Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Tickets in One Day

Florence's two most-visited museums sit a kilometre apart and are opposites in size: the Accademia takes 1.5–2 hours, the Uffizi needs at least 3. Add it all up — five hours of galleries, a twelve-minute walk, a break — and the maths works: start at 8:15 am and you walk out of the Uffizi in early afternoon, with the rest of the day free.

The plan, however, is not optional. Both museums run capped, timed entry: winging it means queueing twice, and in high season those queues can pass the two-hour mark. There are three decisions to make before you go — the order of the visits, the time slots to book, and the type of ticket. Let's take them one at a time.

And if you're still one step earlier — deciding whether to see both or focus on one — start with the Uffizi vs Accademia comparison and come back here once you've settled on doing both.

This schedule is built around the Accademia's first time slot, 8:15 am. It is the move that holds everything else together: the museum opens empty, there are a few dozen people in front of the David instead of the midday hundreds, and by 10 am you have already cleared the most crowded part of the day. Full opening times are on the opening hours page.

On lunch: the area between Piazza della Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio and the streets towards Santa Croce is packed with places at every price point, from sandwich counters to trattorias. After 2 pm you'll find a table without booking almost anywhere; at peak time, between 12:30 and 1:30 pm, the tables on the main streets are the first to go.

If the 8:15 am Accademia slot has sold out, the plan works shifted too: Accademia at 9 am and Uffizi at 11:30 am, with lunch after. The one thing that matters is keeping at least 2.5 hours between your two booked entries, so the first visit never turns into a sprint.

Getting into both museums on the same day takes two timed reservations. There are two ways to get them, with one difference in price and one in convenience.

Option 1 — Tiqets combo ticket

The Tiqets Uffizi + Accademia combo bundles both timed entries into a single purchase: pick your date and your two time slots, and both tickets land on your phone. The price varies by date and is higher than the sum of the official rates — that is the cost of the reseller service, with instant confirmation and a single transaction. The widget at the top of this page shows real availability for the day you have in mind.

Option 2 — Two separate official tickets

Buying through the official channels costs less but means two separate purchases: for the Accademia, the full-price ticket is €20 plus a €4 online booking fee on B-Ticket, the only authorised channel; for the Uffizi, the full-price ticket is about €25 — check the price and availability on the official Uffizi website. The weak spot: the best time slots at two different museums have to be found on two different systems, and in high season one of the two is often sold out while the other still has space.

The practical rule: if you booked weeks ahead and want to spend the minimum, the two official tickets work fine. If you're booking last minute, or want the certainty of two compatible slots without the juggling, the combo solves it in one go. For fast entry to the Accademia alone, there is also a dedicated page on skip-the-line tickets.

The route between the two museums is a near-straight line through the historic centre, about a kilometre and completely flat. No bus, no taxi: the area is a restricted-traffic zone and walking is faster anyway.

1. Via Ricasoli — leaving the Accademia, turn left and follow the street downhill. Within five minutes Brunelleschi's dome appears ahead of you, framed by the street.
2. Piazza del Duomo — skirt the cathedral along its left side. This is the spot for the coffee break: you're halfway there, with the best view on the whole route.
3. Via dei Calzaiuoli — the centre's main pedestrian street starts at the south corner of the square and runs straight down towards the Arno, past Orsanmichele.
4. Piazza della Signoria — as you enter the square you'll spot the replica of the David in front of Palazzo Vecchio, on the exact spot where the original stood until 1873. The Uffizi courtyard opens just to the right of the palace, towards the river.

The replica in the square also makes a good end-of-day test: after seeing the original in the Tribuna that morning, the difference between Michelangelo's marble and the 1910 copy is visible to the naked eye.

Three reasons, all practical. First: the Accademia is small, so crowding shows immediately — the Tribuna at 8:30 am and the Tribuna at noon are two different experiences. The Uffizi, with its two floors of galleries, spreads the crowd far better at any hour.

Second: energy. The Uffizi at the end of the day, on tired legs, is a classic mistake; three hours of painting demand more concentration than two hours in front of monumental sculpture. Better to arrive fresh in late morning than to drag yourself through at 4 pm.

Third: the recovery margin. If something goes wrong in the morning — a delay, a queue at the security check — a short visit like the Accademia can be compressed without any real sacrifice, and your Uffizi appointment stays safe.

The reverse order makes sense in only one case: when the only Accademia slot left is in the afternoon. Then it's Uffizi at opening and Accademia after lunch, accepting a bigger crowd in front of the David. Between the two, a late-afternoon Accademia slot (after 4 pm) beats a midday one.