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Brunelleschi Pass: book officially, or alternatives when it’s sold out

The Brunelleschi Pass gets you up Brunelleschi’s Dome and, within three days, into Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Baptistery, the Cathedral Museum and Santa Reparata. It is cheapest on the Opera del Duomo website. In high season, though, the dome time slots there are often gone two to four weeks ahead.

  • Fixed dome time slot
  • Valid 72 hours
  • Ticket in your name
  • No refunds
Climb of Brunelleschi’s Dome, with a fixed time slot

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Step 1

Check the official website first

The Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore sells the pass itself at the lowest price. The site is only in Italian and English. When you buy, you pick the date and time for the dome and enter the first and last name of every visitor.

Official price · Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore

Adults (15+)€30.00
Children 7–14€12.00
Children 0–6€0.00

Checked 2 Nov 2026

Check availability on duomo.firenze.it

External link to the Opera del Duomo, no commission for us.

Step 2

Sold out? Dome tickets from other providers

If no time slot is left on the official site, GetYourGuide, Tiqets and Headout often still have tickets, even at short notice. They include the same five monuments with a fixed dome slot. You pay more than at the Opera del Duomo for that.

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Brunelleschi Pass · Headout

  • Dome, Bell Tower, Baptistery, Cathedral Museum, Santa Reparata
  • Audio guide in English

from €56.47 +€26.47 vs. official price

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Brunelleschi Pass · Tiqets

  • Dome, Bell Tower, Baptistery, Cathedral Museum, Santa Reparata
  • Assistance at the meeting point

from €58.00 +€28.00 vs. official price

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Brunelleschi Pass · GetYourGuide

  • Dome, Bell Tower, Baptistery, Cathedral Museum, Santa Reparata

from €59.00 +€29.00 vs. official price

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Prices: lowest adult price at the last hourly check, it can be higher depending on day and time.

What the Brunelleschi Pass includes

  • Climb of Brunelleschi’s Dome, with a fixed time slot
  • Climb of Giotto’s Bell Tower
  • Baptistery of San Giovanni
  • Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
  • Santa Reparata, the excavations beneath the cathedral

How the visit works

Time slot
You choose the time for the dome when you buy. It cannot be changed or cancelled afterwards.
Validity
72 hours from midnight of the chosen day. You visit the Bell Tower, Baptistery, Museum and Santa Reparata within that time without booking, once each, even before your dome slot.
Names
The pass is personal. The name on the ticket is checked at the dome entrance, so enter it as it appears on your ID.
Entry
Arrive ten minutes before your slot at the Porta della Mandorla on the north side of the cathedral. Delays of more than five minutes are not accepted.
Bags
Backpacks and larger bags are not allowed on the dome. There is a free cloakroom at Piazza del Duomo 38/r.

What speaks against the Brunelleschi Pass

  • 463 steps, no lift, some narrow passages. The Opera del Duomo advises against it with heart problems, vertigo, claustrophobia or pregnancy.
  • No refunds and no changes, neither officially nor with Headout or Tiqets. If your plans are not fixed yet, you risk the full price.
  • The Uffizi and the Accademia with Michelangelo’s David are not included.

Alternatives

Without the dome: Giotto Pass

Bell Tower, Baptistery, Museum and Santa Reparata without the dome climb, officially for €20.00.

To the official website

Dome plus Uffizi and David

The Tiqets Florence Pass includes the dome in its premium version, plus the Uffizi and the Galleria dell’Accademia in one voucher.

See the Tiqets Florence Pass

Brunelleschi Pass FAQ

From spring to autumn, dome time slots on the official website are often gone two to four weeks ahead. If you know your travel dates, book right away. For short-notice dates, the other providers are usually the only option.

These providers sell the entry with their own mark-up. In return you get dates that are often sold out officially. If duomo.firenze.it still has a suitable time slot, booking there is cheaper.

In high season that is not a good idea. The ticket office sells from the same quota as the official website. Once the slots are gone online, there are none left at the desk either.

Not when you book officially, and there is no refund. Headout and Tiqets do not refund either. For GetYourGuide, the conditions are on the product page. Leave some buffer, especially if you arrive on the same day.

Officially, children aged 7 to 14 pay the reduced price and entry is free up to age 6. With the other providers, the child price is shown on their product page.

No. Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral is free. The Brunelleschi Pass only covers the paid monuments: dome, bell tower, baptistery, museum and Santa Reparata.

The dome has 463 steps, no lift and some very narrow passages. The bell tower has 414 steps with wider stairs and landings. If you only want one climb, the Giotto Pass without the dome is enough.

Brunelleschi Pass Official or alternatives
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