What a Chianti wine tour from Florence costs, and what each price pours
The five tours on this site start at ~$55 per person for a coach trip to two wineries and reach ~$119 per vehicle for a Vespa day with a meal. Most of the rest sit close to ~$101. The gap pays for food, group size and hours in the hills, not for a better class of wine.
Five Chianti tours in one table
The table shows the "from" price per person on each tour's main listing, except the Vespa day, which is sold per vehicle. All five leave Florence for the Chianti hills, yet the food and the size of the group change a lot between the cheapest seat and the dearest one.
| Tour | From | Length | Group | Wineries | Food | Start point | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestige Rent, small-group tasting (our pick) | ~$101 | 4.5 h (Viator: 4 h 45 min) | Max 25, semi-private max 8 | 2 Chianti Classico estates | Cheese, salami, cold cuts, bruschetta | Piazzale Montelungo | 4.9 from 8,500+ (Viator) |
| Towns of Italy, wine and olive oil trail | ~$99 | 5–7 h | Max 20 | 3 wineries plus an olive oil mill | 3-course Tuscan lunch | Via dei Vagellai 22 R | 4.8 from 300+ (GetYourGuide) |
| Towns of Italy, Chianti by Vespa | ~$119 per vehicle | About 6 h | Max 15 | 1 winery with cellar | Typical Tuscan meal | Via dei Vagellai 22 R | 4.8 from 1,900+ (Viator) |
| Ciao Florence, Chianti wineries by coach | ~$55 | 5–6.5 h | Up to 43 | 2 Chianti wineries | Bread, olive oil, balsamic, salami | Piazzale Montelungo bus stop | 4.5 from 11,900+ (GetYourGuide) |
| Gray Line Florence, hill towns and a winery | ~$79 | About 11 h | Up to 50 | 1 Chianti winery | Three-course winery lunch | Piazzale Montelungo | 4.6 from 4,400+ (GetYourGuide) |
The cheapest fare is roughly half the dearest. Every tour pours local reds and drives you there and back, so the money mostly decides whether you sit down to lunch and how many strangers share your table.
The same trip, two prices
GetYourGuide and Viator often sell one tour for different amounts. Prestige Rent lists ~$101 on Viator and a little less on GetYourGuide, while the Towns of Italy olive oil trail runs the other way, at ~$99 on GetYourGuide and a touch more on Viator.
The Ciao Florence coach shows ~$55 on GetYourGuide as a sale price, with a higher regular fare there and a higher figure again on Viator. Open both sites for your date before paying, since a sale can end and the cheaper side can swap.
Snacks or a sit-down lunch
The biggest split in what you get is food. Two tours serve tasting plates and leave lunch to you back in Florence, while the other three put a proper meal on a winery table.
Prestige Rent at ~$101 pours six wines and olive oils across two Chianti Classico estates, with cheese, salami, cold cuts and bruschetta at the second stop. That is a generous plate, but it is not lunch, as our half-day or full-day guide explains.
At Ciao Florence for ~$55, the first winery serves 3–4 wines with bread, olive oil, balsamic and salami, and the second pours up to 3 more. Lunch is listed as not included, so plan a late meal in town.
Where the higher prices go
The Towns of Italy trail at ~$99 spends its fare on extra stops. Over 5–7 hours you get three wineries, an olive oil mill at a historic estate, a 3-course lunch at a boutique winery and a stop in Greve in Chianti.
Gray Line Florence at ~$79 buys a long day rather than more wine. The coach visits San Gimignano and Siena around one winery with a three-course lunch, and our Siena and San Gimignano guide weighs that trade.
The Vespa day is the outlier. Towns of Italy prices it from ~$119 per vehicle, which covers the ride with a guide and a support minivan before a winery meal; read who should ride before you choose it.
The lowest fare on this site
Ciao Florence's coach trip to two Chianti wineries, with tastings at both and time to buy bottles. Bring money for lunch, since the food stops at bread, olive oil and salami.
The Vespa price is per vehicle
On GetYourGuide the Vespa tour is sold per vehicle, shown as a group of up to 1. A double Vespa or a double e-car for two people changes the sum, so check the option before you compare it with a per-person fare.
Viator shows ~$119 as its starting figure. Read the option list on both sites, because each vehicle type carries its own price and the cheapest line may not be the one you want.
What no fare covers
Every listing we read leaves a few costs to you. Budget for these on top of the price you see when you book.
- Getting to the meeting point, since none of the five includes hotel pickup
- Tips for the driver or guide, listed as not included
- Bottles you buy at the cellar door, and shipping if you send them home
- Lunch on the two tours that serve tasting plates only
- Extra food and drink beyond the tasting on the Prestige Rent tour
Cellar-door prices vary by estate, and one Prestige Rent reviewer found the wines somewhat pricey. Our guide to buying and shipping wine covers what to ask before you carry a box out of the shop.
The two meeting points sit on opposite sides of the center, so a taxi may be part of your morning. Our page on where the tours start maps both.
Cancelling and when to book
All the listings we read offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. That makes it cheap to book early, then cancel if the forecast or your plans change.
Prices can move with demand, and holiday weeks fill first. Our page on the best time to go covers when the vineyards look their best and when the coaches run full.