How long does the Vasari Corridor take?
The corridor itself
Short. It is a walk, it goes one way, and there is nowhere to sit down and study anything. The stretches that slow people are the windows above the Ponte Vecchio and the Roman busts beside them, and a group moving together does not linger long at either. Most people finish the passage wishing it had gone on longer, which is a better problem than the reverse.
The gallery
This is where the time goes, and how much you need depends entirely on whether you are trying to see everything. One traveller from Hong Kong who reviewed the reserved ticket found the gallery less demanding than expected and the corridor the part worth remembering. Others give the Uffizi a full morning and still leave rooms unvisited. Both are true, because the building will absorb whatever you hand it.
The shape of the half-day
Security and the cloakroom first, the gallery next, the corridor towards the end of the slot, then a walk back across the river. That last leg is the one people forget to budget for. If lunch is booked on the Signoria side, move it. Whether the whole thing earns its place in your trip is argued on is it worth it.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the walk through the corridor?
More than seven hundred metres in one direction, and shorter in practice than the photographs suggest. We do not print a figure in minutes, because slot lengths differ by product and change; your booking page states the duration for the option you pick.
How much time do I need in the Uffizi?
More than you will want to give it, unless you go in with a shortlist. A narrow route through a handful of works makes a better visit than a fast sweep of everything, and our suggested order is on Uffizi highlights.
Do I have to walk back the way I came?
You cannot. The corridor is one-way and ends in the Boboli Gardens across the Arno, so the return leg is a walk of roughly a quarter of an hour back over the Ponte Vecchio. Plan for it with how to get there.
Can I do the Uffizi and the corridor in one visit?
Yes, and the combined products are built that way: one reservation covering timed entry to the gallery and the one-way corridor walk. The corridor is entered from inside the gallery, on the first floor, so the two belong to the same visit.