip the ticket line, but everyone has to go through the security line.

Hi there

Thank you so so much for your replies.

I will book our tickets online from the official website before we go.

Our trip through Royal Caribbean starts at 9am. They say 1hour 30mins drive and the bus drops us at st peters square. Do you think it's safe to book it for 11am? We plan on going straight there as we don't have too much time.

Many thanks