A day trip from Florence reaches the Cinque Terre and Pisa. We compared 12 tours, with prices from $55, cancellation at zero charge, and a top option rated 4.7 from 3,327 reviews. Your booking takes you to the Cinque Terre villages and Pisa's Leaning Tower.
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A Tuscany day trip from Florence to Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa starts at $55 per person, depending on the option. Four trips cross into Liguria for the Cinque Terre; the half-day trips to Pisa and Chianti take five or six hours. One runs the other way: a Florence day tour from Rome that adds Pisa.
★ 4.7 · 3 327 reviews
★ 4.6 · 11 897 reviews
★ 4.9 · 6 255 reviews
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★ 4.5 · 2 197 reviews
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★ 4.5 · 888 reviews
★ 4.6 · 799 reviews
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Twelve listings, and most Florence day trips to Tuscany or the Ligurian coast fit one of four kinds of day: the Cinque Terre with Pisa, three Tuscan towns, all five villages, or half a day in Pisa. Pick the one that sounds like yours and we will point at a listing.
See it before you pay for it
Four photos from the other three answers: a village on the rocks from the all-five-villages day, the towers of San Gimignano and the cathedral in Siena from the three-towns day, and the stairs inside a tower, a climb you can add on the Pisa half day.
The all-five-villages day: hike between them or take the train.
On the three-towns day, about 75 minutes here.
Entry to the cathedral comes only with some options.
On the Pisa half day, the 294-step climb is an option.
Side by side
Three full days, each priced per person and 12 to 13 hours long: a Tuscany day tour from Florence through Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa; the Cinque Terre coast by train with Pisa on the way back, our pick; or all five villages, with a hike if you want one.
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| Florence: Pisa, Siena and San Gimignano Day Trip with Lunch | TOP PICKFrom Florence: Cinque Terre & Pisa Day Trip | Florence: Cinque Terre Day Trip with Optional Hiking or Pisa | |
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| Price per person | $55 | $100 | $62 |
| How long | 12 to 12.5 hours | 12 to 12.5 hours | 12 to 13 hours |
| Cost per hour | – | – | – |
| Leaves from | Villa Costanza or Via dell'Oriuolo | Piazzale Montelungo | Central Florence |
| What you get | Coach; guide and cathedral ticket depend on option | Coach, local train, English-speaking guide | Coach, train, boat April to October if the sea allows |
| Time in each place | Siena 1 hour, San Gimignano 75 min, Pisa 1.5 hours | Vernazza 1.5 hours, Monterosso 2.5, Pisa 1.5 | All five villages; hike Corniglia to Vernazza or train |
| Lunch | Winery lunch, by option | Own cost, in Monterosso | Not in the listing |
| Rating | 4.6 · 11,897 | 4.7 · 3,327 | 4.9 · 6,255 |
| Best for | Three Tuscan towns in one day | The coast and Pisa in one day | Walkers, or all five villages |
| Check dates | Book this one→ | Check dates |
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Verdict
If you have one day to give, spend it on the coast. A coach takes you to La Spezia, the local train runs to Vernazza for about 1.5 hours and Monterosso for about 2.5, and on the way back you get about 1.5 hours at Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa. It is $100 per person for 12 to 12.5 hours, with an English-speaking guide.
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Most listings here come in options, so the price on a Florence Tuscany day trip can be the transport-only one; lunch, a guide, the Siena cathedral ticket or the Leaning Tower climb depend on the option you pick. In the Cinque Terre the boat runs from April to October, when the sea allows. Some trips ask for each traveller’s full name and date of birth for the train.
Two-minute check
It comes down to three things: who is coming, how long a day you want, and what you want to see. Answer three questions and we will point at one listing.
Who is coming with you?Children under 8 cannot climb the Leaning Tower on the Pisa half day
How long a day do you want?Pisa and Chianti take 5 to 6 hours; the coast takes 12 to 13
What do you want to see?This is the answer that picks your listing
You’ll get the one that fits your answers, and the thing about it that catches people out.
What travellers say
Five of the twelve listings, in travellers’ own words: the four answers above and the Chianti half day. Ratings and review counts are the listings’ own figures.
