# Day trip from Rome to Florence by train: Brunelleschi's dome, a market trattoria and the Uffizi

High-speed train from Termini, Brunelleschi's dome first thing, lunch in a trattoria from 1953, the Uffizi with an afternoon ticket and vespers at San Miniato.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/tuscany/florence/itineraries/rome-florence-train-day-trip-duomo-dome-uffizi · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:30 · Salida: 1 h 30 by train (High-speed train from Roma Termini to Firenze Santa Maria Novella)
- 09:30 · Climbing Brunelleschi's Dome (Brunelleschi Pass with a fixed time · 463 steps · booking)
  - 8 min on foot
- 12:00 · Trattoria Mario (Opens at 12:00 · no booking, shared tables · closed on Sunday) · Trattoria Mario, €€
  - 15 min on foot
- 14:00 · Uffizi Gallery with a booked ticket (Until 16:00, €25 or €29 booked; from 16:00, €16)
  - 30 min on foot
- 17:15 · Piazzale Michelangelo and Gregorian vespers at San Miniato al Monte (Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo and vespers at 18:30 · free)
- 19:15 · Vuelta: 15 min by taxi (To Santa Maria Novella, or on bus 12)
  - 1 h 30 by train (High-speed train to Roma Termini)

Florence can be done in a day from Rome because the high-speed train links the two central stations in about an hour and a half. You leave Termini early, climb Brunelleschi's dome first thing, eat in a market trattoria, see the Uffizi with the afternoon ticket and end at San Miniato al Monte with the city at your feet. It is a long day, on foot.

## The day, hour by hour

7:30 · Train from Termini. A Frecciarossa or an Italo to Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Check times and fares on Trenitalia or Italo.

9:30 · Brunelleschi's dome. From the station to the Duomo it is about ten minutes on foot. The climb is done only with the Brunelleschi Pass and a fixed time, which you choose when buying it; get to the Porta della Mandorla, on the north side, a little early and without a rucksack. There are 463 steps between the two shells of the dome up to the lantern, and in total allow an hour and a half.

12:00 · Lunch at Trattoria Mario. On Via Rosina, behind the Mercato Centrale. It opens at 12:00, does not take bookings and seats people at shared tables: if you arrive at opening time, you wait little. The dish of the day changes every day, and there is always ribollita in season, pasta with ragù and bistecca.

14:00 · The Uffizi. Walk down through the centre to the gallery. Entering at 14:00 gives you three hours for Botticelli, Leonardo and Michelangelo. If you prefer to pay less and see less, go in at 16:00 for €16 and spend an hour beforehand strolling through the Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio.

17:15 · San Miniato al Monte. Cross the Ponte Vecchio, climb through the Oltrarno to Piazzale Michelangelo and carry on a few minutes more to the basilica. At 18:30 the monks sing vespers in Gregorian chant. It is free.

19:15 · Return. Taxi or bus 12 to Santa Maria Novella and train to Rome; you reach Termini at about 22:00.

## What about Sunday?

It works with one change: Trattoria Mario is closed, so eat at Il Latini, which is open at lunchtime at weekends; book. On Monday do not go: the Uffizi are closed.

## With children

The dome demands good legs and is not for little ones. With children, swap the Uffizi for the Boboli Garden, behind the Pitti Palace, and finish the same way at Piazzale Michelangelo.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the way to do it: high-speed from Termini to Santa Maria Novella, about 1 h 30, and everything else on foot.

### By car
About three hours on the A1 and the centre is a limited-traffic zone: not worth it for a single day.

## Consejos

### Book the dome time
It is the only thing with a fixed time and the first to sell out.

### Choose a return train with some margin
Leave at least half an hour between vespers and the train's departure.

### Check the Uffizi afternoon ticket
From 16:00 it costs €16 instead of €25.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
Swap the sunset at San Miniato for more time at the Uffizi; the dome can be climbed just the same, but the view is lost.

## Cuándo no ir

Monday, because of the Uffizi, and the week of 16 to 20 November 2026, when the dome closes for maintenance.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does the train from Rome to Florence take?
About an hour and a half by high-speed train, from Roma Termini to Firenze Santa Maria Novella.

### Can you see the dome and the Uffizi on the same day?
Yes, with the dome first thing and the Uffizi in the afternoon.

### Where can you eat near the Duomo without booking?
At Trattoria Mario, next to the Mercato Centrale, which does not take bookings at lunchtime.

### How much does the day cost?
The dome with the Brunelleschi Pass, the Uffizi from €16, lunch and the train are extra.