Reservations are essential to see The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci in Milan — online advance purchase skip-the-line entry tickets are the cheapest and simplest way to ensure time-slot admissions to the museum. If time slots are sold out, guided tours may still be available.
Entrance tickets for The Last Supper Museum in Milan must be bought in advance, as Leonardo da Vinci’s famous late 15th-century painting on a wall in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie Church in Milan may only be seen with time slot reservation tickets. All admissions to The Last Supper Museum are in effect skip-the-line tickets. Only 40 visitors per tour are allowed to spend a maximum of 15 minutes viewing the painting. Guided tours of The Last Supper are pricy but the best way to ensure admission if the ticket-only option is sold out. Occasionally, early morning tours for groups of only six are available. All visitors must have their knees and upper arms covered.
Latest on Buying Tickets for The Last Supper in Milan in 2025
Tickets to see The Last Supper Museum (Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano) in Milan without a tour guide for February, March, and April 2025 are on sale from 10 December 2024. May, June, and July tickets should go on sale in mid-March 2025.
The Last Supper Museum tickets sell out on most days. Book as far in advance as possible, especially for July, August, Christmas holidays, and all weekends. It is not possible to buy tickets for visits later than April 2025. Guided tours may be booked months in advance.
Note: In 2025, the Last Supper is open for visitors but buying tickets requires the same idiosyncratic procedure as in recent years. Once again, tickets without booking a guided tour of the Last Supper are in high demand and very difficult to buy. Museum tickets go on sale in three-month periods and sell out.
On 21 February, the only available tickets until the end of April 2025 were for two Italian tour slots on 26 February. (These were snatched up in minutes!)
At peak periods, especially summer and school holidays, even guided tours sell out. Last Supper tour availability differs quite a lot – a search with specific dates is a good start. There is not much variety in prices or in what is included in very short tours, although the early morning group of six only saves time but regular tours or combinations with a town walk or the duomo offer better value. Keep in mind that special low-price tours may only be available months later — compare final prices before booking.
How to Buy Skip-the-Line Tickets Online for The Last Supper in 2025
The cheapest way to buy tickets for The Last Supper is through the Cenacolo Vinciano official website reseller Vivatiket. The official site is a bit old-fashioned and confusing. English is available but depending on the browser may be less easy to find.
The Last Supper Museum website currently has separate availability calendars for tickets and the official guided tours (which are good value). If all dates on the calendar are marked in grey, all time slots are sold out. Other guided tours may still be available but at a much higher price.
NOTE: The tickets-only and official-tour time slots use separate calendars! While ticket-only dates often sell out within days, many of the official guided tour dates may still be available (for far cheaper than private tour companies). Find the Cenacolo set times guided tour in English link a few lines below the calendar for ticket-only times.
The name of the person using the ticket is required and not the name of the person buying the ticket. It is only possible to buy a maximum of 5 tickets online in a single transaction. Name changes are possible up to 24 hours before the tour but tickets cannot be modified or refunded. (Minor spelling errors are not a problem.)
Tickets must be collected in person 30 minutes before the tour time. Storage is available only for small bags. Book luggage storage in Milan in advance for large bags — close to transportation hubs are usually the better options.
→→ See What to Expect When Visiting the Last Supper Museum for a description of the procedure to follow on the day of a visit.
When Are The Last Supper Tickets Going on Sale?
Online tickets for The Last Supper go on sale a few months in advance. The official website lists the dates for which ticket sales are in progress. Private tours may be booked many months in advance.
Time slots for entry tickets are usually released in three-month periods. Sales usually start from the third Wednesday of the second month preceding the following time period.
However, in the last two periods, this neat pattern has not been followed. Tickets for February, March, and April 2025 went on sale on Tuesday 10 December 2024. A day later, many weekends were already sold out.
Tickets for The Last Supper sell out even on regular, low-season days. High season is even worse: for example, within a week of May, June, and July tickets going on sale in March 2024, only a few weekdays in July had any open slots left. Similarly, all 2024 slots were sold out by late September 2024 (but three time slots were again available end October for a few minutes).
Guided tours of The Last Supper are bookable in advance on dates when individual tickets are not yet available or are shown as sold out. However, in the busy months, even tours sell out. It may be necessary to compare various providers — prices tend to go up as more slots are booked.
Alternative Options for Buying Tickets for The Last Supper in 2025
Options to consider when online tickets for The Last Supper have sold out:
- Check the website again closer to the time of the visit. Tickets may be returned, especially from tour groups and resellers, and may become available at short notice. During the low season, it is often easier to buy tickets a few days in advance than a few weeks in advance. Splitting groups and even couples up may be a way to get the last tickets in different time slots.
- Note that official guided-tour times are now on a separate calendar from tickets-only! These often sell slower but still sell out for most slots.
- Enquire at the ticket window in person. While it is not possible to queue up for tickets, cancellations by tour operators may occasionally free up reservation slots for later the same day. A sign outside may already confirm that no cancellations were made. It is valid for the full calendar day and additional tickets are not added last minute. The ticket office does not sell tickets for future dates.
