General information on the 'hop-on, hop-off' bus tours of Italian cities.
Guided bus tours, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
There are two distinct tour routes for Florence, one taking in the bulk of the sites both to the north and south of the river Arno (Line A, 15 stops, total time 60 minutes), the other concentrating on a slightly smaller, central section before heading out to Fiesole (an Etruscan hilltop village) and some of the finest views imaginable of the splendid city of Florence (Line B, 24 stops, total time 120 minutes).
The routes criss-cross each other at multiple points, and you are free to switch from one route to the other as many times as you wish. Tickets are valid for 24 hours, and are also valid for travel with the two local bus companies, 'ATAF' and 'Linea'. The accompanying audio tour is available in 8 different languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese). The tours operate on a 'hop-on, hop-off' basis, meaning you may leave and subsequently rejoin the buses wherever and whenever you like! You can download a (PDF) map showing the routes here.
To get started simply click on the calendar below to select the date that interests you. The calendar will automatically block any dates that are not available, and do remember that dates are in European (day-month-year) format! Further down the page you'll find timetables for both routes, including starting times, finishing times and frequency, and don't worry - with your booking confirmation we'll be sending you full directions on how to join the tours.
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Line A timings
The 'Line A' tour starts and ends at the central railway station (Santa Maria Novella), with buses running every 30 minutes; in summer months buses also run every hour between 19.00 and 22.00 hours. Please see below for full yearly timetables (the times represent the first and last departures):
04/04/2009 to 30/04/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.30 to 18.00, seven days a week
01/05/2009 to 31/05/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.00 to 18.30, seven days a week
01/06/2009 to 19/06/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.00 to 19.00, seven days a week
20/06/2009 to 13/09/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.00 to 18.30, every 60 minutes from 19.00 to 22.00, seven days a week
14/09/2009 to 30/09/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.00 to 19.00, seven days a week
01/10/2009 to 31/10/2009: every 30 minutes from 09.00 to 18.00, seven days a week
Line B timings
The 'Line B' tour starts and ends at Porta San Frediano (large city gate, over the river and to the south west of the railway station), with buses running every 60 minutes. Please see below for full yearly timetables (the times represent the first and last departures):
11/04/2009 to 30/04/2009: every 60 minutes from 10.00 to 17.00, seven days a week
01/05/2009 to 31/05/2009: every 60 minutes from 10.00 to 18.00, seven days a week
01/06/2009 to 30/09/2009: every 60 minutes from 09.00 to 18.00, seven days a week
01/10/2009 to 31/10/2009: every 60 minutes from 10.00 to 17.00, seven days a week
General information on the 'hop-on, hop-off' bus tours of Italian cities.
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