Opening hours and tickets
Opening hours for the Vatican papal basilica
Season | Opening | Closing |
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Winter 1°ottobre – 31 marzo |
7:00 am | 6:30 pm |
Summer 1° April– 30 September |
7:00 am | 7:00 pm |
An appropriate dress is required for access to the Basilica of San Pietro.
Entrance fee: free
Visit to the dome of St. Peter’s
Dome opening times
Season | Opening | Closing |
---|---|---|
Winter 1° October– 31 March |
8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
Summer 1° April– 30 September |
8:00 am | 6:00 pm |
Ticket Cost
- Lift to the terrace level and continue on foot (320 steps): € 10.00
- Ascent on foot, 551 steps: € 8.00
- Reductions for schools are possible by presenting an Institute certificate with the list of participants: € 5.00
Alternative tickets
Alternatively, you can buy tours offered by operators in the sector, which include a visit to St. Peter’s Basilica. These solutions are ideal if:
you want a wider range of offers
be free to change your booking or even ask for a refund (up to 24 hours before the booked date)
look for guided tours that include other monuments of Rome
Here are some examples:
Informations
Holy Mass: Every day, at 8:30 am (with a homily in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament; the Mass is followed by the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and adoration until 4.45 pm when the Eucharistic Blessing takes place)
Vatican phone numbers
Fabbrica di San Pietro in Vaticano: 06 698 83731
Capitolo: 06 698 83465
Preseminario S. Pio X: 06 698 71416
Suore: 06 698 83 795
Most visited sites in Rome:
Colosseum
Papal Basilica of St Peter in Vatican
Pantheon
Trevi fountain
Piazza Navona
Villa Borghese