Opening hours and tickets
Opening hours for the Vatican papal basilica
| Periodo | Opening time | Closing time |
| Winter
1° October– 31 March |
7:00 am | 6:03 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
| Period | Opening time | Closing time |
| Winter
1° October– 31 March |
8:00 am | 5:00 pm |
| Summer
1° April – 30 September |
: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
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