Siena and San Gimignano
A Siena day trip from Florence comes in two shapes: 9 hours for Siena and San Gimignano, or 12 hours that add Pisa and, depending on the option, a winery lunch in Chianti. Prices start at $55 per person. Below are the five coach trips worth booking: what each price covers, how long you get in each town, and which one to pick.
Quick answer
The short answer. For a Siena day trip from Florence with time to wander, book the 9-hour trip at $67 per person: about 2.5 hours in each town, with a tour leader. Want Pisa and a winery lunch too? The 12-hour trip at $55 per person has 11,897 reviews, but check what your option includes.
Five trips, side by side
Prices are per person. Time in each town is the listing’s own figure, rounded.
| Trip | Price | What the price covers | Time in each town | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two towns, longest stays | $67 per person | Coach, tour leader, audio guide | Siena 2.5 h, San Gimignano 2.5 h | 9 h |
| Two towns, Wi-Fi coach | $55 per person | Transport only, up to a tour leader and tasting | Siena 110 min, San Gimignano 2 h | 9 h |
| Three towns and a winery lunch | $55 per person | Transport only, up to lunch, guide and cathedral | Siena 1 h, San Gimignano 75 min, Pisa 1.5 h | 12 - 12.5 h |
| Pisa first, Siena last | $75 per person | Coach; guide and lunch by option | Pisa 80 min, San Gimignano 2 h 10 min, Siena 110 min | 12 h |
| Guided Siena, farmhouse lunch | $151 per person | Guided Siena, winery lunch unless skipped | About 1.5 h in each of the three | 12 h |
The trip with Pisa
The most reviewed trip on the site, and the one where the option matters most.
The Pisa, Siena and San Gimignano tour with the most reviews on this site, 11,897 at 4.6, is the longest Siena day trip from Florence here: 12 to 12.5 hours, with guides in eight languages.
Siena comes first, with about an hour in town. Then lunch with wine at a Chianti winery, about 85 minutes, San Gimignano for about 75 minutes, and Pisa last, with about 1.5 hours on your own. That is short for a San Gimignano tour from Florence, and one traveller below says so.
Read the options before the price. Low Cost is transport only; Basic and Traditional add more, and Full Options includes a Siena Cathedral ticket. A guide in Siena comes only with the English-language options, so check what yours includes before you pay.
On the road
Four frames from the towns and the countryside you cross on a Siena day trip from Florence.
Tiled roofs and a square tower below, vineyards and blue hills beyond.
A cypress, olive groves and a vineyard on the slopes under a wide sky.
Rows of vines and olives roll away under big summer clouds.
Brick arches covered in old coats of arms, a stone well below.
Two towns, no Pisa
This Siena day trip from Florence trades Pisa for time in the towns.
Drop Pisa and the day shrinks to 9 hours while the time in each town grows. Two listings run this Florence to Siena day trip, both from Piazzale Montelungo.
At $67 per person, the San Gimignano and Siena trip gives you about 2.5 hours in each town, with a tour leader and an audio guide, rated 4.6 from 2,356 reviews. For a San Gimignano day trip from Florence with the most time on the hill, this is the one. Cathedral entry is not listed.
At $55 per person, the Tuscany trip doubles as a Florence to San Gimignano day trip: about 2 hours there and about 110 minutes in Siena, on a coach with Wi-Fi, USB ports and water. Options run from transport only to a tour leader with a tasting. Rated 4.6 from 799 reviews; no wheelchairs or strollers.
In their words
Verified reviews of the Siena day trip from Florence listings on this site, as written.
“We had ample time in Siena to walk around and discover the city, and then it was only a short drive to the winery… We then went to San Gimignano… it’s a shame we weren’t able to spend longer there.”
“A day well spent. Seeing these beautiful cities was well worth it. Recommend going into the Siena cathedral.”
“I liked the format of arriving, being led into the center of things and then given the freedom to explore on our own!”
Two more listings
Two more listings cover Siena, San Gimignano and Pisa in 12 hours.
The winery lunch trip costs $151 per person and has the highest rating of the five: 4.9 from 5,364 reviews. A local expert walks you through Siena, past Piazza del Campo, home of the Palio horse race, to the Duomo. Then comes a tasting of Chianti, Vernaccia and Vin Santo at an organic winery, with a farmhouse lunch of homemade pasta, cured meats and cheese; skip lunch and you get longer in San Gimignano. If you want the Siena day trip from Florence where lunch is the default, not an upgrade, this is it.
The Pisa-first trip at $75 per person, rated 4.6 from 5,024 reviews, runs the other way round: Pisa, then San Gimignano, a drive through the Chianti hills, and Siena last, with a guided walk if you choose it. It is the day trip from Florence to San Gimignano with lunch in the town itself, served with wine if you pick that option.
Before you book
Small print worth reading before your Siena day trip from Florence.
Listed prices can be the cheapest option. On the 12-hour trip with Pisa, that can be transport only: lunch, guide and cathedral ticket come with pricier options.
A ticket comes with Full Options on the 12-hour trip with Pisa. The winery lunch trip visits Palazzo delle Papesse instead if the cathedral is closed for services.
The Pisa-first trip warns of uphill walking in the hill towns, is not suitable for wheelchairs, and asks for original ID.
Our verdict
Book the 9-hour trip at $67 per person if Siena and San Gimignano are the point: about 2.5 hours in each, the longest stays of any Siena day trip from Florence here.
Want Pisa and lunch in one day? The 12-hour trip at $55 per person has 11,897 reviews; check that your option includes lunch. For a set lunch and the top rating, 4.9, pay $151 per person for the winery lunch trip.
Book direct
Our three Siena trips, then our top pick for a different day. Prices are per person.
★ 4.6 · 2,356 reviews
★ 4.6 · 11,897 reviews
★ 4.6 · 799 reviews
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Compare with the other day trips
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Common questions
Nine hours for Siena and San Gimignano only, on the $67 and $55 trips. Add Pisa and the day runs 12 to 12.5 hours, with about an hour to 1.5 hours in Siena.
It depends on the option. The 12-hour trip with Pisa serves a Chianti winery lunch in its fuller options; Low Cost is transport only. The $151 trip includes lunch unless you skip it, and the $75 trip serves it in San Gimignano if you choose it.
It depends on the trip. The Full Options package of the 12-hour trip with Pisa includes a ticket. The $151 trip visits the Duomo on its guided walk, or Palazzo delle Papesse if the cathedral is closed for services. The $67 trip does not list cathedral entry, though one reviewer recommends going in.
Three of the five meet at Piazzale Montelungo, near Santa Maria Novella station. The 12-hour trip with Pisa meets at Villa Costanza or on Via dell’Oriuolo, and the $151 trip at Santa Maria Novella station, by option.
Not among these five: none of the listings names Monteriggioni as a stop. Chianti comes as a winery lunch on the $55 and $151 trips and as a drive through the hills on the $75 trip. For Monteriggioni with two Chianti wineries, see our Chianti guide.
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