Rome St. Peter's Basilica Priority Entry & Host Assistance (Guided Tour Option)

Meet your host and
enter St. Peter's Basilica with priority access

Meet your host at the meeting point on Via della Conciliazione (Domus Artis) and head to St. Peter's Basilica. In high season, the regular entrance line can take up to 3 hours, but with priority entry the wait is usually reduced to about 40 minutes to 1 hour. Even with a priority ticket, all visitors must pass a mandatory security check, which may involve a short wait.

Choose a self-guided visit or a guided tour

The entry assistance option includes only the ticket and the host's entry assistance, so you explore the basilica on your own. The digital audio guide is used by scanning a QR code with your smartphone.

The guided tour option includes priority entry followed by a 1 hour 30 minute guided tour of the history, art and architecture of St. Peter's Basilica. The guided tour is offered only in English or Spanish; choose your preferred language when booking.

See Michelangelo's Pietà and the basilica's artworks

St. Peter's Basilica was completed in 1626, and Pope Urban VIII held a grand consecration ceremony. Its 15,160 m² interior holds 800 columns of marble, bronze and stucco, 44 altars and countless works of art, including Michelangelo's Pietà. The 120 m high dome, together with St. Peter's Square visited by believers from around the world, is the defining view of the Vatican.

※ Security check waiting times may vary depending on conditions on site.