Academia Tickets / Florence in a day itinerary

I haven't used the b-ticket in quite some time but I see this complaint often about mornings not being available. The suggestion is to call them directly. The following is great information from Kent.

Dial 01139055294883 (dial it just like that from the US) during office hours IN ITALY, which are Mon - Friday 0830 to 1830 Italy time. Be persistent, the hardest part is getting through, the line is often busy. That # should get you to an English-speaking operator, and you'll end up with days and an entry slot for each museum. For the Uffizi the time slot is a 15 minute window and you get a confirmation number--I forget the exact drill for the Accademia but you reserve both with the same operator (that's the way it worked in 2007).

You can get the tickets earlier. From 8:15 AM and on. This same thing happened to me several weeks ago. You have to call to get the earlier tickets, as absurd as that is. Why they can't just allow earlier tickets to be purchased online is beyond me.

Rest assured though, the earlier tickets are all there, but only available if you call.

Larry's right. you reserve both the accademia and the uffizi (and others) with that same operator. Also, you have the benefit of getting a reservation without having to pay for the tickets until you show up.

It also gives you a little peace of mind that in case something happens where you end up missing your reservation, you're not out any money.

Great! I called the number - they're closed but I will call again.

If we're at the Duomo at 8:30, do you think we could get to Academia by 10:30? 10:45? 11:00?

Thanks again!

We found the same thing when we went online a few weeks ago- no morning reservation times were available so we called the number in Rick Steves book and got right through and lo and behold- there were morning times available. I would do it right away. It was easy and no credit card needed to hold our reservation so we were not charged anything- we were told we would pay when we checked in. Good luck- we can't wait to go! Melissa

I would check on the visiting hours for il Duomo. As I recall, it may be 10:00 and after mass before visitors are let in. If you want to climb to the top of the dome, I believe that its 8:30 and through a different side door.

I seem to recall that we were there early and instead of waiting in line, we visited the Duomo museum across the street in the left rear of the Duomo. Its formerly called the Opera del Duomo Museum. For us, it was much better than the Duomo itself. All of the Duomo relics from centuries past are in there.