Florence Day Trip from Rome: Uffizi & Accademia
A day in Florence by high-speed train, with timed entry to the Uffizi and the Accademia and two free hours in between.
What you'll see.
Florence in a day from Rome, on the high-speed train, with timed entry to the Uffizi and to Michelangelo's David at the Accademia, an hour for lunch and two free hours in the centre.
Florence and back, in a day that actually works
You leave Rome at seven on the high-speed line and you are in Florence in under two hours, which is the whole reason this day is possible. Both galleries are booked before you arrive, each at a set time, so the day has a shape: the Uffizi first, lunch, then David. Between them and the train home there are two hours that belong to nobody but you.
The Uffizi
An hour and a half in the Uffizi, with Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera, the Giotto and Cimabue panels that open the collection, Leonardo's Annunciation, and the Caravaggios on the way out. It is a very large museum and ninety minutes is not all of it; what you get is the spine of it, in order, with the rooms that matter.
Lunch, on your own terms
An hour in the middle of the day, in the centre, with your host on hand for a suggestion. Lunch is not included, which means you are not marched into a set menu.
Michelangelo's David
Then the Galleria dell'Accademia, where David has stood since 1873, at the end of a corridor lined with the unfinished Prisoners still half inside their marble. An hour here is enough to see him properly and to walk the rest of the museum, including the room of plaster casts and the musical instruments.
Two hours of Florence
Before the train back from Santa Maria Novella you have two free hours. The Duomo, Ponte Vecchio and the Oltrarno are all within a short walk of each other and of the station. Your host is with you for the whole day, including both train journeys.
Guided, or at your own pace
Two ways to do the same day. Choose the guided option and a local guide takes you through both galleries in a small group. Choose the audioguide option and you go in with our digital audioguide and set your own pace. The train, the tickets, the host and the timings are identical either way.
- High-speed train from Rome to Florence and back, under two hours each way
- Timed entry to the Uffizi Gallery, booked before you arrive
- Michelangelo's David at the Galleria dell'Accademia
- A host with you for the whole day, both train journeys included
- An hour for lunch and two free hours in the centre of Florence
Stop by stop.
- 011 hour 40 minutes
Roma Termini, Via Marsala
- 021 hour 30 minutes
Uffizi Gallery
- 031 hour
Lunch in the centre
- 041 hour
Galleria dell'Accademia
- 052 hours
Free time in Florence
- 061 hour 40 minutes
Santa Maria Novella, train back to Rome
What's included.
- ✓High-speed train tickets, Rome to Florence and back
- ✓Timed entry ticket for the Uffizi Gallery
- ✓Timed entry ticket for the Galleria dell'Accademia, reservation fee included
- ✓A host with you throughout the day
- ✓Digital audioguide app for both galleries
- ✓Small group guided tour of the Uffizi and of the Accademia, on the guided option
- —Lunch and drinks
- —Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- —Afternoon extras (food and wine, walking tour, Palazzo Pitti, Palazzo Vecchio), on request at extra cost
Official museum ticket prices.
Set by the two museums. Both tickets and the Accademia's reservation fee are included in our price and shown separately here; the rest of what you pay covers the train and our own services.
| Ticket | Full | Reduced | Free |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uffizi Gallery | €29 | €2 | €0 |
| Galleria dell'Accademia | €20 | €2 | €0 |
- Reduced: EU citizens aged 18 to 25, up to the day of their 25th birthday, with passport or ID; also citizens of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Uruguay, and holders of qualifying Italian residence permits. The reduced ticket is €2 at both museums.
- Free: Under 18 of any nationality, visitors with a certified disability plus one companion, and the other categories listed by each museum. Free entry still needs a booked ticket.
- The Galleria dell'Accademia charges a €4 reservation fee per person on top of the €20 ticket. It is included in our price.
- The Accademia's ticket rose from €16 to €20 on 1 February 2026; the reduced ticket and the reservation fee were unchanged.
- Uffizi prices are the advance-purchase ones, from uffizi.it, checked 10 November 2026.
- Entitled to a reduced or free ticket? Contact us before booking and we'll adjust your price.
Source: Uffizi Galleries and Galleria dell'Accademia, checked 13 November 2026.
Before you come.
- What you pay covers the Uffizi Gallery ticket, €29, the Galleria dell'Accademia ticket, €20, and the Accademia's €4 reservation fee per person, plus the high-speed train both ways and our own services: your host for the day, the audioguide app or your guide, and customer care. Both museums' own prices, including the reduced and free ones, are in the ticket prices table above.
- Your Accademia ticket carries your name. Bring the passport or ID you booked with: the museum checks the name against the document at the entrance, and without a matching one you will not be let in.
- Please give us the full name of every traveller when you book, exactly as it appears on the document they will bring.
- This is a long day. We leave Rome at 07:00 and return in the evening, with a good deal of walking and standing in both galleries.
- The trip does not run on Mondays, when both museums are closed.
- Bookings close three hours before departure, because the train tickets and both museum entries are issued in advance.
- Not wheelchair accessible. Pushchairs are fine, and infants travel on a lap.
- Children are 0 to 17 and adults 18 and over, which is how both museums and the train operator price them.
Where to find us.
Roma Termini, Via Marsala 46
Via Marsala, 46, 00185 Roma RM
We meet outside on Via Marsala, along the side of Termini station, not on the platforms. Please be there for the 07:00 departure. The day ends back at the same place.
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Cancel up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund.
Cancellations inside 24 hours of departure cannot be refunded: the train tickets and both museum reservations are already issued in your name.
