I really want to avoid the longer general line, so am trying to reserve online. When I get to check out, here is the amount;

Ticket full Euro 10,00 x 2
Online service Euro 5,90 x 2
Booking Euro 5,80 x 2
Total Euro 43,40

2 different searches led me to the same booking site, florencecart.it.
It looks like they're charging 2 diffent booking fees. Is this right? Is there another (cheaper)way to do it?

Hi L,

You are going through a commercial booking agent.

Thus you pay the Uffizi reservation fee and the agents fee.

Uffizi and Academia Museum Reservations
The easiest and cheapest way is to call Florence 1010987 (dial around number), 011 (U.S. international access code) 39 (Italy's country code) then 055-294-883 8:30-18:30 M-F and 8:30-12:00 Sat. Florence time. There is a long listing of press 1 for this and 2 for that--press 4 for bookings. You will get an English speaking operator and in 2-3 minutes YOU CAN RESERVE FOR BOTH. This is through the reservation service at the Uffizi and costs beyond the normal entry fee only about 3 euro for the service. This is MUCH cheaper than the commercial booking services.

You will not be charged for the reservations unless you use them.

Have a nice visit.

You can also book them in machines outside the Uffizi once you get there - museum now has long hours i believe and just pay the 5.8 euro advance booking fee

when are you going?

Thanks to both of you. Whew.

We're going in April, trying to book Uffizi for Tues. April 8.

You can also email your hotel and ask them to make reservations. Cost: zero. (Hopefully, you're not too late for a specific day only a month in the future.)

Ira, is there really no way to do the same thing on-line? I would think the museums would have something set up so everyone wouldn't be calling.

I will be visiting both museums on June 8, Sunday, so I want to reserve times as soon as possible. Which would you visit early and which one later?

FWIW, the phone reservation is so simple and only takes a couple of minutes so the cost is very minimal.

I personally would do the Uffizi first since it is much larger and takes more energy (for me anyway).

Hi B,

>Ira, is there really no way to do the same thing on-line?

There might be, but I haven't bothered to look.

You will get an English-speaking operator if you call from 08:00 - 12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Florence time.

Dial 1010987, It will cost about 65 ct.

I will be visiting both museums on June 8, Sunday, ... Which would you visit early and which one later?

I would do the Accademia in the AM and walk downhill to the Uffizi for the PM.

Thanks for the information.

How is the walk from the train station to the Accamenia--up hill? It is hard to tell from the map I'm looking at. I'm a big walker, but I would like to know if it's a doable walk or if I should get a cab or something from the train.

It is certainly not uphill, as central Florence is pretty flat or at least it was the last time I was there! If there is a grade it must be a very gentle one! I would guess that it takes about 20 minutes on foot from the station to the Accademia.

I tried the phone reservation last week, and was on hold for 20 minutes. After that I hung up and asked the owner of the B&B we're staying at to please get the reservations. She happily did!

Hi B,

>How is the walk from the train station to the Accamenia--up hill?

Very slightly.

Read Images2 post. I don't know why people don't ask their hotel/B&B to make Uffizi (and other) reservations. It's free and painless.

I agree!

I think this is the official site where you can book tickets.

http://www.b-ticket.com/b-ticket/uffizi/venue.aspx

Thank you all for your help. I did manage to get them online from the web site. Slight hiccup when I got to the checkout page. That part was only in Italian and I didn't understand what button was what, clicked the wrong one and cancelled the transaction.

One thing I should mention, booking for April 8, they were sold out for all but a couple of time slots. Most had only 1 available. So I guess you do need to book as early as you can.

Hi, Linda,

It is not exactly uphill from the train-station to the accademia but it's a bit of a hike. However there are buses - you need one to the piazza san marco like the one to Fiesole [No 11?] which stops in the square. the accademia is just round the corner.

then you can walk back down into town - about 10 minutes down via cavour. there is a really great cafe on that corner with waitresses with the smartest uniforms you have probably ever seen! there is also a cheaper bar just by the bus stop where you can get a good cafe correto for not very much. it might help to revive you if you've walked from the station.



there is also a supermarket just opposite the accademia, where they sell, amongst other things, whole frozen octopus. yum.

regards, ann