Florence Pass and Firenze Card: tickets, prices, hours, when it pays

If you are weighing up a Florence Pass, a Florence museum pass or the Firenze Card, start with the numbers: the official Firenze Card costs €85 for 72 hours, Tiqets’ The Florence Pass starts at €92.50 (or €88.50 for the newer version), the 5-day PassePartout is €40, and the Uffizi & Accademia combo starts at €69.50. None of these is “the best” across the board: it depends on how many museums you will visit, whether you want the Dome and how much time you have.

This page compares what each includes and excludes and where each one breaks even. For single tickets, see Florence tickets.

Florence Pass, Firenze Card and combined tickets: what you are buying

Four products, each answering a different question.

Firenze Card (€85). The only official city pass, run by the City of Florence. It covers more than 60 museums, one visit each, including temporary exhibitions and booking fees. Valid for 72 hours from first entry, in your name and non-transferable. Under-18 family members get in free if linked to your card. Available as a physical card (collected in the city) or digitally in the app. It does not include the Duomo, public transport or the Vasari Corridor.

The Florence Pass (Tiqets). A commercial package: Uffizi + Accademia + a Duomo option (Cathedral tour, Bell Tower/Baptistery, or — in the original version — the Dome for a surcharge). It is not a timed card: you choose a date and time slot for each part. From €92.50 (original version) or €88.50 (newer version). Non-refundable.

PassePartout 5 Days (€40). The official Uffizi Galleries combined ticket: one entry each to the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens over five consecutive days, with priority entry. Only the Uffizi needs booking, and it must be your first visit.

Uffizi & Accademia Combo (from €69.50). Two reserved entries in one order, often with an audioguide app. Useful if you do not need a timed card and only want the two most popular museums.

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Firenze Card €85: honest break-even

Based on adult tickets booked in advance (the card includes booking fees).

Practical notes:

• The most common plan (just the Uffizi and the Accademia) does not justify the card: buy official single tickets or a combo.
• The card typically breaks even at about four major museums in three days.
• Under 18s already go free at state museums and Palazzo Vecchio, so the card’s free entry for minors mainly saves booking fees.
• Add €30 if you want the Dome (Brunelleschi Pass).
• The €28 Restart extension (+48 hours) only makes sense if at least two important museums are left.

Main museums included (official list): Uffizi, Accademia, Pitti/Boboli, Palazzo Vecchio and its tower, the Brancacci Chapel, Bargello, Medici Chapels, San Marco, Galileo, Novecento, Bardini, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Palazzo Strozzi, Santa Maria Novella, Santa Croce, Orsanmichele, the Innocenti, Casa Buonarroti, the Synagogue and many others — 60 in all.

Booking is free but mandatory with the card at the Uffizi, Accademia, Palazzo Vecchio, Arnolfo Tower, Brancacci Chapel and Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Companions without a card can pay just the €4 booking fee to use the reserved entrances at the Uffizi and Accademia.

The Florence Pass €92.50 / €88.50: when it makes sense

Two versions are sold under the same name:

Compared with official prices: Uffizi €29 + Accademia €24 + Giotto Pass €20 = €73. At €92.50 you are paying about €20 extra for a single checkout, an audioguide (where included) and slots when official ones are sold out. If you want the Dome and your version does not include it, you still have to add the Brunelleschi Pass — and the advantage shrinks.

The €92.50 version averages about 3.9/5 from 2,548 reviews; the €88.50 version does not yet have enough reviews to judge. Both are non-refundable. If you need flexibility, look at GetYourGuide products with 24-hour cancellation — often at a higher price.

Uffizi & Accademia Combo from €69.50

Tiqets’ Reserved Entry Combo starts at €69.50 (rated 4.2/5 from 872 reviews). It includes Uffizi and Accademia entry and often an audio app. The official total is €29 + €24 = €53, so you pay about €16.50 more for availability and audio. It is not a Firenze Card: there is no 72-hour validity, only the dates you choose.

GetYourGuide also sells the same pairing at varying prices: always compare the total and the cancellation policy on the product page.

PassePartout €40: the best short pass

If your plan is the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and Boboli and nothing else, stop looking at city passes. The official 5 Days PassePartout costs €40 (€58 with the Vasari Corridor). It is valid for five consecutive days (extended by one day if the period includes a Monday closure, 25 December or 1 January), with one entry per museum and priority access. Only the Uffizi needs booking, as the first museum in your sequence; arrive at Gate 3 fifteen minutes early.

Tiqets resells the same ticket for €45 (5-day Uffizi–Pitti–Boboli pass): five euros more for the platform’s convenience. The official channel remains the benchmark.

If you are staying in Florence for a long time, there are also annual passes: the annual PassePartout €80, Family €120, Boboli only €25; and the Friends of the Uffizi membership at €80 (individual) or €120 (family). Priority entry does not apply on free-entry days.

Turbopass and Firenze Card resellers

Turbopass Florence City Pass: 22 listed attractions (Uffizi, Accademia, San Marco, the Innocenti, the Archaeological Museum, the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Casa Buonarroti, the Synagogue, tours, bike hire, hop-on hop-off as an add-on and more). It does not include Palazzo Vecchio, Pitti, Boboli or the Duomo. Adult prices on the Turbopass site run from €93.90 (1 day) to €153.90 (7 days). Cancellation carries a special €40 fee per Florence pass, and there is no refund within 24 hours of the start date. With the Uffizi and Accademia at €53 official, it only makes sense if you really use many of the other 20 items.

