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CrowVerdict passVATICAN MUSEUMS · SUNDAY VISIT
Closed Sundays, except the last · Go SAT 08:00
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Download full-size code ↓One Sunday a month — the last one, 09:00 to 14:00, free. Every other Sunday the Vatican Museums are shut, which is the part people get wrong.
Scroll for what it costs · when to go ↓Is the Vatican free on Sunday?One Sunday a month.
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| Visitor | Price |
|---|---|
| Full entry, at the ticket office Your row | €20 |
| Full entry online, with booking fee | €25 |
| Last Sunday of the month | Free |
| Reduced entry, at the ticket office | €10 |
The Vatican Museums name their own domain, and warn about the rest:
“The only official site for purchasing tickets online is https://tickets.museivaticani.va. Please beware of potential scams and websites that use domains similar to the official one, which may charge significantly higher prices.”
museivaticani.va
Open 08:00–20:00 Monday to Saturday, with final entry at 18:00. Closed every Sunday except the last of the month, when it opens 09:00–14:00 free of charge with last entry at 12:30. You must leave the galleries thirty minutes before closing.
Arrive
09:00On a free last Sunday the doors open at 09:00 and shut at 14:00. There is no second chance that month.
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