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The Accademia Ticket We Recommend

Timed skip-the-line entry run by a licensed Florence operator, with the one quirk you should know before booking: you collect a paper ticket around the corner first. Here is the whole thing, step by step.

photo of Luca Moretti, Florence Accademia Gallery guide and skip-the-line specialist Checked by Luca Moretti, Accademia guide since 2022

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Early morning light on Via Ricasoli in Florence before the Accademia Gallery's first timed entry slot

Short answer

This is a timed-entry reservation for the Accademia sold by My Green Tour srl through GetYourGuide, from $27.43. You book a 15-minute entry window, collect a paper ticket at Via Ricasoli 109 Red, and enter through the reserved door at your slot. It includes free luggage storage, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.

Key facts

ProductAccademia Gallery Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket (timed priority entrance)
OperatorMy Green Tour srl, a licensed Florence operator; sold via GetYourGuide
Rating4.5 across 764 GetYourGuide reviews
PriceFrom $27.43 per person on the live listing (the official museum tariff is 20€ + 4€ fee for comparison)
PickupVia Ricasoli 109 Red, between Carrefour Express and Caffè Eroica; arrive 15+ minutes before your slot
CancellationFree up to 24 hours in advance, full refund
PaymentReserve now, pay later is available on the listing
Time insideAs long as you like; most visitors stay 60-90 minutes

The ticket

What's included, what's not

  • Skip-the-line timed entry ticket to the Accademia (the listing's own wording)
  • Free luggage storage at the operator's office
  • A host at the office who hands over tickets and points you to the reserved entrance
  • Gratuities
  • A guided tour of the collection (this is entry, not a walking tour)
  • Audio guide (rentable separately inside the museum)
  • Access on free Sundays and national free days, when the museum suspends reservations entirely
  • A way to skip the security check; that line is for everyone

Includes list mirrors the live listing; if the listing and this page ever disagree, the listing wins.

From booking to David, step by step

  1. Booking day Pick a date and a 15-minute entry window on the listing. Reserve now, pay later works if your plans are still soft.
  2. The day before This is your free-cancellation deadline: 24 hours out, full refund. After that the booking is final.
  3. 15+ minutes before your slot Collect the paper timed ticket at Via Ricasoli 109 Red. Drop big bags here; the museum turns them away at security.
  4. Your slot Reserved-entry door at Via Ricasoli 60, airport-style security, and you are inside.
  5. Inside No time limit. The corridor to David, the Prisoners, then the quieter rooms upstairs. The route guide has the order that works.

Straight pros and cons

Where it wins

  • Timed entry replaces the one-to-two-hour unreserved queue with a short security wait
  • Office pickup means a human fixes problems on the spot, which a QR code cannot
  • Free luggage storage solves the museum's strict bag rule
  • Often has slots when the official B-Ticket calendar shows sold out
  • Free cancellation and pay-later keep the risk near zero

Where it doesn't

  • Costs a few euro more than the official 20€ + 4€ route when that route has slots
  • The pickup step adds ten minutes; a direct e-ticket it is not
  • No guided commentary inside; art context is on you (or on our David guide)
  • Useless on free Sundays, when no reservations exist for anyone
photo of Luca Moretti, Florence Accademia Gallery guide and skip-the-line specialist

What I tell my own groups

The pickup office confuses people on paper and helps them in person. In the groups I bring through, the difference between a calm entry and a stressed one is almost always arrival time: the visitors who are at number 109 Red fifteen minutes early walk in on schedule, the ones who cut it to five minutes meet the security queue at its worst. Book the 8:15 slot if you want David nearly to yourself; the best-time guide shows why.

Check your date

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Pickup office and entrance

The office sits at Via Ricasoli 109 Red; the museum entrance is at 58/60 on the same street. Coming from the station? Directions here.

Ticket questions

Do I get an e-ticket or a paper ticket?

A paper one. You collect the physical timed-entry ticket at the operator's office at Via Ricasoli 109 Red, about two minutes from the museum entrance, at least 15 minutes before your slot. The booking voucher on your phone is what you show at the office.

Can I cancel or change the date?

Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before, for a full refund, per the listing's stated policy. Inside 24 hours the booking is final. Date changes are handled by rebooking.

Does this ticket include a guide?

The listing's includes name a tour guide alongside the entry ticket and luggage storage: in practice the operator's staff hand over tickets, store bags, and point you to the reserved entrance. It is an entry ticket with a host, not a full guided tour of the collection.

What if my entry time passes while I am in the security line?

The security queue at your slot is part of the normal flow; arriving 15 minutes early absorbs it. Missing your window entirely is treated like a missed booking, which is why this page keeps repeating the arrive-early rule.

Wondering whether to book official instead? The comparison is honest about when each route wins. Still deciding between museums? Uffizi vs Accademia.

Lock in your window

The 8:15 and late-afternoon slots go first in peak months. Two minutes to book, pay later if you like, free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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