GetYourGuide “Firenze Card Official”: a resale of the official card, listed at €94 (against €85 on firenzecard.it). The possible upside is more flexible cancellation on some GetYourGuide listings — check the product page before paying.

How to choose in thirty seconds

1. Only the Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli → PassePartout €40.
2. Only the Uffizi and Accademia → official single tickets (€53), or a combo if you need slots or audio.
3. Four or more museums in 72 hours, no Dome → Firenze Card €85.
4. Uffizi, Accademia and a Duomo option in one checkout → The Florence Pass €88.50–€92.50, checking whether the Dome is included.
5. Lots of smaller attractions plus hop-on hop-off → consider Turbopass, bearing in mind the Duomo and Pitti are not included.

Where to buy and collect the Firenze Card

Buy online at firenzecard.it (voucher + ID) or at the ticket desks of: the Brancacci Chapel (Piazza del Carmine 14), Santa Maria Novella (Piazza Stazione 5), the Palazzo Vecchio Museum, the Bargello (Via del Proconsolo 4), Museo Bardini, Palazzo Strozzi, Museo Novecento, the Firenze Welcome Center / Tourist InfoPoint Cavour and the Museo della Misericordia (Piazza Duomo 20). Cards are not posted. The app requires iOS 16 or Android 11 or later.

You must activate the card within six months of purchase; the 72 hours start at your first entry. Under Italian consumer law you can withdraw within 14 days if the card has not been activated or personalised; after that there are no refunds. An invoice is available with a €2 stamp duty. Support: supportomusei@firenzesmart.it; Tourist Contact Centre +39 055 000.

What is NOT on the Firenze Card (and why it matters)

The Duomo complex is missing entirely: the only “Opera del Duomo” museum on the card’s list is the one in Prato, not Florence’s Santa Maria del Fiore. If the Dome is a priority, add €30 (Brunelleschi Pass) or choose a Florence Pass version that actually includes it. Public transport is no longer an add-on: a city bus/tram ticket costs €2 for 90 minutes. The Vasari Corridor remains a €20 supplement with mandatory booking, even for linked minors.

On the first Sunday of the month state museums are free: card priority does not apply and queues are long. If you have paid €85, use booked weekday slots instead.

Sample three-day itinerary with the card

Day 1. Uffizi (morning slot, priority entrance) + Palazzo Vecchio or Bargello in the afternoon. Day 2. Accademia (booked slot) + Medici Chapels + San Marco (short hours: last entry 12:45). Day 3. Pitti and Boboli in the morning; Santa Croce or Santa Maria Novella in the afternoon; Galileo or Novecento if you still have energy.

Three full days are the minimum to get your €85’s worth. If you arrive at lunchtime on day 1 and leave on the morning of day 3, the 72 hours go quickly: activate the card at the first museum that matters, not the moment you check in.

Itinerary without the card (Uffizi area only)

Buy the €40 PassePartout, book the Uffizi as your first entry and spend the next day at Pitti and Boboli. Add the €30 Brunelleschi Pass on a third day if you want the Dome. The typical adult total is €70, against €115 for the card plus the Duomo. Here the card clearly loses.

The Florence Pass: how booking works

Choose your date and number of people, then for each part select the option and an available slot. Tickets arrive instantly by email or on your phone. There is no single pass time: if you put the Uffizi at 9:00 and the Accademia at 10:00, you have created the clash yourself. Leave at least three hours between the two big museums, and do the Dome in the morning while your legs are fresh.

Summary table of Florence passes

Common pass mistakes

Buying the card and expecting to “skip the line” without booking the Uffizi and Accademia. Forgetting the Duomo. Activating the card at a minor museum on your arrival evening and losing half a day. Comparing Turbopass with the Firenze Card without reading what is excluded (Pitti and the Duomo). Paying €69 for a “premium” Dome when the official Brunelleschi Pass costs €30. Buying the newer Florence Pass expecting the Dome: in the €88.50 version it is not an option.

GAMB combined tickets as a short alternative

If your focus is Michelangelo and sculpture: the 48-hour Accademia + Bargello ticket at €26, or the 72-hour ticket for six GAMB museums at €38 (plus the booking fee at checkout). Separately, the Accademia (€20) and Bargello (€12) cost €32, so the 48-hour ticket saves €6. Add the Medici Chapels (€11), Orsanmichele (€10) and Palazzo Davanzati (€8), and the €38 ticket compares well with the €85 card — though without the Uffizi or Pitti.

Casa Martelli is closed for works until further notice, so do not count it among the six museums until it officially reopens. Orsanmichele is open 8:30–18:30, slightly different from the other GAMB venues (8:15–18:50), so plan slots accordingly if you combine several on the same afternoon. The Secret Room at the Medici Chapels (€32, max four people, fifteen minutes) is a separate extra that the Firenze Card does not cover.

For single tickets, −5% combos, the Uffizi, the Accademia and the Duomo, see the dedicated pages.

In short: a Florence Pass or museum pass only pays off if your itinerary passes the Firenze Card break-even point, or if you want a Duomo package in a single order. Otherwise official combined and single tickets are cheaper. Questions: travel@alltours.florence.it.