The 6 Cathedral Tours in Pisa That Earn Their Price

1.Reserved Entrance to Leaning Tower of Pisa & Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10,391 reviews · from $28Our pick

Meet at the Leaning Tower in Piazza del Duomo, enter at your reserved time, and climb 297 worn marble steps at your own pace. Your ticket also includes Pisa Cathedral and a digital audio guide in English, Italian, French, or Spanish. Bags go in free lockers nearby. No guide or transport is included.

“It’s a little misleading the fact it gives a meeting point to meet your guide! Actually you are just in the ticket queue for entering the tower at the allocated time.”

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2.Leaning Tower & Cathedral Tickets with Timed Entry

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,365 reviews · from $34

Collect your tickets at the Sinopie Museum, then climb Pisa’s 55-meter Leaning Tower at a reserved time and visit the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta at your own pace. An audio guide covers the cathedral. Allow about 90 minutes, arrive 15 minutes early, and leave bags in the designated locker before the tower climb.

“The fact you had to exchange tickets for another set of tickets was a bit of a bind but once we had the correct tickets, the experience was really good.”

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3.Baptistery and Cathedral Tour & Leaning Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,191 reviews · from $44Top rated

Meet at Porta Santa Maria for a 1.5 to 2-hour guided visit to Pisa’s Cathedral, Baptistery, and Piazza dei Miracoli. Guides including Anastasia, Andrea, Alessia, and Alba explain the square’s art and architecture in English, Spanish, or German. Add the Leaning Tower climb for 251 steps and city views, then use included museum and cemetery tickets on your own.

“Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. I learned much more that just visiting the square on my own. I would have liked better listening devices as she kept having to switch them out for various people. I am glad she was prepared with extras.”

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4.Cathedral Guided Tour & Optional Leaning Tower Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,036 reviews · 1 - 1.5 hours · from $22Best value

Meet your English, German, or Spanish-speaking guide at Porta Santa Maria for a small-group visit to Pisa’s Cathedral and Piazza dei Miracoli. Andrea, Anastasia, Alice, and other local guides bring the marble monuments to life. Add the timed Leaning Tower ticket to climb 251 steps and see Pisa from above.

“Sara was a wonderful guide! Very kind, geat pace and very informative! We loved our tour of Lucca!!”

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5.Timed Entrance to Leaning Tower Pisa & Cathedral with Audio

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 385 reviews · from $36

Meet at Pisa’s Leaning Tower security check with your reserved ticket, store bags before climbing the steep stairs, and enjoy city views from the top. Your ticket also covers the cathedral, where you can explore mosaics, sculptures, and artwork at your own pace with an official English phone audio guide. Allow about 1.5 hours, plus possible busy-day delays.

“We were looking for an alternative that would be mostly self done and cost effective for this particular sight. It delivered on all aspects and even the recording was good and the tour operator reached out on WhatsApp and passed on the recording which was good and prompt on the part of the tour operator. Everything was smooth and prompt. All the queries that I had resolved promptly on WhatsApp”

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6.Pisa Leaning Tower & Cathedral Official Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 185 reviews · from $23

Meet at the Leaning Tower in Piazza del Duomo, show your timed ticket, and climb the 13th-century bell tower at your own pace. Your ticket also covers Pisa Cathedral. No guided tour is included, but tickets and the audioguide are sent by email and phone before your visit. Allow about 90 minutes.

“A lovely experience! We started with the stunning Pisa Cathedral – beautiful architecture and incredible craftsmanship throughout. Next, we climbed the Leaning Tower (bags not allowed, but lockers behind the tower in the orange-fronted building are well-organised and staffed). The climb is steep but manageable with breaks, and the panoramic views from the top are breathtaking – we could see for miles on a clear, sunny day. At the top, you can sit near the bells and take in the moment. A great tip: use the Bounce app to store luggage at Vero Bistro Pisa (4 mins from the station) – friendly staff and very convenient. Pisa itself is full…”

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