Where the Sistine Chapel is located
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How to get to the Sistine Chapel by metro?
To reach the Vatican Museums, where the Sistine Chapel is located, take the Metro A line, direction Battistini and get off at Ottaviano-Musei Vaticani or Cipro stop. The stops are just a few minutes walk from the Museums.
How to get to the Sistine Chapel by bus or tram?
The fastest line that allows you to reach the Sistine Chapel is line 49 which stops in front of the Vatican Museums.
Numerous other lines stop near the Museums: lines 32, 81 and 982 arrive at Piazza Risorgimento (a 5 minutes' walk); with lines 492 or 990 you can get off in Via Leone IV / Via degli Scipioni (5 minutes on foot).
If you prefer
he tram, number 19 has its terminus in Piazza Risorgimento.
How to get to the Sistine Chapel by car?
Using a car is not recommended to reach the Sistine Chapel, in order to avoid the chaotic city traffic. In any case, there are private and paid parking lots near the Vatican Museums in Viale Vaticano and in the neighboring streets.