Can one buy tickets in advance to the Sistine Chapel on line? We will be there in September, 2007.

www.vatican.va

Thank you mzldc for your response. I went online but it doesn't appear that I can buy a ticket online for the Vatican museums now. It appears that maybe one can do it if they try more than a month before they arrive.

You cannot buy Vatican Museum tickets in advance on-line. You just have to wait in line like everybody else.

Unless you go with one of the guided tours.

You can't buy tickets online, you need to fax a request. You cannot buy tickets for just the Sistine Chapel but for the whole Vatican Museum Tour.

http://tinyurl.com/g2gyd

There should still be plenty of time. Bear in mind, they don't fax you back the confirmation until a couple of days before hand. So you need to have a fax number that you can direct the confirmation to, such as a hotel in Rome etc.

This is a great thread on all the ins and outs of making the reservation. I thoroughly recommend doing the tour. It saved hours of lining up and the guide was excellent - great value.

http://tinyurl.com/kzoub

Thanks to all that responded....what a great place for info. I will try and fax and we'll just hope we get lucky.

Awhile ago, I started a thread here asking if anyone had ever missed out on the Vatican Tour and I don't think anyone ever has.

Good Luck