"I had never been to sienna until this month. i have now been twice because my group enjoyed it. today's experience was even better. the guide was very welcoming to each individual knowledgeable and various laugh. he interjected. Great stories about the history of the region, making enjoyable moments. In history even more interesting."
Skip-the-Line Duomo · 2-Hour Walk · From US$45 (Oct 2026)
Siena Duomo Tickets
Two hours through Siena's old town with an English-speaking local guide, past Piazza del Campo and San Domenico, ending inside the cathedral with skip-the-line tickets.
From
US$45
per person (2-hour guided walk and skip-the-line Duomo entry; checked October 2026)
Free cancellation
- 4.8 / 5 1,436+ Reviews
- Skip the Line Duomo Entry
- 2 Hours Local Guide
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Walking Tour and Duomo Tickets Include
A 2-hour walk with an authorised local guide and skip-the-line entry to the cathedral, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Highlights
- Explore Siena's historic center and visit its main attractions
- Discover the magnificent Basilica of San Domenico and other historical buildings
- Skip the lines and enjoy fast track entry to the Duomo or Cathedral
- Marvel at impressive masterpieces by Donatello, Bernini, and Michelangelo
- Enjoy an authorized English-speaking local guide
What's Included
- 2-hour guided tour of Siena with an authorized English-speaking local guide
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets to the Duomo or Cathedral
Good to know: Appropriate clothing to enter the church (covered shoulders and knee-length pants and skirts) and shoes for walking cobblestone streets are necessary to join this tour · Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments · Not Included: Hotel pick-up, Tips/gratuities
How a Siena Duomo Visit Works
Choose the ticket by how much of the complex you want, dress for a church, mind Sunday mornings, and arrive before the queue.
Pick the Ticket
The cathedral ticket covers the church, its floor and the Piccolomini Library. The OPA SI PASS adds the Baptistery, Crypt, museum and Facciatone viewpoint. Only the Porta del Cielo ticket takes you onto the roof.
Dress for a Church
Siena Cathedral is a working church: cover your shoulders and knees. The walking tour listing turns away short skirts and sleeveless tops, and the old town's streets are steep and paved, so wear walking shoes.
Mind Sunday Mornings
Masses take priority. From 1 November the cathedral opens to visitors at 10:30 on weekdays; on Sundays and holidays at 10:00 until 15 November and only at 13:30 from 16 November, and services can change the hours without notice.
Go Early or Skip the Line
The ticket office at Piazza Duomo 7 sells on the day, but the line in season is long. A skip-the-line ticket or a guided entry gets you in without it; the last entry is 30 minutes before closing.
Photo Gallery
Inside Siena Cathedral
Photos from the walking tour listing: the facade, the striped nave, the Piccolomini Library and the marble floor.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Select your preferred date and time. Instant confirmation; cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
Four Ways Into Siena Cathedral Compared
The guided walk with skip-the-line tickets against the OPA SI PASS, the 7:15 rooftop visit and a private guide. Prices as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026.
| Feature | GUIDED Walking Tour + Duomo | ALL SITES OPA SI PASS | 7:15 Opening + Gate of Heaven | Private Siena Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From (October 2026) | US$45 per person | US$22 per person | US$47 per person | US$391 per group up to 2 |
| Time | 2 hours | About 2 hours, valid 3 days | 2 hours from 7:15 | 2 to 3 hours |
| Guide | English-speaking local guide | Phone audio guide | The Clavigero and a guide | Your own guide |
| What you enter | The cathedral, skip-the-line | Cathedral, library, Baptistery, Crypt, museum, Facciatone | Cathedral and the Gate of Heaven | The cathedral, priority tickets |
| Rooftops | No | No | Yes | No |
| Free cancellation | Up to 24 hours | Up to 24 hours | Non-refundable | Up to 24 hours |
| Rating | 4.8 (1,436 reviews) | 4.4 (3,903 reviews) | 4.8 (35 reviews) | 4.9 (404 reviews) |
| Check Availability | See the Pass | See the Rooftop Visit | See the Private Walk |
Other Ways Into the Duomo
More Siena Cathedral Tickets and Tours
The OPA SI PASS to every site of the complex, the 7:15 opening with the Gate of Heaven, a private guide, and day trips from Florence.
ALL SEVEN SITESSiena: Cathedral Complex Pass with Audio Guide (OPA SI PASS)
The cathedral, Piccolomini Library, Baptistery, Crypt, museum and Facciatone viewpoint on one pass, with a phone audio guide.
ROOFTOPS AT 7:15Siena: Exclusive morning visit to the Duomo with the Clavigero
Watch the keeper unlock the cathedral at 7:15, then walk the Gate of Heaven roof passages before the crowds.
FROM FLORENCEFlorence: S. Gimignano, Siena, Chianti Wine Tasting & Lunch
A full day from Florence: San Gimignano, a Chianti winery lunch with three wines, then a guided walk in Siena.
THREE TOWNS, ONE DAYFlorence: Pisa, Siena & San Gimignano with Optional Lunch
Pisa, Siena and San Gimignano by coach from Florence, with a local guide in Siena if you pick that option.
