Which Florence pass is worth it?

Which Florence pass is worth it, and when none is

You want to see a lot over several days? The Florence City Pass is the broadest package: the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery with the time slots reserved at purchase, a guided city tour, a bike tour and bike hire, the Museo di San Marco, the Museo degli Innocenti and a long row of smaller houses, for 1 to 7 consecutive days from your start date. Against it: the days run one after the other, so a rest day costs you validity, Brunelleschi's dome is not part of it, the hop-on hop-off bus is an extra rather than an inclusion, and the starting price already carries the preselected Uffizi and Accademia tickets, which you can drop in the basket only by giving up the two galleries.

A short list on dates of your own? The Florence Flex Pass from the same issuer turns the model around: you buy a number of attractions, from two to seven, and choose them in Florence from the Turbopass list, the Uffizi, the Accademia, the bike tour and the hop-on hop-off bus among them, within 30 days of your first visit. Against it: two choices are the minimum, the Uffizi and Accademia time slots are yours to reserve through the pass tool rather than settled at purchase, and the Duomo complex is not on the list.

The Duomo, the Uffizi and the Accademia in one booking? The Florence Pass is a package of three modules with one option each: a guided tour of the cathedral, the bell tower with the Baptistery, or the dome climb as the premium option, then the Uffizi with priority entrance and the Accademia. Against it: every module is tied to a time slot chosen at booking, nothing can be refunded or moved afterwards, the dome climb costs extra instead of coming with the pass, and buyers give it the weakest rating of the Florence passes.

Just the two big galleries? The Uffizi & Accademia Pass pairs the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery with reserved entry, a time slot for each and the audio guide app. Against it: it is a package and not a day pass, there is no Duomo, no bus and no public transport, and it cannot be refunded once booked.

Brunelleschi's dome is your goal? The Brunelleschi Pass of the Opera del Duomo is the only way up the dome and the only ticket for the Baptistery, Giotto's bell tower, the Opera del Duomo Museum and Santa Reparata, valid 3 calendar days with one visit per monument. Against it: the climb is 463 steps without a lift, the dome time slot sits on your first day and cannot be changed or cancelled, visitors under 18 need an adult with them, and the Baptistery mosaics stay out of sight while the restoration runs.

One museum after the next? The Firenzecard of the city of Florence runs 72 hours from your first entry, with one visit to each museum of the city's circuit, the Uffizi, the Accademia, Palazzo Vecchio, the Pitti Palace, the Bargello and the Boboli Gardens among them, museum reservations and special exhibitions at no extra cost, and family members under 18 free alongside you. Against it: the Duomo complex is outside the circuit, public transport is not in it, the 72 hours run whether you use them or not, and the city's own ticket shop sells the card for less.

When no pass is worth it: if the Uffizi Gallery is your one goal, buy the single reserved ticket. Visitors under 18 enter the state museums free, EU citizens aged 18 to 25 pay a reduced rate, the first Sunday of the month is free without a reservation, and the cathedral itself costs nothing. A morning at the Duomo and an afternoon in one gallery rarely add up to a pass.