Sights · Our pick in Rome
The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo’s ceiling
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About The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
The Vatican Museums hold the papal collections, the Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel. Book timed tickets on the Museums’ own website, museivaticani.va.
Why it's on our list
- Sistine Chapel
- Raphael Rooms
- Book on museivaticani.va
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from The Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- CiproMA500 m6 min walk
- OttavianoMA500 m6 min walk
- Valle AureliaMA1.1 km14 min walk
Key sights
- St Peter’s500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Piazza Navona1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Pantheon2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Spanish Steps2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 13 min
- The Trevi Fountain2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Galleria Borghese3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Colosseum3.7 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Fiumicino Airport21 kmCar or taxi 76 min
Main railway stations
- Roma San Pietro1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Roma Trastevere3.9 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Roma Termini4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Roma Ostiense4.7 kmCycle 20 minCar or taxi 21 min
- Roma Tiburtina6.5 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 27 min