Uffizi Gallery & Accademia Gallery

The masterpieces: Renaissance paintings and the most famous scultpure by Michelangelo

A tour combining visits to both the Uffizi and Accademia galleries requires a minimum of 4 hours, but better yet 4.5 hours, which will allow time for a much needed coffee/snack break. However, we don’t recommend doing this itinerary as they are the two busiest sites in Florence and the crowds at both can be very overwhelming rendering the experience stressful as well as difficult to see the works of art. *Please note that this combo tour does not include a walking tour of the historical centre.

We strongly advise visiting the Accademia & Uffizi galleries early in the morning, at 9:00am or before, or, in the late afternoon. In high season and in busy periods surrounding holidays, we like to avoid entry times during the peak hours of the day. Please note that when visiting mid-day, there will likely be a wait to enter, which will eat into your tour time.

Ideally, we recommend to visit each gallery over two days. For example, doing a 3 hour tour of the city including the Accademia gallery and the following day visiting the Uffizi gallery for 3 hours.

If your time is limited and you wish to visit both on the same day we recommend this formula:

OPTION 1: Morning tour 8:30am-11:30am starting at the Accademia gallery for the Michelangelo works and then visiting the historical centre & in the afternoon visiting the Uffizi gallery for 3 hours (the Uffizi gallery closes at 6.30pm). The times are 8:30am-11:30am & 3:30pm-6:30pm.

OPTION 2: Morning tour 8:30am-11:30am visiting the Uffizi gallery for 3 hours & in the afternoon visiting the historical centre and finishing with the Accademia gallery for the Michelangelo works 3:30pm-6:30pm.

The times are 8:30am-11:30am & 3:30pm-6:30pm.

The tour of the Accademia gallery and the historical centre can be shortened to 2 or 2.5 hours if you prefer. We have a tour length minimum of 2 hours. The art of the tour dedicated to the historical centre can be dedicated to Michelangelo and the society of the renaissance or more general information.

 

Important! Please note:

Tuesday is the busiest day of the week as the galleries are closed on Monday. During the very busy tourist season we strongly advise to avoid booking this tour on Tuesday.

If you must visit one of the galleries on Tuesday, we recommend a start time of 8:15am or 8:30am. We don’t recommend visiting in the late afternoon on Tuesdays (as we advise on the other days of the week) as it is simply too chaotic anytime after 8:30am on this day. So only like to visit one of the two galleries on this day and not incorporating both of them.

This tour is not available on Monday or the First Sunday of the month. 

Meeting point

To be determined upon confirmation of the tour.

Tour not offered on Monday as both galleries are closed.

All tours that we organise are private. We do not organise group tours.

The cost of the 3 hour tour

€420 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€480 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€540 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

The cost of the 4 hour tour 

€560 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€640 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€720 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

The cost of the 4.5 hour tour 

€630 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€720 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€810 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

ADMISSION FEES to sites are not included in the hourly rate. Admission fees to be paid on the day at the ticket office with guide cash (euro) or credit. 

The Uffizi and Accademia galleries require ticket reservations in advance so as to avoid waiting in the very long unreserved queue. The reservations will be made prior to the tour date by Freya’s Florence. In the high season however, there may be an avoidable short wait in the reserved queue due to the busy period.

 

Payment

Prepayment is required for guided tour costs. This is done as a security measure so that large sums of cash are not carried or exchanged on the day of the tour. We use a secure payment system provided by SumUP, you do not need to have a SumUP account to use it, you can sign in as a guest and use a credit card. SumUP charges a 2.5% handling/service fee which will be added to your invoice.

 

Uffizi & Accademia Gallery Admission Fees

Uffizi Gallery Ticket Costs:

March 1st -October 31st: Full price admission costs €29pp (ticket €25, reservation fee €4).

November 1st – February 28th: Full price admission costs €16pp (ticket €12, reservation fee €4).

Accademia Gallery Ticket Costs:

Full price ticket at each gallery costs €20 (ticket €16 + reservation fee €4).

Children from 6-17 years inclusive have free admission but reservation fee must be paid, €4.

Children under 6 years old are free and no reservation is necessary.

European Union students 18-26 years old are eligible for the reduced ticket, a student card is necessary for proof of enrollment in an institution.

Original passport (or digital copy) must be shown as proof of age for free/reduced tickets to the ticket office staff upon ticket purchase. Payment for the tickets can be made by credit card or cash.

*Admission fees are subject to change.

 

Ticket Reservations for Timed Entry

Tickets to both galleries will be reserved in advance so as to avoid the long wait in the unreserved queue. Due to the very busy tourist season there is often an unavoidable short wait in the reserved queue also. There is no ulterior way other than the reservation that we make to avoid this.

Gallery reservations for priority entry require payment in advance, as we are charged at the time of making the booking. We will send you a SumUp invoice for the cost of the reservations.

The reservation cost is €4 per person/ per museum. All visitors aged 6-17 years pay this fee but they don’t pay the ticket admission (proof of age necessary showing a copy of passport). Children under 6 years are not required to have a reservation and so are completely free.

 

Headsets

Groups of 4 or more people will require headsets, necessary for most of the museums and recommended for city walks due to surrounding noise.

Freya’s Florence will book these in advance and they will be distributed at the beginning of the tour and used for the entire duration of the tour. For parties up to 15 people the total cost for a half day hire is 30€ or for a full day tour the cost is 40€.
For parties greater than 15pax the cost of the individual headset hire for the half-day rental is 30€ + 2€ per person.

 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations or date changes made less than ONE WEEK prior to the tour start time require full payment.

Cancellations or date changes made within TWO weeks of your tour date will require half payment. Tours proceed in inclement weather.

Museum reservation fees and pre-purchased tickets are non-refundable. SumUP handling/service fees are non-refundable.

Please consider…

Tickets to both galleries will be reserved in advance so as to avoid the long wait in the unreserved queue. However, due to the very busy tourist season there is often an unavoidable short wait in the reserved queue also.

The Uffizi & Accademia galleries are CLOSED on Monday.

On the FIRST SUNDAY of the month, it is not possible to make reservations for timed entry to the Accademia or the Uffizi galleries. Without reservations for timed entry, the wait to enter can span hours. Because of this, we do not organize tours to these museums on the First Sunday of the month. 

The Uffizi & Accademia galleries will also offer free admission on 25th April & 2nd June, therefore, we do not organize tours to either of these galleries on these dates.

Reduced Ticket Admission Fees for Minors under 18yrs of age:

Minors under 18 years of age are free to state museums (Accademia, Uffizi gallery, Pitti Palace, Bargello sculpture museum) however, the original passport or a copy (paper or digital) of the passport is the necessary document to show as proof of age at the ticket office of each museum.

There are reduced admission costs at other sites in the city upon showing proof of age.