Reservations for David statue and/or Firenze card

Hi Sherry, I'm not sure about buying a ticket/reservation just to see the David. I would however recommend getting the Firenza card if you have a few days in Florence and want to see many of the sites it offers access to. It was totally worth it for us. Even with the card we still had to wait a few minutes in line at the Uffizi Museum. It wasn't too long though. We were there early May. Not sure how the crowds are during September.

Whether to get a Firenze card depends on several factors, including how many days you have in Firenze, how many/which sites you want to visit, and whether you value flexibility more so than sightseeing cost. We were in Florence for 3 days, and found that Firenze cards offered us the freedom to just show up at a site without having to worry about making reservations ahead of time. We could have spent less money had we opted to simply pay for the entrance fees at each site we visited, but we felt the freedom and spontaneity offered by Firenze card is well worth the extra money.

That being said, if you only wanted to see David and a couple other sites, it's probably better to book individual tickets instead.

I would not get individual tickets for David AND the Firenze card. David at the Galleria dell'Accademia is included in the Firenze card. The Firenze card is valid for 72 hours and now costs €85 per person (about $98). You have to decide if you will go to enough places in 3 days to make it worth your money and saving time. The tickets to David cost €12, to give you some perspective. The Firenze card does give you flexibility with your timing, so you can decide once you get there where you want to go when. I like to linger in museums, so I would never be able to go to enough museums in 3 days to come even close to the price of the Firenze card. In the past, I've only bought reserved tickets for the Uffizi and Accademia. We showed our vouchers and skipped the line to buy tickets. Still had to get through security, but I don't recall it taking a lot of time.

I loved the Firenze Card but as the above posters mentioned, you should choose one or the other. The reserved ticket line for Accademia is the same as the Firenze Card line, same at the Uffizi. The Firenze Card does not get you a special entrance beyond being able to stand in the reserved line. Whether the Firenze Card is worth it to you depends on what you are doing. We had three days in Florence and used it for the below:

Day 1: Bargello, Duomo Complex (Museum, Baptistry, Crypt, Climb - though we didn’t do the climb, which still requires a reservation), Santa Croce
Day 2: Accademia, San Marco, San Lorenzo Complex (Library, Museum, ect), Medici Chapels, Santa Maria Novella, Brancacci Chapels
Day 3: Uffizi, Pitti Palace (Royal Apartments and Palatine Gallery, Modern Art Museum, Boboli Gardens, Argenti Silverworks Museum), Palazzo Vecchio (Museum, Archeological Site), Palazzo Vecchio tower climb

As you can see, we did a lot in three days, and likely broke even or at least came close to the 85 euro price tag. But if you don’t have that kind of time, it might be better if you just pay for each site individually. In which case, you should definitely reserve an entry Accademia and Uffizi. I don’t think you’ll have issues with any other site in terms of getting tickets but I loved the Firenze Card’s ease of access. No standing in a ticket buying line. Just walked right up to the various entry points. But again, I’d pick one or the other.

If you want to, you can pm me and I can give you more detail on how we did what we did in our allotted time. I route planned carefully so we could hit everything... and I’m proud to say we never felt rushed through anything :)