Florence tickets, museums and things to do: prices, hours, skip the line

Looking for clear information on Florence tickets, without sales talk or pointless queues? This guide brings together Florence museums, attractions and things to do in Florence, with official prices, hours and online comparisons. Three numbers to know first: Uffizi €25 same day (€29 in advance), Accademia €20 plus €4 booking fee, Brunelleschi Pass €30. Everything else — Pitti, Boboli, Palazzo Vecchio, the Bargello, the Medici Chapels — is sold through the same few ticket offices.

If you arrive by train from Rome, Venice or Bologna, get off at Firenze Santa Maria Novella: the Duomo is ten to twelve minutes’ walk away. From there the big museums are close together, but the queues are long: without a booked slot you can lose an hour and a half just getting in. That is why this guide starts with tickets rather than a list of things to see.

Florence tickets and Florence museums: how to get oriented

Florence has no single city ticket. Its museums belong to different bodies, each with its own box office, rules and refund policy. Knowing who runs what saves you from buying twice or being turned away at security.

State museums. The Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli are sold through tickets.uffizi.it (CoopCulture). The Accademia, Bargello, Medici Chapels, Orsanmichele and Palazzo Davanzati form the GAMB group and use B-Ticket / Firenze Musei (+39 055 294883). Under 18s go free, EU citizens aged 18–25 pay €2, and entry is free on the first Sunday of the month (#domenicalmuseo, no booking and no priority). Uffizi tickets are named: name and ID must match, otherwise no entry and no refund.

Duomo complex. The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore sells passes only: Brunelleschi €30, Giotto €20, Ghiberti €15. Passes are valid for three calendar days, with timed slots for the Dome, Bell Tower or Santa Reparata depending on the pass. There is no “Dome only” ticket and no official skip-the-line; authorised resellers (Tiqets among them) are listed by the Opera, and anyone advertising otherwise is not authorised.

Civic museums. Palazzo Vecchio (€18), Torre di Arnolfo (€20 with museum), Brancacci, Novecento, Bardini: sold on bigliettimusei.comune.fi.it with a €1 booking fee. Under 18s go free and the Firenze Card is accepted. The Tower requires a timed slot, has 418 steps in total and closes in the rain.

Things to do in Florence: one- to three-day itinerary

One day. The Accademia in the morning (David, 60–90 minutes) and the Uffizi in the afternoon (at least two hours) — or, if you prefer views and fresh air, the Dome and Baptistery. Between visits, cross Piazza della Signoria and Ponte Vecchio without rushing: they are free and link both sides of the Arno. Dinner in Oltrarno or at Mercato Centrale (ground floor closed Sunday; food hall daily 9:00–23:00).

Two days. Day 1: the Uffizi and Vasari Corridor (if you have a slot and the stamina for the roughly one-kilometre route), or Pitti and Boboli. Day 2: the Accademia, the Duomo (Brunelleschi Pass) and sunset at Piazzale Michelangelo (bus 12 or 13, city ticket €2 for 90 minutes). Travelling with children? Consider the Leonardo Interactive Museum on Via dei Servi as a hands-on break.

Three days. Add the Bargello or Medici Chapels, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Croce or Santa Maria Novella, and a half day in Chianti or Pisa. For a ready-made package, compare the Florence Pass and the −5% combos. If you only want the Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli, the official €40 5-day PassePartout is unbeatable.

Among often-underrated things to do in Florence: Gregorian vespers at San Miniato (free), the Rose Garden below the Piazzale, and the “Traces of Florence” section on the ground floor of Palazzo Vecchio, free entry. They do not replace the big museums, but they fill gaps between slots without adding cost.

Prices at a glance and where to buy

On price alone the official channel almost always wins; booking platforms help when slots are sold out, for audioguides and (on some GetYourGuide products) for 24-hour cancellation. Always compare the total with tickets.uffizi.it, B-Ticket and tickets.duomo.firenze.it. At the Uffizi, the after-16:00 ticket at €16 (€20 in advance) is the best deal in the city: the same Gallery, fewer groups and better light in the rooms.

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Children and luggage: under 18s go free at state and civic museums, under 7s are free on Duomo passes, and under 6s are not allowed up the Arnolfo Tower. Large bags are not allowed in at the Accademia and other GAMB museums, so it can pay to leave your suitcase at KiPoint in the station (from €6, platform 16, 7:00–21:00) before heading into the centre.

Useful pages: all tickets, Uffizi, Accademia and David, Duomo, Pitti and Boboli, Palazzo Vecchio, Medici Chapels, combos.

Short transport notes and mistakes to avoid

Hop-on hop-off tourist buses do not enter the restricted traffic zone (ZTL) in the centre: they mainly serve Piazzale Michelangelo and Fiesole (Line B). Adult tickets start at €29 for 24 hours on board (€23.20 online). For everything else, walk. If you drive, the daytime ZTL (Mon–Fri 7:30–20:00, Sat 7:30–16:00) and the summer night ZTL will fine you unless your hotel registers your number plate.

Common mistakes: buying an unauthorised “Dome skip the line”; turning up at the Accademia with a trekking backpack; arriving more than five minutes late for your Dome slot; planning the Uffizi and Accademia on a Monday; forgetting that the Duomo nave is closed to tourists on Sundays. Each one costs time or money, and the table below helps you avoid most of them.

Weekly closure calendar

Check this table before you fix your dates: it saves you from many queues and “closed today” surprises.

Usually open: Baptistery, Museo dell’Opera (except the first Tuesday), Palazzo Strozzi and several private museums. The Duomo complex closes entirely on Christmas, New Year’s Day and Easter Sunday. On the first Sunday of the month state museums are free but crowded: if your dates are fixed and your time short, pay for a slot and visit on a weekday.

In short: when it comes to Florence tickets and Florence museums, three well-chosen bookings beat an impulse purchase at the desk. Start here, then use the museum pages for current prices, hours and skip-the-line options. Questions: travel@alltours.florence.it.