Saint Peter’s Basilica: Tickets

St Peter’s Basilica tickets: which one to choose

Admission to St Peter’s Basilica is free. It is not necessary to buy a ticket to access the largest papal basilica in Rome. It is also true that the monument is a pilgrimage destination because of its majesty, as well as the symbol it represents for Catholics all over the world. It follows that long queues can form at the entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica, even lasting more than two hours.

How to visit St Peter’s Basilica without queues?

To visit St. Peter’s Basilica without queues there are three possibilities:

• book a guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica with an official Vatican guide
• book a tour with a private guide
• book the St. Peter’s Basilica audio-guide service

Pass turistici di Roma

Vatican City Pass

The ‘Vatican City Pass’ is the ideal solution for a complete visit to the Vatican. The combined ticket offers priority access to the Vatican Museums and a guided tour of St. Peter’s Basilica at a very advantageous price.

Omnia Card

The ‘Omnia Card’ is the solution that includes all the advantages of the ‘Omnia Vatican Card’ and the ‘Roma Pass‘ combined.

The tourist pass offers access to St. Peter’s Basilica and the Tomb of the Popes (with audio guide and skip-the-line admission), priority access to the Vatican Museums, access and audio guide to the Basilica of St. John Lateran, admission to St. Peter’s Prison, unlimited access to the Stop & Go Christian Rome open-top bus, and a choice of two attractions: the Colosseum (+ Roman Forum and Palatine), the Museum of Castel Sant’Angelo, the Capitoline Museums and the Museum of Rome.

Alternative combination tickets

Guided tours tickets to St. Peter’s Basilica

Alternatively, the tour with official Vatican guides of St. Peter’s Basilica is available:

Visiting St Peter’s Basilica with a guide is certainly an option to be considered. An expert guide will allow us to better savour the many stories of this majestic monument that we might otherwise miss.

Headphones for optimal listening to the guide and access to the steps leading to St Peter’s Dome are included in the ticket. English language only.