Vasari Corridor accessibility: wheelchairs, lifts and the walk

The level, restored floor of the Vasari Corridor

The restored corridor is fully accessible, with ramps, platforms and lifts. Your own wheelchair or walker is allowed up to 230 kg in total and 120 cm long, and free courtesy wheelchairs and walkers are available at Door 1 with no booking. If the lifting platform is out of order, your ticket is refunded. The walk is about a kilometre in about 45 minutes with a group that keeps moving, so it is not for anyone who cannot manage that without a break.

AccessRamps, platforms, lifts

Own wheelchairUp to 230 kg, 120 cm

Courtesy wheelchairsDoor 1, free

Lift out of orderTicket refunded

CarersNeed a reservation

WalkAbout 1 km, 45 min

Official ticket firstUffizi plus corridor costs €47 on the museum’s own site. The options below sell a guide for the paintings, or a slot when the official ones are gone.

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What the restoration changed

When the corridor reopened on 21 December 2024 it had ramps, platforms and lifts along the route, LED lighting, video monitoring, five new emergency exits and a new air-conditioning system. The Uffizi describes it as fully accessible. For someone in a wheelchair, that is the headline: the corridor itself is not the obstacle it once was.

Wheelchairs and walkers

You can bring your own wheelchair or walker, as long as it weighs no more than 230 kg in total and is no longer than 120 cm. If you would rather not, the museum lends wheelchairs and walkers free of charge at Door 1, and you do not need to book them. The museum’s rules also say that if the lifting platform is out of order, the ticket is refunded. That is unusual for a ticket that is otherwise non-refundable, and worth keeping in mind when you book.

Carers and booking

Every visitor needs a reservation, disabled visitors and their carers included. Carers also count towards the group of 25. The reduced and free categories are set out on the Uffizi tickets page; book everyone in one transaction if you can, up to five tickets. The booking steps are on how to book the official ticket.

What the walk asks of you

This is the part I would think about honestly before booking. The corridor is about a kilometre, walked in about 45 minutes. Groups stay together, visitors may not linger, and nobody may leave the group. Before that, by day, there is the Uffizi itself: the museum reckons about 45 minutes from the gallery entrance to the meeting point in Room D19. After it, staff walk the group about 100 m from the grotto exit to the Ammannati Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti without stopping. If you cannot do about a kilometre in 45 minutes without stopping, the corridor is not for you, however good the lifts are. Timings are on how long it takes.

An easier optionThe Friday evening visit is shorter: about 35 minutes, and it starts at the entrance in Piazzale degli Uffizi next to the Loggia dei Lanzi, with no gallery visit and no walk to Room D19. For some visitors that makes it the easier option. Friday dates.

Toilets

There are toilets at the end of the corridor, and a café and toilets in the Ammannati Courtyard where the daytime visit finishes.

Tours and access

The official ticket is the simplest route for a wheelchair user, because the access rules above are the museum’s own. The flagship small-group tour states that it is not suitable for wheelchair users. For the others, ask the operator before you book, and remember that two of the six options are non-refundable. If the official slots for your dates are gone, the reserved ticket below has no guide to keep up with and cancels free up to 24 hours before.

Reserved ticket, no guide: check dates

Four of the six options listed here cancel free up to 24 hours ahead; the ticket-and-app option and the escorted tour are non-refundable. Official Uffizi tickets are named and cannot be refunded either.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Vasari Corridor wheelchair accessible?

Yes. Since the restoration it has ramps, platforms and lifts and the Uffizi describes it as fully accessible. Your own wheelchair is allowed up to 230 kg in total and 120 cm long.

Can I borrow a wheelchair for the Vasari Corridor?

Yes. Courtesy wheelchairs and walkers are free at Door 1 of the Uffizi, with no booking needed.

What happens if the lift is not working?

The museum’s rules say that if the lifting platform is out of order, the ticket is refunded.

Do carers need a ticket?

Carers need a reservation like every other visitor and count towards the group of 25. The categories for reduced and free tickets are on the Uffizi tickets page. Booking step by step.