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$100 · per person · 3,327 reviews
★★★★★
A coach to La Spezia, the train along the coast, about 1.5 hours in Vernazza and 2.5 in Monterosso, then Pisa. Lunch is at your own cost. Rated 4.7. “Fantastic day. Very well organised & plenty of time in each location.” — Susan, United Kingdom
Three Tuscan towns
$55 · per person · 11,897 reviews
★★★★★
A day trip to Tuscany from Florence: Siena, a Chianti winery lunch on the fuller options, about 75 minutes in San Gimignano, then Pisa. The Low Cost option is transport only. Rated 4.6. “Fabulous day, albeit it was long. The winery was amazing.” — Carrie-Anne, Australia
All five villages
$62 · per person · 6,255 reviews
★★★★★
All five villages, with the hike from Corniglia to Vernazza or without. A boat along the coast runs April to October, when the sea allows. Rated 4.9. “A great day trip and a good way to visit the Cinque Terre.” — Bridget, Australia
Half a day in Pisa
$44 · per person · 2,197 reviews
★★★★★
About 1.5 hours by coach each way and about an hour in Pisa. The 294-step tower climb is an option; children under 8 cannot climb. Rated 4.5. “The tower climb was a unique experience with a fantastic view at the top.” — Benjamin, Singapore
Chianti, half a day
$50 · per person · 888 reviews
★★★★★
About 75 minutes by coach from Santa Maria Novella, a vineyard walk, a cellar of balsamic vinegar and vin santo, then seven wines with local food. Rated 4.5. “Great variety of wine to taste along with delicious meat, cheese, bread, oil and vinegar.” — Lisa, United States
What it really costs
A Florence full-day tour here starts at $55 per person; the half days to Pisa and Chianti cost less. Most listings sell options, from transport only to a guide, lunch or tickets, so check what your option includes.
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| What you book | Price | What you get | How long |
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| Half a day in Pisa | $44 per person | Piazza dei Miracoli; the tower climb only if your option has it | 6 hours |
| Chianti, half a day | $50 per person | Vineyard walk, vinegar cellar, seven wines with local food | 5 hours |
| Three Tuscan towns | $55 per person | Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa; winery lunch on the fuller options | 12–12.5 hours |
| All five villages | $62 per person | Hike or train; a boat April to October, when the sea allows | 12–13 hours |
| The Cinque Terre and Pisa | $100 per person | Vernazza, Monterosso, then Pisa; lunch at your own cost | 12–12.5 hours |
The honest answer
Yes, if you want two Cinque Terre villages and the Leaning Tower in one day without working out coaches and trains yourself: one price, $100 per person, for a day of 12 to 12.5 hours.
The day, hour by hour
The day starts at Piazzale Montelungo in Florence, where the group meets the coach and the English-speaking guide.
The coach heads for La Spezia, about two hours away.
From La Spezia the group rides the local train along the coast to the first village.
Time on your own in Vernazza, about an hour and a half.
The train runs on to Monterosso for about two and a half hours. Lunch is at your own cost, and Fegina beach is here.
Back on the coach for the drive to Pisa.
Time on your own around the Leaning Tower. The shuttle from the coach park to the tower is not included.
The coach returns to Florence, 12 to 12.5 hours after the start.
Best time of day
Pick the start that suits your day. The 13-hour Cinque Terre trip leaves Santa Maria Novella at 06:50, and asks you to be in the ticket hall 20 minutes before. On the two-winery Chianti trip, the 8:00 departure goes to San Gimignano instead of Monteriggioni. On the coast, the boats run from 1 April to 31 October when the sea allows; from November to March, the train replaces them, and the 13-hour trip drops its street food too.
On the ground
On the top pick, Vernazza comes first: about 1.5 hours.
Time in the villages is your own to wander.
About 2.5 hours in Monterosso; lunch is at your own cost.
About 1.5 hours on Piazza dei Miracoli, then the coach back.
What it's like
Florence sits in the middle of the trips on this page. Eleven of them leave the city and bring you back the same day: west to Pisa and the Cinque Terre on the Ligurian coast, south to Siena, San Gimignano and the Chianti hills. What changes from one to the next is how long you are away, and what the base price actually covers.
