Uffizi Gallery tickets

How the official ticket works

Uffizi tickets are issued in your name with an entry time. There are three official ways to buy: tickets.uffizi.it, the call centre, and the ticket office under the loggia in the Piazzale degli Uffizi, the long courtyard between Piazza della Signoria and the river.

The price depends on when you buy. On the day of your visit it's €25. Buy it a day or more ahead and it's €29. That €4 is what certainty costs: you know your slot before you fly. If you're in Florence in quieter months and don't mind entering at opening time or late in the day, buying on the morning itself is the cheaper option.

Then there is the "Afternoon" rate: enter from 4 pm and you pay €16 (€20 if bought ahead). Last entry is 5:30 pm and the rooms close at 6:30 pm, so you get roughly two and a half hours. That covers the Botticelli and Leonardo rooms on the second floor and part of the first floor, not everything.

Bring ID. Under-18s go free regardless of nationality but need to show a document. The €2 reduced ticket for 18–25-year-olds is for EU citizens and a handful of reciprocity countries, so most American, British, Canadian and Australian adults pay full price.

Official site or a reseller

The official site is cheaper. Tiqets, GetYourGuide and Headout sell the same entry for more, and the extra is only worth it if you need what they add:

• Availability. In high season the official morning slots go fast. Partners often still have space when the official calendar is full, which matters if you only have one day in Florence.
• Audio guide or app. The most common bundle is entry plus an audio guide you download before you go. You can also rent one at the museum, but you'll need to leave an ID document.
• A guide. A guided tour takes you straight to the rooms that matter and saves the first half-hour of getting lost. Good with kids or a tight schedule.
• Cancellation terms. Official tickets are named; some partner products allow free cancellation. Read the terms of the specific product before paying.

Vasari Corridor and the 5-day pass

The Vasari Corridor, the covered walkway that runs from the Uffizi over the Ponte Vecchio to the Pitti Palace, can only be visited with a booking, no exceptions. Uffizi plus Corridor costs €43 on the day or €47 in advance. The ticket lets you into the Uffizi 2 hours before your Corridor slot, because it's one-way: once you're in the Corridor you can't go back to the gallery, and you come out in the Boboli Gardens across the river. The Corridor walk takes about 45 minutes in a group. Keep your coat with you.

The PassePartout 5 Days costs €40 (€58 with the Corridor). It gives one entry each to the Uffizi, the Pitti Palace and the Boboli Gardens within five consecutive days. You book a time only for the Uffizi, which has to be the first museum you visit; Pitti and Boboli you can do whenever you like afterwards.

Timing and practical tips

Doors open at 8:15 am. The first hour and the last are the calmest; late morning is when the Botticelli rooms fill up shoulder to shoulder.

On the first Sunday of every month entry is free, but no bookings are accepted and priority access is suspended except for disabled visitors and pregnant women. Unless saving the ticket price matters more than your morning, skip that day.

Big backpacks, bags and umbrellas go in the free cloakroom just past the entrance. Your ticket is good for one entry only: leave and you can't come back in. There's a café with a terrace on the second floor if you need a break without exiting.

From Santa Maria Novella station it's a straightforward walk through the centre via the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. The entrance is under the loggia of the Uffizi courtyard, next to Palazzo Vecchio.