Combo ticket for Florence sights

You can purchase tickets online & reserve an entry time for all museums in Florence, which is advisable if you prefer not to stand in line. Book directly with the website, super easy.

Amanda

I haven't used it yet, but I am going to get a firenzecard. I did analyze what it would save, and it is worthwhile for what I want to do.

You have to scroll all the way to the bottom to see the cost breakdown of 3 different passes. My ridiculous itinerary and pass comparison

A titch off subject, but the firenzecard is suspended right now. When I saw your post Cerastez, I was hoping it had been reinstated. Darn!

Right, the Firenze Card is (and was) the only* tourist card for Florence, and has not been active since the pre-Covid period. If you want to avoid lines at the most popular attractions, such as the Uffizi, you'll need to make advance, timed-entry reservations.

Regarding the asterisk, there is another card but it's meant for locals or people spending more than a couple of days in Florence as it's an annual pass, and only covers a few museums.

http://www.amicidegliuffizi.it/diventa_socio.php?pg=8&ln=en

It is so disappointing to hear that the Firenzecard is discontinued!

Be sure to buy from the official site: https://www.uffizi.it/en/tickets. There are a ton of resellers that look like the real deal.

Also, be sure to buy your tickets for big museums (Accademia, Uffizi) in advance because they do sell out. Also, the Accademia line is really hot and not shaded so timed entry is a must IMO.

There is the Passepartout 5 Days although you do still need to make a reservation.

Oh, right, Cerastez. There is that one which covers the Uffizi, Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, National Archaeological Museum and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure but yes, you still have to make an advance, timed-entry reservation for the Uffizi. You don't have to for the other attractions it covers.

I should also have mentioned these for the duomo complex (baptistry, museum, etc.) as well; there are 3 options. While you do have to choose a start date for their consecutive, 3-day validity periods, the only one which requires advance timed entry is the dome climb included in the Brunelleschi Pass.

https://operaduomofirenze.skiperformance.com/en/store#/en/buy

The duomo itself is free - no advance reservations/tickets - so you'll have to stand in line for that one or book a tour:

https://operaduomofirenze.skiperformance.com/en/store#/en/buy?skugroup_id=1426&product_id=5750&bookable_y_n_a=a

I guess what I meant by the Firenzecard previously being the "only" tourist card for Florence was that it covered the longest list of attractions, although not the duomo complex. Who knows, maybe it'll be re-instated again sometime in the future.

Regarding the Amici degli Uffizi card that Kathy mentions: she's right that the card is really intended for people staying longer than just a few days. During our own trip a few years ago we purchased the passes (USD $100 for 2 of us) at the beginning of our 3 week stay in the city. We found that the cards essentially paid for themselves after our 2nd visit to the Uffizi which we wound up visiting 3 or 4 times, usually for an hour or so in order to concentrate on a particular part of the collection and then depart before the experience got to be too mind-numbing. With the card we simply showed up at the entrance (door #2), flashed the cards, and were immediately ushered to the head of the next group to enter - ie no advance booking required. It's worth noting that the line you join is for security, after which you're in a holding area for a few minutes until the next group is waved in.
The card includes the Piti Palace & Boboli Gardens (head of the line), the Bardini Gardens just around the corner, and the National Archeological Museum which we thought was the best kept secret in the city - lots of terrific Etruscan, Roman, and Greek artifacts and with no crowds to speak of.
While it wouldn't include several of the headliners in the city, for the ones it does cover it was a pleasure to be able to visit (and revisit) them at our leisure without having to worry about booking ahead.
Point being that it might be worth a look to see if it could indeed be a cost-effective option for you. I believe that Kathy has provided the link.