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Vatican City Pass
Book the Vatican in one go, then spend the day looking up.
The Vatican City Pass puts the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel and St Peter's Basilica in a single purchase, and at St Peter's you choose between an escorted entry with an audio guide, a short guided tour and access to the dome. On top of those you pick a third ticket: Castel Sant'Angelo, the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore with its museum, or a city audio guide app. You set your dates at checkout, and the pass throws in a discount code for your next bookings in Rome.
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Building your Vatican City Pass: one ticket from each group
The name suggests a card from the Vatican, but this pass is a bundle Tiqets puts together from single tickets, and you pick which ones as you buy. The cheapest combination is €64.
Buying the Vatican City Pass
- 1Start with the dates you want and the number of people in your group.
- 2In each of the three groups, choose one: the Museums visit, the St Peter's option and a third ticket.
- 3Pay at checkout. After that, the pass can't be cancelled.
What the card buys
Vatican City Pass: what's included and what it's worth
You choose one ticket from each group when you buy. Next to each: the cheapest way to buy that ticket, or an equivalent one, on its own here.
- Vatican Museums & Sistine Chapel: Fast Track Ticket €35
- St. Peter’s Basilica: Reserved Escorted Entry + Audio Guide €13
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore: Priority Entry + Museum or Castel Sant'Angelo · €22or a city audio guide app · €5 €8.50
- Bought one by one
- €56.50
- The Vatican City Pass
- from €64
With these tickets, the card costs at least €7.50 more
The card's price depends on the tickets you choose; the checkout shows it before you pay.
Vatican City Pass choices: the Museums, St Peter’s and a third ticket
Your Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel ticket comes in three versions: a skip-the-line entry on your own, a hosted entry, or a guided tour in English.
St Peter’s has three options. The escorted entry is reserved access with help at the meeting point and an audio guide app to download, though it doesn’t skip the security line. The other two are a one-hour express tour and access to the dome with an audio guide. Going into the basilica costs nothing, so whichever you pick, you’re paying for the escort, the guide or the dome.
The third choice can be one more visit: Castel Sant’Angelo, or the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and its museum with priority entry. If you’d rather not add another visit, take the city audio guide app instead.
Vatican City Pass vs single tickets: which costs less
The receipt above counts the skip-the-line Museums, the escorted entry at St Peter’s and Santa Maria Maggiore, and with those the pass costs more than the three tickets bought one by one. With the audio guide app as the third ticket, the single tickets are cheaper still. The dome and Castel Sant’Angelo cost more on their own than the tickets the receipt counts, and the checkout shows the pass’s price when you choose them.
On top of the tickets, the pass gives you one checkout instead of three and a personal 10% code for your next bookings in Rome, valid for a month. The code helps if you still have sights to book after the Vatican. And if the Vatican Museums are all you’re after, a skip-the-line ticket on its own is enough.
Colosseum tickets and transport to add to the Vatican City Pass
The Colosseum isn’t in the Vatican City Pass. To book it together with the Vatican Museums, the Rome Tourist Card is a bundle of the same kind where you can pick both; otherwise the Colosseum is a ticket of its own. Two are below, and the Colosseum tickets page explains what each kind covers.
No metro or buses either. For those you’d want the Roma Pass, which has no Vatican, or the 72-hour Omnia Card, which has both. Every Rome pass is on our page about the Roma Pass and Rome’s other city passes.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the Vatican City Pass cost?
From €64, for the cheapest mix of tickets. Other choices in the three groups can raise the price, and the checkout shows it once you've picked all three.
Is the Vatican City Pass official?
No. Despite the name, the Vatican doesn't issue this pass: it's a bundle of single tickets that Tiqets puts together, and you choose them as you buy.
Is the Vatican City Pass worth it?
With the choices on our receipt, no: with the skip-the-line Museums, the escorted entry at St Peter's and Santa Maria Maggiore, the pass costs more than the same three tickets bought one by one, and with the audio guide app instead the single tickets are cheaper still. The dome and Castel Sant'Angelo cost more on their own, and the checkout shows what the pass costs with them. What the pass adds is one checkout for the Vatican and a 10% code for your next bookings in Rome.
Does the Vatican City Pass include the Colosseum or public transport?
No, neither. For the Colosseum you need a ticket of its own, or the Rome Tourist Card, a bundle in which you can pick both the Vatican Museums and the Colosseum. For public transport, our page on the Roma Pass and Rome's other city passes covers the cards that include it.
Do you need a ticket to enter St Peter's Basilica?
No, there's no charge to go into St Peter's Basilica. The pass's St Peter's ticket is for the extras: an escorted entry with an audio guide app, a one-hour express tour or access to the dome.
Can I cancel the Vatican City Pass?
No, the pass can't be cancelled after checkout.
Is there a child price for the Vatican City Pass?
The pass doesn't show prices by age. The tickets sold on their own have reduced prices for children, and children under 7 go into the Vatican Museums free, so for a family it's worth pricing the single tickets too.
