Make it a trip · Florence, Italy
What Florence costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Centro Storico and Oltrarno.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date. Florence hotels add a city tax per person per night.
Source: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10)
Free -
T2 tram from the airport to Santa Maria Novella Fixed
About 20 minutes. A taxi has a flat €25 fare, €27 at night and on Sundays.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
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EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
The hotel city tax still applies.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Bus or tram, 70-minute ticket Fixed
Up from €1.70 on 1 August 2026. Buy before boarding; it costs more on board.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€2
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap trattoria Many reports
A slice of pizza al taglio costs €1.50 to 3.
Source: Numbeo, Florence (2026-10)
€24 -
€13
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range trattoria, without wine. Bistecca alla fiorentina is priced by weight.
Source: Numbeo, Florence (2026-10)
€70 -
€2
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Draught beer, half a litre Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Florence (2026-10)
€6
At the supermarket
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Water, 1.5 litres Many reports
Tap water and city fountains are safe.
Source: Numbeo, Florence (2026-10)
€0.60 -
Coca-Cola, small bottle at a café Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Florence (2026-10)
€2.90 -
€1.80
Doing
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Uffizi Gallery, from Fixed
Usually 25 to 29 EUR. On the day, or booked ahead in high season. €16 from 4pm and free on the first Sunday of the month.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€25 Get tickets -
Duomo, Brunelleschi Pass Fixed
Dome climb, baptistery, bell tower, crypt and museum. Entry to the cathedral itself is free.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€30 Get tickets -
Tuscany small-group day trip, from Range
Usually 50 to 90 EUR. Chianti, Siena or San Gimignano with transport. The train to Pisa costs about €9 each way.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€50 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 30 to 45 EUR. Before city tax.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€30 Find a hostel -
B&B or one or two-star hotel, from Range
Usually 70 to 120 EUR.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
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Three or four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 130 to 220 EUR.
Source: The Better Vacation, Florence trip cost (2026)
€130 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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