Uffizi & Accademia Tours

There is no official Uffizi and Accademia ticket

The Uffizi and the Accademia are run by two different state institutes and sell their tickets on two different platforms, so no official combined ticket exists. Booked ahead, the two official admissions come to €53: €29 for the Uffizi and €24 for the Accademia, each including a €4 booking fee. Anything sold as a Uffizi and Accademia combo is a reseller bundling two separate admissions, or a guided tour that includes both.

A combo tour is not a discount on the museums. What you pay for on top of the €53 is a licensed guide for about three hours, both reservations made under your name, and the walk between the museums handled for you.

How a two-museum day works at the doors

The museums are about 1.1 km apart, a 15-minute walk at an ordinary pace through the center. Both are closed on Mondays, so a two-museum day has to fall between Tuesday and Sunday. Both check ID against the name on the ticket, and both put every visitor through a metal detector, reservation or not. When the Uffizi is full, even people in the timed-entry line wait until others leave.

The two buildings treat bags differently. The Uffizi has a cloakroom just after the entrance where backpacks and large umbrellas must be left, free for ordinary bags. The Accademia has no cloakroom at all and admits only small bags up to 40 x 30 x 18 cm. A daypack that is fine at the Uffizi may be refused at the Accademia, so carry as little as you can.

On time: the Uffizi’s own shortest route takes 1½ to 2 hours on the second floor alone, and it begins with the Grand Ducal staircase, 126 steps over four flights, before you see a painting (there are lifts for visitors who need them). The Accademia publishes no visit length; tour listings and visitor reports put it at 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Three hours for both museums, including the walk, is a highlights visit of each.

The tour I would book for both museums

Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery Guided Tour by Inside Out Italy runs about three hours with a licensed guide, radio headsets and timed tickets to both museums included. Groups are capped at 15. It starts at the Uffizi, covers Botticelli, Leonardo, Caravaggio, Giotto and Michelangelo there, then walks with you to the Accademia for the David and the Hall of the Prisoners. It costs $163 per person, checked in October 2026 for the next available date, is rated 4.8 from 2,208 reviews, and can be cancelled free up to 24 hours before.

Two details from recent reviews: guests describe the walk between the museums as 15 to 20 minutes, and one September reviewer mentions a handover to a second guide at the Accademia, so the same person may not lead both halves. Another, writing as an art novice, found a guide close to necessary for getting through two large galleries in one visit. The full listing, options and more reviews are in our breakdown.

The alternatives on this site

Accademia and Uffizi Galleries Guided Tour from Florence Specialists runs the day in the other order: an hour at the Accademia first, then a walk past the Duomo and through Piazza della Signoria, then two hours in the Uffizi. It is $168, rated 4.9 from 516 reviews, with free cancellation. If you would like to see the David first, this is the one to look at (our breakdown).

Uffizi and Accademia Small Group Walking Tour also starts at the Accademia and takes in the Duomo square and Piazza della Signoria on the way to the Uffizi, in groups of 10 to 15. It is $155 for both museums, rated 4.7 from 1,435 reviews, and the same listing sells Accademia-only versions from $54 if you decide to do the Uffizi separately (our breakdown).

Uffizi and Accademia Timed Combo Tickets and Audio App is the version without a guide: reserved entry to both museums with an audio app on your own phone, the Uffizi at 9:30 a.m. and the Accademia at 2:30 p.m. the same day. It is $88, rated 4.4 from 1,596 reviews, and non-refundable. When we checked, the next available date was about five weeks out, so book well ahead (our breakdown).

When a combo is the wrong booking

If you have two mornings in Florence, two separate visits are cheaper and less tiring: a reserved Uffizi ticket one day and an Accademia ticket another, each at a pace you choose. The Uffizi alone can fill a morning.

If your dates include a first Sunday of the month (4 October, 1 November and 6 December in 2026), both museums are free that day with no reservations and no priority entry. Operators note that entry cannot be guaranteed on those days, so check the booking terms or pick another date.

If the Vasari Corridor is on your list, none of these tours includes it; see Vasari Corridor tours. Families with younger children may prefer the shorter, private format on the kids and families page.

On the day

Bring the passport or ID card matching the name you gave at booking; under-18s enter both museums free but still need ID. Carry no more than a 50 cl plastic bottle of water and nothing in glass. Travel guides describe 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as the busiest stretch at the Uffizi, so an early slot gives you calmer rooms for the first hour. Toilets at the Accademia are at the end of the route, so use the Uffizi’s before you set off.

When you are ready, check availability for your dates. For a fuller plan of the day, read Uffizi and Accademia in one day, and if you are still deciding between a ticket and a tour, which Uffizi ticket or tour is right for you.