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The museum's combined ticket is built for one sequence: the Uffizi first, then the corridor, then out on the other side of the river. The time on the ticket is the corridor time, and you may enter the gallery two hours before it.
Two hours sounds generous until you learn that the museum allows about 45 minutes to walk from the entrance to the meeting point. Here is how to use the time, find Room D19 and plan the afternoon.
The quick answer
Enter the Uffizi two hours before the time on your ticket, see the second floor first, then head to Room D19 on the first floor, the Venetian small chapel, where you must be five minutes before your slot. The museum says the walk from the entrance takes about 45 minutes, and you cannot come back afterwards. The corridor takes about 45 minutes and ends in the Boboli Gardens; to stay in Boboli or Pitti you need a separate ticket.
How does the Uffizi and Vasari Corridor ticket work?
The ticket time is your corridor time, and it lets you into the Uffizi two hours earlier so you can see the gallery first.
Tickets are checked when you enter the Uffizi and again at the corridor entrance. The ticket includes a link to a map of the route to the meeting point, and QR panels inside the gallery point the way. Prices and booking are in Vasari Corridor tickets: €47 ahead, €43 on the day.
What does a good timeline look like?
Work back from your slot: enter two hours before, give the gallery about an hour, and allow the museum's 45 minutes to reach Room D19.
An example for a 12.00 corridor ticket:
| Time | What to do |
|---|---|
| 10.00 | Enter the Uffizi: ticket check and security. Come without a backpack |
| 10.00 to 11.10 | The second floor: the paintings you came for |
| 11.10 | Head for the first floor and Room D19, with a margin: the museum says the walk from the entrance takes about 45 minutes |
| 11.55 | At the Room D19 meeting point, five minutes before the slot |
| 12.00 to 12.45 | The corridor, about 45 minutes, with a museum group of 25 |
| 12.45 | Out by the Buontalenti Grotto; staff walk the group to the Ammannati Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti |
| Afternoon | Boboli or Pitti with a separate ticket, or lunch in Oltrarno |
What should you see in the Uffizi first?
The second floor, where the guided tours concentrate, because once you set off for the corridor you cannot return.
The corridor is one way and there is no re-entry to the Uffizi afterwards, so see what matters most to you before heading down. Guests report that two hours felt short, and one who stayed five hours missed his corridor slot. If you want the highlights explained in the time you have, the 90-minute guided route covers the second floor for nine people at most; choose its corridor option at checkout.
A 90-minute guided route through the second floor, then the corridor if you add the option.
Check dates for the cheapest guided Uffizi tourWhere is Room D19, and how do you get there?
On the first floor of the Uffizi: the Room D19 Meeting Point, also called the Venetian small chapel (Cappellina Veneziana).
Follow the map linked on your ticket and the QR panels in the gallery. Be at the meeting point five minutes before your slot: groups leave at a fixed time, nobody can join after, and a late arrival loses the right to enter. Uffizi audio guides must be handed back before the corridor.
What if two hours in the Uffizi is not enough?
Buy a separate, earlier Uffizi ticket and add the €20 corridor supplement for a later slot, or take the corridor another day.
With a separate Uffizi ticket, the corridor slot must be at least two hours after your Uffizi time unless you sign a form accepting less, and at least 30 minutes after in any case; you can choose a bigger gap. Another option is the museum's 5-day PassePartout with the corridor, €58 for the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens over five days plus the corridor. If you have seen the gallery already, the corridor alone costs €24 on Friday evenings until 20 November 2026.
Two hours with a licensed guide in the Uffizi, nine people at most, then the corridor with the Vasari option, about three hours in all.
Explore the small-group Uffizi tour with the Vasari optionWhat do you do with bags and coats?
Leave backpacks and suitcases at the hotel and keep your coat with you, because you come out on the other side of the river.
Backpacks, rucksacks, suitcases and large umbrellas are not allowed in the corridor. The Uffizi cloakroom is free for items under 55 x 40 x 20 cm (bulky items cost €2 from 11 May 2026), but anything you leave there, or that is held at the metal detector, has to be collected by walking back by road: down Via Guicciardini, over the Ponte Vecchio and into Piazzale degli Uffizi.
What can you do after the corridor?
Visit the Boboli Gardens or Palazzo Pitti with a separate ticket, or leave from the Ammannati Courtyard, where there is a café and toilets.
The corridor ticket does not include Boboli or Pitti, and without a ticket for them staff will see you out. If you want the gardens and the palace, the Uffizi, Pitti and Boboli pass ($66, five days) covers them but not the corridor. The private tours end here too; one finishes at Palazzo Pitti after about 15 minutes at the Buontalenti Grotto.
How does the day work on a guided tour?
The guide takes you through the Uffizi, and the corridor follows about two hours after the tour starts, without commentary inside.
On the cheapest guided tour, an 8.30 am tour usually has its corridor entry around 10.45, and the operator suggests allowing 3.5 to 4 hours in all. On the two-hour small group, the corridor slot is typically about two hours after the gallery tour, and the whole visit with the option takes about three hours. In both cases the guide does not walk the corridor with you. The full comparison is in Vasari Corridor tours.
Two hours in the Uffizi with a licensed guide, for nine people at most, rated 4.7 from 111 reviews.
Check dates for the small-group Uffizi tour with the Vasari optionFrequently asked questions
How long should I allow for the Uffizi and the Vasari Corridor?
About three hours: two in the Uffizi before your slot and about 45 minutes in the corridor, plus time to reach Room D19. On a guided tour with the corridor, allow 3 to 4 hours.
Can I go back into the Uffizi after the corridor?
No. The corridor is one way, from the Uffizi to the Boboli Gardens, and there is no re-entry.
What happens if I am late for my corridor slot?
You lose the right to enter. Groups leave at a fixed time and nobody can join after, and the ticket is non-refundable.
Does the corridor ticket include Palazzo Pitti?
No. Staff walk the group to the Ammannati Courtyard of Palazzo Pitti; to visit the palace or the gardens you need a separate ticket.
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Uffizi Small Group Tour + Optional Corridor
- Licensed guide in the Uffizi, nine people at most
- Priority entrance to the Uffizi
- Corridor ticket only with the Uffizi + Vasari option
Uffizi Small Group (Max 9) + Vasari Option
- Licensed guide and reserved, timed Uffizi entry
- Headsets when the group needs them
- Vasari Corridor only with the Uffizi + Vasari option, about 3 hours in all
Uffizi + Vasari Corridor Reserved Ticket
- Uffizi entry two hours before your corridor slot
- Timed Vasari Corridor entry
- Voucher exchanged for the named tickets at a meeting point