MORE TIME IN SIENAFrom Florence: Tuscany Day Trip to Siena & San Gimignano
About two hours in Siena and two in San Gimignano, by coach through the Chianti hills from Florence.
PRIVATE GUIDEPrivate Siena Walking Tour: Traditions, Streets & Cathedral
Your own guide through the contrade, Piazza del Campo and the cathedral, with pre-booked priority tickets.
The Guide
Which Siena Duomo Ticket to Buy, and When to Go
Three tickets open the complex. The right one depends on whether you want the rooftops, the museum, or a guide.
The official seller of Siena Duomo tickets is the Opera della Metropolitana, the cathedral’s works office, and it sells three: the cathedral with its Piccolomini Library (€10 until 15 November 2026, then €7), the OPA SI PASS to every site of the complex (€16, then €14), and the Porta del Cielo rooftop ticket (€21). Those are the prices on operaduomo.siena.it, checked in October 2026. To see the Duomo with a guide, the most-reviewed guided tour on GetYourGuide is Tuscan Escapes by Papilio’s Walking Tour and Skip-the-Line Duomo Tickets: two hours through the old town with an English-speaking local guide, ending inside the cathedral. It is from US$45 a person (checked October 2026) and rated 4.8 out of 5 from 1,436 reviews.
The walk starts in the old town rather than at the cathedral door. The guide covers Piazza del Campo and the Palio, the contrade, the Basilica of San Domenico and the palaces of the city’s bankers, then takes you into the Duomo for the works by Donatello, Michelangelo and Bernini. Guests this October name their guides, Julia and Claudia among them, and describe a walk full of Siena’s traditions as much as its art. Free cancellation runs up to 24 hours before.
Which ticket you need
| Ticket | Price at the Opera (October 2026) | What it opens |
|---|---|---|
| Cathedral | €10 until 15 November 2026; €7 from 16 November to 31 December | The cathedral, its marble floor and the Piccolomini Library |
| OPA SI PASS | €16 until 15 November; €14 from 16 November; ages 7 to 11 €3 | The cathedral and library, Baptistery, Crypt, Museo dell’Opera, Facciatone viewpoint and Oratory of San Bernardino, over three days |
| Porta del Cielo | €21; ages 7 to 11 €6; sold from 1 March to 6 January | The rooftop route above the vaults, plus every museum site |
Children up to six go free on all three, as do residents of Siena (except on the rooftop route). The OPA SI PASS also comes with a free audio guide on your phone. On GetYourGuide the same pass is sold as the Cathedral Complex Pass with Audio Guide (OPA SI PASS), from US$22 with the booking fee included and free cancellation up to 24 hours before, and GetYourGuide marks it as an official ticket. The ticket prices guide sets out every price and who enters free.
The floor is uncovered until 15 November 2026
For most of the year the cathedral’s inlaid marble floor, 56 scenes in marble made by Sienese artists over several centuries, is protected under boards. In 2026 it has been uncovered for the Year of St Francis, from 27 June to 31 July and again from 18 August to 15 November. That is why the cathedral ticket costs €10 and the pass €16 until then; from 16 November the floor is covered again and the prices drop. During the uncovering the Masses move to the church of the Santissima Annunziata, in the Santa Maria della Scala complex across the square. The floor guide covers what to look for.
Queue at the door or book ahead
You can buy on the day at the ticket office at Piazza Duomo 7 or at the Dear Guests visitor centre at Via di Città 48, near Piazza del Campo, and the Opera also sells online and by phone. The catch is the line. A guest who used the pass this August found “a huge line” and walked past it; another, on a hot day, advised going early in the morning. The Porta del Cielo has limited places and is sold only online or at the ticket office while places last, so book it ahead. The one tour that pairs it with an early opening is DEAR GUESTS’ 7:15 morning visit with the Clavigero, the keeper of the cathedral keys; the Porta del Cielo guide explains it.
Pick the way in that fits:
First visit, with a guide
Walking Tour + Skip-the-Line Duomo
Two hours with a local guide through the old town, ending inside the cathedral.
Check dates →On your own, everything
OPA SI PASS
Cathedral, library, Baptistery, Crypt, museum and Facciatone, with a phone audio guide.
See the pass →The rooftops, before the crowds
7:15 Opening + Gate of Heaven
The keeper opens the doors for at most 36 people, then the roof walk. Non-refundable.
See the rooftop visit →Staying in Florence
Siena Day Trip
San Gimignano, a Chianti winery lunch and a guided walk in Siena, by coach from Florence.
See the day trip →Prices and review counts as listed on GetYourGuide in October 2026, not a quote.
Opening hours and what to wear
Until 31 October 2026 the cathedral is open from 10:00 to 19:00, and while the floor is uncovered it opens at 9:30 on Sundays and holidays. From 1 November to 24 December it opens from 10:30 to 17:30; on Sundays and holidays it opens at 10:00 until 15 November and only at 13:30 from 16 November, and on 1 December, the feast of the city’s patron saint, it closes at 15:00. The last entry is 30 minutes before closing, and services can change the hours. It is a working church, so cover your shoulders and knees; jeans are fine. The opening hours guide has the full timetable and the Mass times.
