when to go to the Vatacian
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It would help to know exactly where you're coming from. The public transportation is great. I'd ask the person at the front desk of the hotel to get bus stop information. Either get there about 30-45 minutes before they open (which I believe is at 8:45am) or go very late in the day. We arrived at 8am to stand in line and were among the first 25 to get in. Here's what I found when I did a search in Yahoo for "Vatican City" <BR> <BR>From April 1 to October 31: 8.45-16.45 <BR>From November 1 to March 31: 8.45-13.45 <BR>Closed all Sundays and holidays, except for the last Sunday of the month when the Musei are open with free admission.
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If you are going to the Vatican museum, we discovered (the hard way), that the tour groups arrive in the mornings, between 8:30-9:30. there was a line to get in the there were wall-to-wall people in there with tours of many languages going on simultaneously in each area. when we left, around 11:30, there was no line to get in and it was emptying out. for that reason it may be wiser to avoid the museum in the morning.