HOW TO GET TO FLORENCE
Here’s our detailed guide on how to get to Florence, Italy. You can easily fly, drive, catch a bus or train to Florence, here’s a guide to those options.
Arriving by plane
AMERIGO VESPUCCI AIRPORT – FLORENCE
Florence Airport is only 4 km from the city center and is well-connected to various European hubs.
Visitors can reach the city center from the airport in just 20 minutes using the tramway T2 for only
€ 1,50. For more information, please see here.
GALILEO GALILEI AIRPORT – PISA
Pisa Airport is located about 1 km from the Pisa Centrale railway station and is connected by the People Mover shuttle bus. Florence is about 1 hour away by train.
For more information, please see here.
GUGLIELMO MARCONI AIRPORT – BOLOGNA
Via the Bologna Airport, you can reach Florence within half an hour by taking one of the high speed trains that are connecting Bologna and Florence.
For more information, please see here.
Arriving by train
Firenze Santa Maria Novella is the main station in Florence and is located in the city center. It is a major transport hub on the Milan-Naples line and well connected to major Italian cities by high-speed train.
- Bologna – 37min
- Rome – 1h 30min
- Milan – 1h 50min
- Venice – 2h
- Naples – 2h 55min
Regional trains also arrive and depart from Santa Maria Novella several times per hour, connecting Florence to other cities in Tuscany. There are also interregional and international trains. For information and to purchase tickets, visit:
Italotrain website.
Trenitalia website
Arriving by car
Florence is centrally located along the major north-south motorways.
From A1-highway take the “Firenze Sud” or the “Firenze Nord” exit depending on your travel itinerary, then follow the signs for “Centro”. Paid parking is available around the Congress area.
For maps and routes please check www.viamichelin.com.
You can also park at Villa Costanza when arriving from the A1 motorway – the first Drive & Tramway system in Italy – without exiting from the motorway. From there, the tramway will take you to the city center in a few minutes.
TAXI
Taxis can be found outside the airport; with a 15-minute ride you reach the city centre at a conventional price (approximate prices):
Working days: Euro 22,00
Festive days: Euro 24,00
Night service (22,00-06,00): Euro 26,00
Supplements:
Luggage Euro 1,00 each
From 4th passenger Euro 1,00 each
Florentine taxi companies are:
SO.CO.TA.
Phone: 055 4242
www.4242.it/en
CO.TA.FI
055 4390
www.4390.it/en
You can download APPTAXI from Apple store or Google Play.
For more information: apptaxi.it
TRAMWAY
The Florentine tramway consists of 3 Lines:
LINE 1
Florence Santa Maria Novella railways station – Scandicci
LINE 2
Peretola airport – Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia (next to Santa Maria Novella railways station)
LINE 3.1
Careggi Hospital – Florence Santa Maria Novella railways station.
Information available here.