Where everything is
The complex is spread around Piazza del Duomo. The Baptistery sits below the cathedral’s apse, down a flight of steps; the Museo dell’Opera and the Facciatone, the wall of an enlargement begun in 1339 and never finished, are on the right of the facade; Santa Maria della Scala, the old hospital, faces it. Piazza del Campo is a five-minute walk downhill.
Coming from Florence
Siena is about an hour and a quarter from Florence by the fast bus, which stops at Piazza Gramsci, a short walk from the centre; the train takes longer and the station is about two kilometres below the old town. Check the timetables before you go. The coach day trips make it simpler: Gray Line’s San Gimignano, Siena and Chianti tour includes a guided walk in Siena and, as an option, the cathedral; the day trip page compares four of them.
Guest Reviews
What Guests Say About the Walking Tour
4.8/5
from 1,436 verified guests
"This was a great walking tour that highlighted important aspects."
"Julia was a very entertaining local guide who told about traditions of Siena and the horse rades"
"Julia was an excellent guide. Her passion and humour for Siena was charming. She put everything in perspective. Wonderfully knowledgeable and fun"
"Claudia was an amazing guide! My partner and I learned curious facts about related to Siena’s history and traditions. Definitely recommend to everyone."
"The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The tour was extremely interesting."
"Tour guide was very informative and knowledgeable about Siena. Was good that you could do the Douma on your own after the tour had finished"
"It was great... an orientation that gave a ton of background that I would not have known otherwise: the organization of the neighborhoods, the horseracing competition, etc. She was very knowledgable and friendly."
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See All ReviewsThe Old Town, Then the Cathedral, With a Guide
Tuscan Escapes by Papilio walks you through Siena's centre for two hours with an English-speaking local guide and takes you into the cathedral with skip-the-line tickets. Rated 4.8 from 1,436 reviews, from US$45 a person as of October 2026, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Starting from US$45 per person (2-hour guided walk and skip-the-line Duomo entry; checked October 2026).
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Siena Duomo FAQ
The questions people ask before visiting Siena Cathedral, answered in the first sentence.
Yes, to visit: the cathedral ticket is €10 until 15 November 2026 and €7 from 16 November, and it includes the Piccolomini Library. Worshippers can enter to pray through the Porta del Perdono, the door kept for worship, without a ticket. For the whole complex there is the OPA SI PASS.
€10 for the cathedral until 15 November 2026 and €7 after, €16 for the OPA SI PASS to the whole complex (€14 after), and €21 for the Porta del Cielo rooftop route, at the Opera's prices. On GetYourGuide the OPA SI PASS is from US$22 and the walking tour with skip-the-line Duomo tickets from US$45 (October 2026).
Only to pray, through the Porta del Perdono, or if you are in a free category: children up to six, people born in or resident in Siena, accredited journalists, disabled visitors with a companion, and students of Siena's two universities. Everyone else needs a ticket, from €7 for the cathedral or from US$22 for the OPA SI PASS on GetYourGuide.
Not for the cathedral, which sells tickets on the day, but in season the line is long, and the Porta del Cielo has limited places. A guest this August found a huge line and skipped it with the OPA SI PASS; for the rooftops, book the 7:15 opening with the Gate of Heaven ahead.
Yes, at the ticket office at Piazza Duomo 7 or the Dear Guests visitor centre at Via di Città 48, open every day. The Porta del Cielo is sold only online or at the ticket office while places last. To skip the queue, the walking tour with skip-the-line tickets goes in with its guide.
The cathedral's own site is operaduomo.siena.it, run by the Opera della Metropolitana di Siena, which looks after the complex and is the official seller of its tickets. Its call centre is +39 0577 286300. The same OPA SI PASS is sold on GetYourGuide as the Cathedral Complex Pass, with the booking fee included.
Yes: cover your shoulders and knees, because it is a working church. Jeans are fine. The walking tour listing turns away short skirts and sleeveless tops. The opening hours guide covers the rest.
About an hour for the cathedral and the library, and about two hours for the full OPA SI PASS route, which the Opera says is its length. The guided walking tour takes two hours including the old town. See is Siena Cathedral worth it?
OPA is short for the Opera della Metropolitana, the cathedral's works office since the Middle Ages, which runs the complex today. Its combined ticket is the OPA SI PASS, sold on GetYourGuide as the Cathedral Complex Pass with Audio Guide.
Yes: in Italian a city's cathedral is its duomo, and Siena's is the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. Tickets say Duomo or Cattedrale; the OPA SI PASS covers it along with the rest of the complex.
In 2026, from 27 June to 31 July and from 18 August to 15 November, for the Year of St Francis. After that it is covered again for most of the year. The guided walking tour enters the cathedral; the floor guide explains what you see.
The Gate of Heaven, a route through the roof spaces above the cathedral's vaults, with views down into the nave, sold by the Opera at €21 from 1 March to 6 January. The 7:15 morning visit with the Clavigero includes it. See the Porta del Cielo guide.
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