Our top pick does the coast and the Leaning Tower in one day. You meet at Piazzale Montelungo, ride about two hours by coach to La Spezia, and take the local train. About an hour and a half on your own in Vernazza, then the train to Monterosso for about 2.5 hours, with lunch at your own cost near Fegina Beach. The coach then takes you to Pisa for about 1.5 hours on Piazza dei Miracoli. The guide speaks English, and it costs $100 per person.
The trip with the most reviews here, 11,897, covers three towns instead of the coast: Siena, a stop of about 85 minutes at a Chianti winery, San Gimignano for about 75 minutes, and Pisa for about 1.5 hours. It runs from $55 per person, and the option matters: Low Cost is transport only, while the guide, the winery lunch and the Siena Cathedral ticket depend on the option you book.
For the Cinque Terre without Pisa, the trip with optional hiking is rated 4.9 from 6,255 reviews, the top score on this page. It visits the five villages, with the walk from Corniglia to Vernazza or without it, or three villages plus Pisa, for $62 per person. Two more trips, both sold with optional street food, visit four villages and give you the coast for 12 or 13 hours.
Siena and San Gimignano on their own take nine hours. One trip gives you about 2.5 hours in each town, with a tour leader and an audio guide; the other about 110 minutes in Siena and two hours in San Gimignano, on a coach with Wi-Fi, USB and water.
Half a day is enough for Pisa or for Chianti. The Pisa trips take six hours, about 1.5 of them on the coach each way, with the tower climb as an upgrade. The Chianti trips take five or six: a vineyard walk and seven wines with local snacks, or two Chianti Classico wineries and a stop in Monteriggioni.
One listing runs the other way. It starts at Tiburtina station in Rome, reaches Pisa after 4.5 hours, gives you about 2.5 hours in Florence, and takes 14 hours from start to finish. It is for people based in Rome.
So: for the coast and the tower in one day, take our top pick. For three Tuscan towns at the lowest price, the Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa day. To keep the evening in Florence, a half day in Pisa or Chianti.
While you're in Florence
For a day based in the city: the dome climb at the Duomo, a street food walk with wine, or the Chianti hills by Vespa. The Accademia, the Uffizi and cooking classes have their own guides below.
Practical
Four directions, five short answers in each, then the full guide. Prices are per person.
The coach takes about two hours to La Spezia, and a local train links the villages. The Cinque Terre are in Liguria, on the coast, outside Tuscany.
Our top pick stops in Vernazza and Monterosso, then drives to Pisa. The street food trips visit four villages; the hiking trip, the five.
On the hiking trip you choose the walk from Corniglia to Vernazza or skip it. Another option swaps two villages for Pisa, without the hike.
Two different trips share the name with optional street food. The focaccia and seafood are an option on top of the base price.
The 13-hour trip sells options with the train and ferry tickets, or the coach transfer alone. Check which one you are booking.
Two half-day trips leave Piazzale Montelungo, at $44 and $46 per person, about 1.5 hours by coach each way.
On both, the climb is an upgrade you choose when booking. One listing gives 294 steps and no climb for children under 8.
The other half day includes a guide on Piazza dei Miracoli: the cathedral, the Baptistery and the Camposanto. It does not suit wheelchairs.
Our top pick and the three-town day both finish in Pisa, with about 1.5 hours on your own there.
On our top pick, the shuttle from the coach park to the tower is not in the price.
Two trips do Siena and San Gimignano without Pisa: one with about 2.5 hours in each, the other with about two.
The 2.5-hour version comes with a tour leader and an audio guide, and time on your own in both towns.
The other trip sells transport only, a tour leader with a tasting, or an audio guide in Siena.
The 12-hour version adds Pisa and a stop of about 85 minutes at a Chianti winery, with lunch and wine depending on the option.
The coach with Wi-Fi does not take wheelchairs or strollers. Check the listing before you book if you need either.
A vineyard walk, a vinegar cellar with balsamic and vin santo, then seven wines with local snacks and olive oil, at $50 per person.
The six-hour trip visits two Chianti Classico wineries with tastings and snacks, then stops about 40 minutes in Monteriggioni.
The seven-wine trip meets at Santa Maria Novella and drives about 75 minutes into the Chianti hills.
Both are half days of five or six hours, so the evening in Florence is still yours.
The Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa day stops at a Chianti winery for lunch and wine, depending on the option.
Best time
No listing here names a best month, so plan by the clock: how much of the day you want away from Florence. The bars show the share of the day each one takes.
5–6 h
Two Pisa trips and two Chianti trips bring you back after five or six hours, with the evening left for Florence.
9 h
About two to 2.5 hours in each town, with a tour leader or an audio guide. Pisa is not on these two.
12–13 h
The Cinque Terre trips without Pisa run 12 to 13 hours. Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa with a winery lunch take 12 to 12.5.
12–12.5 h
Our top pick: Vernazza and Monterosso by train, then Piazza dei Miracoli, at $100 per person.
Worth knowing
Check what your option includes. Most listings here sell several options, and the price shown can be the transport-only one. Lunch, a guide, the Siena Cathedral ticket and the tower climb depend on the option.
Time on your own is not a guided visit. On our top pick, Vernazza and Pisa are yours to explore; on the nine-hour Siena and San Gimignano day, so are both towns.
Have names and dates of birth ready. Two Cinque Terre trips ask for the full name and date of birth of each traveller when you book, for the train tickets.
Staying on the coast? The hiking trip lets you bring luggage if you stay on, and suggests booking onward trains from Florence for after 21:30.
Ask about mobility first. The guided Pisa half day does not suit wheelchairs, the Siena and San Gimignano coach with Wi-Fi takes no wheelchairs or strollers, and the trip from Rome does not suit reduced mobility.
Free cancellation on the twelve. Each listing on this page offers it, so you can hold a seat as soon as your dates are firm.
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Common questions
It depends on the day you want. Our top pick is the Cinque Terre and Pisa in 12 to 12.5 hours, at $100 per person. The trip with the most reviews here, 11,897, is Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa, from $55 per person depending on the option. The Cinque Terre trip with optional hiking has the top rating on this page, 4.9.
Yes. Our top pick does both: Vernazza and Monterosso by local train, then about 1.5 hours on Piazza dei Miracoli, back in Florence after 12 to 12.5 hours. The hiking trip also sells an option with three villages plus Pisa, without the hike.
About two hours by coach to La Spezia, where the trips switch to the local train between the villages. From start to finish, the Cinque Terre trips take 12 to 13 hours.
In season, on the trips that list it. The boat runs from 1 April to 31 October when the sea allows; from November to March there is no boat, and the train takes its place. On the 13-hour trip, the ferry ticket comes with some options, not with the coach transfer alone.
Yes, as an upgrade. Both half-day Pisa trips sell the climb when you book; one listing gives 294 steps and no climb for children under 8. Without the upgrade, you see the tower from Piazza dei Miracoli, as you do on our top pick and on the three-town day.
It depends on the option. On the Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa day, the winery lunch with wine comes with some options, and Low Cost is transport only. On our top pick, lunch in Monterosso is at your own cost. The Chianti half days serve local snacks with the tastings.
Five of the eleven, our top pick among them, leave from Piazzale Montelungo. The Cinque Terre street food trips and the seven-wine Chianti half day meet at Santa Maria Novella. The two-winery Chianti trip leaves from Villa Costanza, about 20 minutes by T1 tram from Santa Maria Novella; the three-town day from Villa Costanza or Via dell'Oriuolo. The hiking trip meets in central Florence.
Pick by how much of Florence you want to keep. Pisa and Chianti take five to six hours. Siena and San Gimignano take nine. The Cinque Terre trips, and Siena and San Gimignano with Pisa, take 12 to 13.
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Prices, ratings, durations and meeting points are read off the live listings, and updated with the page.
Twelve trips are on this page: eleven from Florence and one from Rome, from five hours to fourteen. Nobody pays to be featured.
Most trips sell several options, and the base price can be transport only. Where lunch, a guide or a ticket depends on the option, we say so.
One Cinque Terre listing places the villages in Tuscany, though they are in Liguria. Two different trips share one name; we tell them apart by length.
The answer
Our top pick: the coach to La Spezia, the train to Vernazza and Monterosso, then about 1.5 hours on Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa. It costs $100 per person. For a lower price, Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa, with 11,897 reviews, runs from $55 per person, depending on the option.
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