The OMNIA Vatican and Rome Card (Buy on Viator) is a tourist pass for the attractions of the Vatican City and Rome. With the card, visitors enter the main sites and museums without having to wait in line. The pass includes audio guides, tourist medical assistance and use of public transport and an open tourist bus.
More visitors than ever are expected in Rome and Vatican City during the 2016 Jubilee year, so having the card could save you wasting a lot of time standing in the ticket lines.
Visits with the Vatican and Rome card
The OMNIA pass includes free entry to several places of interest, no waiting in line, and reduced admission with express entry to many others for a period of three days from the validation date (the date you first use it time for any admission or transportation) For some tickets, you will need to meet at a designated place at certain times, noted on the website and the information that comes with your card.
Admission and entry without line :
- Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- Vatican Gardens OR St. Peter’s Basilica
- Roman Colosseum, Forum and Palatine Hill
- Cloister and Basilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral of Rome, with audio guide
- San Pedro prison with audio guide
Additional Optional Sites : The card covers admission to one site or museum and discounts on admission for any others you choose to visit from the list that includes:
- 16 archaeological sites, including Trajan’s Market, the Appian Way , Ostia Antica, and archaeological museums.
- Modern museums and galleries, including the Borghese Gallery (reservation required), the Capitoline Museums, and Castel Sant’Angelo.
- Contemporary and scientific museums
Transport
With the OMNIA card, visitors have unlimited use of Rome’s bus and metro system by validating the pass at designated turnstiles and ticket vending machines (explained with the pass).
The pass allows visitors to use the Roma Christiana open bus by showing the pass to the driver. The buses are equipped with audio guides in 8 languages. A full sightseeing loop takes 1.5 hours, but visitors can hop on and off at any of the 11 stops around the main monuments and sights as often as they like.
Card information
Also included with the tourist pass:
- map showing meeting points, Open Bus drop-off points, main monuments and places of interest, and metro routes
- Guide to what is covered with the card.
- Reduced price medical assistance services for multilingual tourist medical assistance and free call center.
- Call the center for questions or assistance with the pass
The OMNIA Vatican and Rome Tourist Card is operated by Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi , an organization that has assisted pilgrims arriving in Vatican City and Rome for 77 years.
Cards can be purchased online or directly at collection points, including Termini Train Station and Fiumicino Airport.
Website : See Omnia Vatican and Rome for up-to-date information on the tourist card, cost and what’s included, and to purchase it online.
