Before You Book Palazzo Pitti: Every Cost, and What's Worth It
By the BeatTheCrowd team · Prices last checked 3 November · 3 min read
Palazzo Pitti, the Medici's vast palace across the river, holds six museums, and the Boboli Gardens rise behind it. There are separate tickets for the palace and the gardens, a combined ticket, advance booking at a higher price, and the Passepartout with the Uffizi. Most of them sound worth paying for. You don't need the most expensive one to have a great visit. In this guide we walk through what each option costs, what you really get, and how to choose the right one, whether that's a quiet morning or a busy afternoon.
At a glance
Palazzo Pitti
€16 on the day, €19 in advance
Boboli Gardens
€10 on the day, €13 in advance
Pitti + Boboli
€22 on the day, €25 in advance
Passepartout (Uffizi, Pitti, Boboli), 5 days
€40
Closed
Pitti on Mondays
Quietest
Opening, about 9-11 am
Busiest
About noon to 5 pm
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The real total: entry price vs what a typical visit costs
Palazzo Pitti costs €16 on the day or €19 booked ahead, covering its six museums, including the Palatine Gallery. The Boboli Gardens are €10 on the day (€13 ahead), and the two together €22 (€25 ahead). The Passepartout, €40 for five days, adds the Uffizi. Prices are from The Better Vacation and the official Uffizi site.
Visitor
What they buy
Price
Palace only
Pitti, on the day
€16
Palace + gardens
Pitti + Boboli, on the day
€22
With the Uffizi
Passepartout, 5 days
€40
Tickets and entry: what each one gets you
Cost
Price (€)
Type
How to cut it
Palazzo Pitti
€16 (€19 ahead)
≈ US$18-22
Unavoidable
Queues are usually short, so buying on the day saves €3.
Boboli Gardens
€10 (€13 ahead)
≈ US$12-15
Optional
Closed on the first and last Monday of the month.
Pitti + Boboli
€22 (€25 ahead)
≈ US$25-29
Optional
Saves €4 against separate tickets.
Passepartout, 5 days
€40
≈ US$46
Optional
Worth it with the Uffizi.
Is the Passepartout worth it?
At €40 for five days, the Passepartout covers the Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli. Our verdict: worth it if you'll visit the Uffizi and Pitti; check its current price against single tickets for your dates.
What visitors say
Visitors love the Palatine Gallery's Raphaels and Titians, the royal apartments and the views from the Boboli Gardens. The most common complaints are the size of the complex and confusing ticket options, so the advice is to choose the combined ticket and allow half a day.
Prices last checked: 3 November. Prices vary with the season, peak and off-peak dates and promotions, and we recheck them every month. Visitor-reported costs are marked as estimates, and US$ figures are rough conversions.
The crowd tax: what busy hours really cost you
Our crowd data shows Palazzo Pitti moderate until about 11 am to noon, then busy until about 5 pm, Tuesday to Sunday. It's closed on Mondays. Queues are short enough that buying on the day often works, saving the €3 advance fee.
When
Crowds (our data)
What to do
9 to 11 am
Moderate
Best time
About noon to 5 pm
Busy
Do the gardens
Monday
Closed
Plan around it
Crowds by day and time
From the typical weekly visitor pattern for Palazzo Pitti, based on Google’s popular-times data.
Quietest time
Wednesday, 8-10 am
Busiest time
Sunday, 11 am-6 pm
Skip-the-line and tours: when they're worth it
Pitti rarely has long queues. Our verdict: buy on the day unless you're visiting at a peak time.
Short on time? What you'd regret missing
The Palatine Gallery.
The Royal Apartments.
The Boboli Gardens' view over Florence.
Getting there
Palazzo Pitti is in Oltrarno, a short walk over the Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi.
Group costs: children, students and accessibility
Check reduced and free categories on the Uffizi site; under-18s are generally free at Italian state museums.
What can go wrong
You go on a Monday: Pitti is closed.
Boboli is closed on the first and last Monday of the month.
You pay for advance booking when there's no queue.
How we research: every guide is written by the BeatTheCrowd team from official sources and recent traveller reports, cross-checked against each other. Crowd figures come from our own crowd data. Prices last checked 3 November. Prices and rules change, so always confirm on the official site before you book.
When
What to expect
Verdict
Weekdays, 8-11 am
Light crowds, easy to move around and take photos. Most visitors haven't arrived yet.
Best
Weekdays, 11 am-3 pm
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Peak sightseeing hours, when most visitors are on site.
Worst
Weekdays, 3-6 pm
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Stays busy into the afternoon.
Worst
Weekdays, 6-7 pm
A steady flow of visitors, short waits at the main spots. Calmer as the day winds down.
OK
Saturday and Sunday
Peak crowds, queues at the entrance and main sights. Similar to weekdays.
Worst
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