Florence Hop On Hop Off Shore Excursion from La Spezia

La Spezia, Italy

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8 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Transfer by bus from La Spezia to Florence
Hop-on Hop-off City Sightseeing Florence ticket
Multilingual tour leader on board
Multilingual audio guide on board the City Sightseeing Firenze bus
Free Sightseeing Experience app

Pick up
Food and meals
Services not explicitly indicated in the "Included services" area

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Largo Michele Fiorillo, 19124 La Spezia SP, Italy
Upon debarkation, passengers must takes one of the free shuttle bus from the pier till the terminal (ride takes 5 minutes) Staff will wait for you at the terminal exit with wearing a GREEN T-Shirt

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

La Spezia Cruise Port (Pass By)

Florence

4 hours 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Piazzale Michelangelo (Pass By)

Porta Romana (Pass By)

Fortezza da Basso (Pass By)

Ponte alle Grazie (Pass By)

Fiesole (Pass By)

Santa Croce (Pass By)

La Spezia Cruise Port (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Departure times are subject to change due to arrival to Cruise ships
Please, specify Ship Name and Boarding time
In order to reserve a seat for children under 2 years of age, it is necessary to select the free rate 'Children (0 - 1)' at the time of purchase

If your ship makes an itinerary change or schedule change and you arrive in a different port or in a different schedule, please do not assume your tour has been cancelled. your tour will be schedule for the new port or for the new timing. Please call our representative to confirm the new details.
Return in time to the ship guaranteed.
We regret to inform that this tour involves a lot of walking, so it is NOT suitable for guests with walking difficulties.
This tour will depart promptly and cannot be delayed due to the itinerary and distances, please make sure to be at the meeting point at least 10-15 minutes before the start time. Our tour leader will be at the meeting point about 30 minutes before the meeting point not before
If your ship makes a change of itinerary or schedule and you arrive at a different port or on a different schedule, don't assume that your tour has been canceled. Your tour will be scheduled for the new port or the new times. call our representative to confirm the new details.
We kindly inform you that Line B frequency is 60 minutes, for this reason it is not suitable for your tour, we will not be responsible for latecoming at return meeting point.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Ian_D

The hop on hop off bus is well worth considering. Make sure to queue in plenty of time because it gets very busy, especially if you want top deck with the nice breeze. We stayed on the blue route, approximately 1hr 15 minutes, and was fascinating...seeing some very interesting landmarks on the route - well worth it. Audio guide is available also via headphones. The bus took us to the highest point to give us stunning views over the city. Busses run every 25/35 minutes to give plentiful options. City full of history and archaeology / architecture

Reviews

4.0

based on 12 reviews

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Great trip to Florence

Wiley_A, Jun 2026

Great visit to Florence. The tour guide was fantastic. Please be aware that it is 2 hours each way from the cruise port to Florence, so that will cut into your time to explore.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

We appreciate you choosing our service for your journey to Italy. Your comments will help other travelers in planning their experience!

Florence

Catherine_K, Nov 2025

Very well organized. Lots of discription of areas we were driving through. Bus driver was excellent. Highly recommend!

Response from Host, Nov 2025

Thank you for your review, we’re happy to hear that you were satisfied with our service! Thank you for choosing us for your trip to Italy!

Don't waste your time on this bus

Kurt_S, Oct 2025

You do not see the buildings that they are describing on this trip. Or, you have passed the building before they describe it. This hop on hop off is definitely not worth going on

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Our map showing all the stops included in the service is published on our official website, so the routes can be consulted in advance, allowing you to plan your excursion accordingly.

Great tour

Christine_G, Sep 2025

Great tour. Martina is the best guide! She gives clear information, has great suggestions and is very personable. Loved the city.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

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A must do in Florence.

Ian_D, Jun 2025

Response from Host, Jun 2025

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Disappointing and Delayed

Anne_P, May 2025

30-45 minutes wait between busses. Even the staff selling tickets was frustrated. Waiting for the bus for so long greatly decreased the amount of time we had to enjoy the city. Staff seemed disinterested in giving detailed directions. I asked, “Where is the Santa Croce from this stop?” and was met with a non-committal wave towards the front of the bus and no specifics.

Response from Host, May 2025

We're sorry to read your review, which does not reflect the quality of service that our customers confirm to us every day. Your feedback will certainly be useful in helping us improve our offering.

Reliable transportation from La Spezia to Florence

AliceX_H, Aug 2024

The tour guide waited right outside the cruise terminal and was very easy to find. The guide gave us good tips about food. We only had 5 hours at Florence. I wished we had skipped the Hop on Hop Off. It took too long (over an hour) circling the outer skirt of the town. Most if not all what you want to see is pretty centralized at the center of the town, which you can see more by simply walking around. I did not like that we had to walk 15 mins in 100 degrees weather from the tour bus parking lot to the train station in uphill. It is good mean of transportation but nothing more.

Good HOHO package for a cruise Port stop

j168tiu, Aug 2024

This was a good HOHO package to take as a port stop — starting from our pick up from the La Spezia port — to the 2-hour transfer to Florence —boarding the HOHO to go for a quick sightseeing and shopping around Florence — and getting us back seamlessly back to the port to board our ship. Our guide, Lumi, was very nice — and while she was only responsible for us during the transfers — it was nice that she was in the city the whole time to be on hand in case we encountered issues. Special shout out to our Kabayan (Filipino) lady in the HOHO stop who gave us pointers to get down in Stop 10 (Ponte Vecchio), re-board and Stop 14 (Michaelangelo Square) since we had limited time — so we were able to maximize our time.

Poor Communication.

Peggy_H, Jun 2024

The Good: We were delivered to Florence on time and we were delivered to our cruise ship on time. The bus was air conditioned and very comfortable. Lumi on the first bus was very kind and gave very explicit directions as to time and place to meet our returning bus. The Bad: We came very close to missing our returning bus as the instructions given by Lumi, were not followed by Laura. We were told bus would arrive at 3:00, bus did not show till 3:30. We were very nervous. We were told returning bus would arrive same place we were dropped off, it showed up down the street (about 1/2 block) and had different markings from original bus, so we did not recognize it as ours. There were many buses coming and going, so hard to tell which was ours. Luckily, a gentleman waiting with us thought it might be ours and we followed him. Thank goodness we did. We felt the communication could have been better. We followed explicit instructions given to us, but they were not followed by the company. I hate to think what might have happened had we been stranded.