Stay in Florence, then Pisa and Siena. Pisa–Siena needs a complete rail connection or travel through Florence; it is not the Florence fast bus starting in Pisa. This version focuses on towns. A vineyard or San Gimignano visit needs another day and a confirmed last-mile journey.
Italy · Published planning example
Open a day to read the plan and its spending notes.
Begin with Florence’s Duomo exterior and the river, keeping arrival day flexible. Walk into the Oltrarno for a meal. Reserve a specific dome or museum product only if your arrival leaves a comfortable margin.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €181.00
Give the Uffizi a proper morning or afternoon. Choose Boboli Gardens or a hilltop walk afterwards rather than squeezing in both. The cheaper late entry leaves less visiting time, so match it to your interests.
€120.00 for one whole private room, €45.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €181.00
Travel to Pisa Centrale, leave your bags and walk through town to Piazza dei Miracoli. The public square is separate from the Tower climb and other interiors. Reserve the climb if wanted and follow the cathedral’s ticket arrangements.
€100.00 for one whole private room, €38.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €154.00
Travel from Pisa to Siena using a complete rail connection, often through Empoli, or return through Florence for the bus. The Florence fast-bus duration is not the time from Pisa. Settle in Siena before exploring Piazza del Campo.
€110.00 for one whole private room, €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €168.00
Use the final morning for Siena Cathedral and a quieter walk. Cathedral entry is €7 ordinarily or €10 during uncovered-floor periods. San Gimignano needs its own return bus plan; add another day to avoid rushing onward travel.
No overnight stay; €42.00 for meals, €6.00 for local travel and €10.00 for extras. Add the paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport journeys you choose. These are allowances; replace them with your bookings.
Estimated day spending: €58.00
Stay in Florence, then Pisa and Siena. Pisa–Siena needs a complete rail connection or travel through Florence; it is not the Florence fast bus starting in Pisa. This version focuses on towns. A vineyard or San Gimignano visit needs another day and a confirmed last-mile journey.
Florence · Pisa · Siena. These guides explain the current ticket choices, arrival points and useful areas for a room. Reserve the visits that matter after checking travel days, with arrival afternoons left flexible.
Keep Florence and Siena, adding Pisa only if the return fits your days.
The day figures add up to €742.00 for one traveller before the extra costs below. Day notes show accommodation, meals, local travel and small extras. The private-room line buys the whole room; divide only that part when sharing. These are chosen allowances, not measured averages or available room offers. The final day has no extra overnight allowance in the Italian section.
Add paid visits, excursions, intercity tickets and airport travel. Replace the stay amount with the full booking cost, including taxes and cleaning. The city budget cards are an alternative way to plan the same days, so do not add them on top of this subtotal.
Swipe to follow the full route.
Loading the map...
How to get from one stop to the next. Journey times are approximate; use the ticket and timetable links to choose a departure for your travel date.
Train · About 1h 10m
Choose Pisa Centrale for the main town arrival. The walk to Piazza dei Miracoli adds time; Pisa airport is a separate people-mover journey. With a Trenitalia digital regional ticket, manage the selected departure before it activates. Validate a paper regional ticket before boarding.
Compare this journeyTrain · Allow about 2–3 hours
Travel from Pisa Centrale through Empoli on the dated regional connection. Siena station is below the old centre, so allow a bus or walk afterwards. This is not the Florence–Siena fast-bus journey.
Keep Florence and Siena, adding Pisa only if the return fits your days.
Compare your room and daily spending choices in the cost calculator. Check each journey fare, including local transfers, and count tickets covered by a pass only once.
Change the days in each city, leave out stops, and update the estimate without changing the published itinerary.
