8 Best Leaning Tower of Pisa Tours from Florence (2026): Prices & Tower Tickets

A Leaning Tower of Pisa tour from Florence costs €39 to €93 on the big coach tours, and the price you pick decides what you actually do in Pisa: €39 is the coach and nothing else, €59 adds a guided walk of the square, and only €93 gets you up the tower. This guide compares eight ways to make the trip, including day tours from Florence, two private drivers, and the option of taking the train and joining a guided tour that starts in Pisa itself.

If you want Pisa as one stop on a longer day, our Cinque Terre day trip comparison covers tours that pair the two, and the Tuscany day trip guide covers Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti circuits. Pisa is also one of the easier half days with children, weighed up in our things to do in Florence for families guide.

Six picks for the different ways people actually want to see Pisa. We weighted what you get on the ground in Pisa, and how reliably each tour has run in recent reviews, above the headline price.

Not unless you pay for it. On the two big coach tours from Florence, the tower climb is only on the top €93 option, and the €59 guided tour shows you the tower from outside. Neither private driver includes tickets, and the Italy on a Budget small-group tour lists the tower ticket as extra.

The rules are the same whichever tour you book:

• No children under 8: every listing that offers the climb bars under-8s, and Walks In Europe sets the limit at 9.
• Around 250 to 300 steps, no lift: Walks In Europe's listing gives 251, one recent guest counted 294, and the climbs run at a set time slot.
• Bags go in the cloakroom: bags and backpacks have to be left before you climb, and Discoverypisa advises allowing 10 to 15 minutes to check them in and another 10 to collect them.
• The Cathedral is now free: Ciao Florence's listing notes that on the busiest days the queue can make the interior impossible to visit, and shoulders and knees must be covered to go in.

We'd make sure to book a tower option from the start if the climb is the point of your trip: on the €39 coach-only option you would have to buy a ticket on the day, and one recent guest who planned to do exactly that ran out of time before the coach left.

Regional trains link Florence's Santa Maria Novella station with Pisa Centrale, so you can skip the coach and book a tour that starts in Pisa. The two here are the best-rated guided visits of the square on this page: Discoverypisa at 4.7 from 503 reviews for €42, and Walks In Europe at 4.7 from 299 for €73, with groups of 15 and 12.

The trade-off is logistics. Pisa Centrale is on the far side of the old town from Piazza dei Miracoli, so allow time to walk across or take a local bus, and you buy and time the train yourself. In return you choose your own day and hours, and the groups are capped at 15 or 12. We'd book this route if the coach times do not suit you: the coach tours fix you to an 08:00, 13:30 or 14:15 departure and roughly two hours on the ground.

The coach tours and private drivers take the same road west: from Piazzale Montelungo, beside Santa Maria Novella station, onto the Fi-Pi-Li expressway that links Florence, Pisa and Livorno, and into Pisa from the south. It is about 86 km to Piazza dei Miracoli, and Mapbox puts the drive at 78 minutes without traffic, against the "about an hour" the operators quote. Coach tours then park outside the old town, which is where the walk to the square comes from.

If you go by train, the two stations on the map are your start and end points, and the Pisa-based tours meet within walking distance of the square.

A Leaning Tower of Pisa tour from Florence costs €39 for the coach alone, €59 with a guided walk of the square, and €93 with the tower climb. A Pisa and Lucca day runs €65 to €109, a private driver €82.58 to €347.71 each depending on group size, and the small-group Vinci and winery day €184 to €214. Children aged 4 to 12 pay half on the coach tours, and under-4s travel free.

The afternoon coach tours leave Florence at 13:30 or 14:15, so a morning in the city fits before them: a timed Accademia Gallery tour to see David, or the Uffizi if you start early. For a full day out instead, several Cinque Terre day trips stop in Pisa on the way back, and our Florence walking tours comparison covers the city itself.

• Check which option you booked: the €39 price on both big coach tours is transport only. Guests who expected a guide on that option are behind some recent 1-star reviews.
• Arrive at Montelungo early: several coach companies share the meeting point, and Gray Line will not take or refund latecomers.
• Bring original ID: Gray Line requires it on the day.
• Cover shoulders and knees: it is required to enter the Cathedral.
• Wear shoes with grip: on Gray Line the walk from the coach park takes 15 to 20 minutes each way, and the tower's marble steps are narrow and worn smooth.
• Carry coins or a card for the toilets: public toilets near the square charge, some by token or card only, and reviewers note there is no toilet on the coach.
• Don't plan to add the climb on the day: on the €39 coach-only option, one recent guest who planned to buy a tower ticket in Pisa found there was not enough time.
• Don't promise young children the climb: under-8s are not allowed up the tower on any of these tours.
• Look after the audio guide: Gray Line charges €80 if one is lost.
• Visiting in June? Our Florence in June guide makes the case for a half-day Pisa trip over a twelve-hour Tuscany circuit once daytime highs reach 27°C.
• Cancel more than 24 hours out: the listings we checked on October 6, 2026 give a full refund for cancellations at least 24 hours before departure.