Florence day trip by train with optional Uffizi Gallery tickets
Discover Florence on your own on this day trip from Milan. Travel by high-speed train and spend a day in the pearl of the Renaissance. Take the hop-on hop-off city sightseeing bus to immerge yourself in the art and architecture of the unique city. You will see the Duomo and Brunelleschi's dome and, if selected, you can enter the Uffizi Gallery with a skip-the-line ticket.
In the morning, individually depart from central Milan for Florence by high-speed train. The journey will take around two hours, towards the heart of the Tuscan countryside. On arrival in Florence's Santa Maria Novella railway station your city sightseeing bus will be waiting for you just in front of the station. With unlimited access to this tourist bus, you can create your own tour schedule.
As the "cradle of the Renaissance", Florence hosts an incredible number of magnificent monuments, museums and churches. You can explore the well-preserved architecture of the historical center, take in panoramic views from Piazzale Michelangelo, or meet Michelangelo's David at the Accademia Gallery.
Your bus ticket is valid across two different routes for 24 hours, and you can hop on and off as much as you please, allowing you to customize your Florence experience. Whatever you choose do to, the schedule is up to you. The complimentary city map will help you find your way around. You'll have up to eight hours to explore at your leisure, before departing for Milan from Florence's Santa Maria Novella station.
Optional skip-the-line ticket to the Uffizi Gallery (please note that the Uffizi Gallery is always closed on Monday)
With only a day to spend in Florence, avoid the queues and save precious time by purchasing skip-the-line tickets to Uffizi Gallery. Once inside, browse the phenomenal collection, which features incomparable works of art. View Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, Caravaggio's Medusa and Leonardo da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi, as well as many more Florentine masterpieces.