St Peter's Basilica Guides: Tours, Hours, Dome, Scavi
St Peter's Basilica guides: which tour includes the Basilica, whether a tour is worth it, the dress code and hours, the Dome, the Scavi, and the Museums and the Basilica in one day.
Which Vatican Tour Includes St Peter's Basilica?
On the combined Vatican tours the Basilica is often a dearer option, and the card price is the option without it. Which tours include it, at what price, and from where.
Read guide →Is a St Peter's Basilica Tour Worth It?
St Peter's Basilica is free to enter, so a tour is worth it for what it adds: a guide, the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel first, the papal tombs or the Dome.
Read guide →St Peter's Basilica Dress Code and Hours
St Peter's Basilica: open daily 7:00 to 19:00 from 26 October 2026 to 28 March 2027. Shoulders and knees covered, no hats, no cloakroom. Dome and Scavi hours too.
Read guide →St Peter's Dome Climb
The Dome of St Peter's: 551 steps, or 320 after the lift to the terrace; 17 EUR by the stairs or 22 EUR with the lift, online. Hours, rules and the tours that include it.
Read guide →The Scavi and the Papal Tombs Under St Peter's
The Scavi, the necropolis under St Peter's with the tomb of St Peter, are booked only with the Excavations Office: 20 EUR, from age 10. The papal tombs are another visit.
Read guide →The Vatican Museums and St Peter's in One Day
From the Vatican Museums to St Peter's Basilica: straight from the Sistine Chapel on a tour with the Basilica option, or 915 m on foot round to the Square. Order and days.
Read guide →Short on planning time? Check dates and options →