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Duration
About 5.5 hours
Guide
Tour escort
Audio guide
Access
Timed Tower slot
Coach from Florence
Ticket
Mobile ticket
QR code on your phone

Free cancellation · Full refund up to 24 h before

  • Reserve now, pay later

About this experience

  • Leaning Tower climb at a reserved time (ages 8+), with Cathedral entry on the same ticket
  • Explore Piazza dei Miracoli at your own pace with our audio guide on your phone
  • Return coach from Florence, with a tour escort who hands out your tickets in Pisa
  • Under-8s visit the round Baptistery instead, where an attendant sings every half-hour to show off its echo

How the trip works. A coach takes you from Florence to Pisa and back, about 1 h 15 min to 1 h 30 min each way. A tour escort travels with you, hands out your tickets at the square and sets the time to meet for the return. There's no live guided walk: you explore with our audio guide on your phone, and access details are sent with your ticket.

The climb. Your Tower ticket is for a set time. Leave bags in the free cloakroom by the ticket office, pass the metal detector and climb 251 worn steps to the bell chamber; the visit takes about 30 minutes. Begun in 1173, the Tower stands about 56 metres high and leans about 4 degrees, and you feel it on every turn of the stairs.

Travelling with under-8s. The Tower doesn't admit children under 8, babies included, so under-8s get Baptistery entry instead. One adult can swap their Tower slot for the Baptistery to stay with them; tell us at booking. The child price covers their coach seat, audio guide and Baptistery entry.

Free time. Your ticket includes the Cathedral, with Giovanni Pisano's pulpit and Cimabue's apse mosaic, at any time while it's open to visitors. The rest is yours for photos, a coffee or another monument: the Camposanto and museums aren't included, but tickets are sold at the square. The coach parks outside the old walls, about 10 minutes' walk away.

What you'll visit

What you'll do

  1. Depart Florence1 h 15–1 h 30 minThe coach leaves Piazzale Montelungo and heads west across Tuscany to Pisa's coach park, outside the old city walls.
  2. Walk to Piazza dei Miracoli10 minWalk to the square with your escort, who hands out your tickets and shows you the cloakroom and the Tower entrance.
  3. Leaning Tower climb30 minAt your reserved slot, leave bags in the cloakroom, pass the metal detector and climb 251 steps to the bell chamber. Under-8s visit the Baptistery instead.
  4. Pisa Cathedral30 minUse your Cathedral pass, with the audio guide on Giovanni Pisano's pulpit, Cimabue's mosaic and the Galileo lamp. The order of Tower and Cathedral depends on your slot.
  5. Free time on the square1 hAudio-guide stops outside the Baptistery and Camposanto, photos on the square, a coffee, or a ticket for another monument.
  6. Return to Florence1 h 30 minMeet your escort at the agreed time, walk back to the coach and drive to Piazzale Montelungo.

How it works

  1. Book your date and timeReserve now and pay later: your booking is confirmed at once and we send a secure payment link within 24 hours.
  2. Meet the coachBe at Piazzale Montelungo, by the Fortezza da Basso, 15 minutes before departure. Your escort checks you in.
  3. Show your QR ticketOn your phone at the entrance or meeting point once your booking is paid. No printing needed.

What's included

Included

  • Return coach between Florence and Pisa
  • Tour escort on the coach and at the square, who hands out your tickets
  • Reserved-time ticket to climb the Leaning Tower, ages 8+
  • Pisa Cathedral entry
  • Under-8s: Baptistery entry instead of the Tower
  • Audio guide (access details sent with your ticket)

Not included

  • Live guided walk
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Camposanto and museum tickets, and the Baptistery for ages 8+
  • Tips

Know before you go

  • Children under 8 can't climb the Tower, and under-18s must climb with an adult from their party. Bring ID for every child.
  • Every traveller, babies included, needs their own place on the coach.
  • No bags on the Tower: use the free cloakroom by the ticket office. Large luggage and suitcases aren't allowed in the monuments.
  • Tower slots are strict: late arrivals lose their slot and aren't refunded, so keep to your escort's timings.
  • 251 uneven, slippery steps; not advised for heart or muscle conditions.
  • During Mass and services, mostly on Sundays and religious holidays, Cathedral visitors are limited to part of the church. Dress respectfully.
  • Traffic can delay the return, so don't book anything tight for the evening.

Questions travellers ask

Can I cancel?

Free cancellation. Full refund up to 24 h before.

Where do we meet?

Piazzale Montelungo, 50129 Firenze FI, Italy. Coach stop below the walls of the Fortezza da Basso, about 10 minutes' walk north of Santa Maria Novella station. Arrive 15 minutes before departure and look for the escort with the Hop on Roues sign.

How long does it last?

About 5.5 hours.

Which languages?

Tour escort · audio guide.

What's included?

Return coach between Florence and Pisa; Tour escort on the coach and at the square, who hands out your tickets; Reserved-time ticket to climb the Leaning Tower, ages 8+; Pisa Cathedral entry; Under-8s: Baptistery entry instead of the Tower; Audio guide (access details sent with your ticket)

Do I need to print my ticket?

No. Your ticket is a QR code that you show on your phone.

When do I pay?

Reserve now and pay later: your booking is confirmed at once and we send a secure payment link within 24 hours.

Where you'll meet

Piazzale Montelungo, 50129 Firenze FI, Italy

Coach stop below the walls of the Fortezza da Basso, about 10 minutes' walk north of Santa Maria Novella station. Arrive 15 minutes before departure and look for the escort with the Hop on Roues sign.

Why book with us

  • Flexible Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Cancel or reschedule online from your booking.
  • Mobile ticket Your QR ticket appears on your phone once your payment is received.
  • Secure checkout Encrypted checkout. No booking fees.
from€80 / personFree cancellation