- Buy tickets as part of a group tour – this will come at a price but will ensure admission, often at fairly short notice too but not on the actual day of the visit.
It is still possible to buy tickets by phone but the call center has exactly the same availability as the website. (Dial +39 0292800360 or 800990048 when calling from inside Italy.)
Admission is free on the first Sunday of the month — free Last Supper Museum tickets are only available online from noon the preceding Wednesday (and are booked in about 20 minutes). Name changes are not allowed on free Sunday tickets! (A great option, as the number of visitors is the same as any other day.)
Book Guided Tours of The Last Supper Museum in Milan
It is possible to see The Last Supper as part of a group guided tour. Several options are available:
The cheapest options are guided tours of The Last Supper Museum only that last around an hour — 15 minutes with the painting. Much of the rest of the time is taken in collecting the tickets and setting up the audio.
These express tours are basically a simple walkthrough and guided description of The Last Supper. It usually adds some value but for many, the only real reason to use these tours is to ensure admission on a specific day when the official tickets are sold out (which are unfortunately often).
Many tour operators offer these tours but availability differs quite a lot. A search with specific dates is a good start. There is not much variety in prices or what is included in these short tours. Compare final prices before booking — special low-price tours are sometimes only available months later.
In the high season, it is a seller’s market and prices go up dramatically. Sometimes, tours adding further sights in Milan such as the Duomo or guided town walks are cheaper and offer better value.
Occasionally, early morning tours for groups of only six are available. These sell out fast despite the price — the small group saves time in setting the tour up but note that although the tour group will be six, there will still be the normal group of around 40 visitors in the refectory.
Save with Last Supper and Milan Sights Combination Tours
Longer tours adding further sites may offer more value for money and often are available in higher numbers and on more dates than short Last Supper tours only. (Some are even cheaper than the Last Supper-only tours!)
Walking tours (some including the Duomo) are quite popular, as many meet at more convenient central locations and spend less time waiting outside the Last Supper Museum to obtain tickets. It also makes transportation easier.
Some further sights added on these tours are for example the adjacent Santa Maria della Grazie church (admission to the church itself is free), the nearby Church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, sometimes called the “Sistine Chapel” of Milan, skip-the-line access to the duomo (cathedral), La Scala opera museum, further art treasures, and Da Vinci sights such as the codex atlanticus in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana. (Leonardo’s vineyard is no longer open to the public.) Read the fine print, as some tours are only a guided talk leaving visitors to explore the final sights on their own. Also, transportation other than walking is often not included in these tours. (Walking is mostly the easier way to get around in central Milan.)
Tips When Visiting The Last Supper Museum in 2025
Access to Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting on a wall in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie church, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is strictly controlled. Visitor numbers are limited to only 40 people at any given time for a maximum of 15 minutes. Returning is not possible.
The 15-minute limit applies to all visitors irrespective of how the ticket was purchased. The limit is very strictly enforced making it a good idea to be a bit pushy if people are tardy to enter. 15 minutes is short, although some visitors spend less time than that in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
On the opposite wall of Leonardo’s Last Supper masterpiece is the huge fresco of The Crucifixion (1495) by Giovanni Donato da Montorfano painted on wet plaster. At least give it a glance on the way out — the faded figures in the corners were possibly painted by Leonardo.
Pick tickets up at least 30 minutes before the admission time. Bags must be placed in lockers before entering the refectory. It is allowed to take cameras in and take photos without using a flash or tripod.
Also for tours, arrive a few minutes early as it is often a struggle to find the correct guide.
- See also: What to Expect When Visiting the Last Supper Museum for a fuller description of the procedure followed on the day of a visit.
Ticket Prices for The Last Supper Museum in 2025
Admission tickets for seeing the Last Supper Museum in Milan without a guide are €15 including the advance reservation fees. Admission is free for all children under 18 and €2 for young European Union and EEA nationals (18 to 25). All visitors including babies need a ticket.
Time slots during which the official guided tour is given, add €9 to the admission ticket (including to any reduced or free ticket). It is not possible to visit at these times without paying for the tour. The tour is good value for money and a fraction of the price of other tours arranged by private companies.
Admission is free on the first Sunday of the month. Free entry tickets are available only online from noon the preceding Wednesday. It is not possible to change names on these free tickets. (In a change to previous practice, telephone bookings are no longer possible for free Sundays.) In contrast to many other free sights, there is no reason to avoid The Last Supper Museum on a free Sunday. The number of visitors allowed in at any given time is the same as on regular days (but good luck on scoring a reservation in the first place but it’s worth trying if the dates work).
→ See How to Get Free Tickets for The Last Supper in Milan for more details. (Free Last Supper tickets are usually gone within minutes of being released.)
The Last Supper Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from around 8:00 to 19:00 but only the 15-minute reservation time is really relevant.
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