How to reach Florence
By Car
The "Autostrada Del Sole" Highway (A1) connects Florence both with southern and northern Italy. We suggest the exit "Firenze Sud" for those coming from Rome; "Firenze Nord" for those coming from Milan, Bologna, Venice.
By Train
Florence Santa Maria Novella (S.M.N.) station is on the major Italian North-South train route.
High speed trains running between Milan and Rome stop in Florence. Eurocity and night
trains connect directly Florence to several European cities (Paris, Geneve, Zurich, Wien,
Munich,...)
Please consult the on-line FS timetable (http://www.trenitalia.it/) for update information on
train departures and arrivals.
By Plane
Florence (Amerigo Vespucci) airport (http://www.aeroporto.firenze.it/) is at Peretola,
approximately 5 km West of Florence.
- Direct flights (international, no charters) operate from: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels,
London Gatwick, Lugano, Munich, Nice, Paris CDG and Vienna.
- To reach the centre/main station from the airport if you don't want to use taxi, you can get
the VOLA in BUS airport shuttle (4 Euro
http://www.ataf.net/Template/DetailLinee.aspx?LN=en-US&idC=180&Linea=55)
For international flights consider also the use of Pisa and Rome International airports.
Pisa (Galileo Galilei) airport (http://www.pisa-airport.com/) is some 80 km West of Florence.
- Direct flights (international): Barcelona, London Gatwick, Munich, Paris; Charter flights:
London Gatwick, Manchester, Paris Orly.
- Connections to Florence central railway station Santa Maria Novella: direct train from Pisa airport every two hours, approximately (journey time of about 1 hour) or local city transport bus to Pisa central railway station, where there are more frequent trains to Florence Santa Maria Novella.
Rome inter-continental Fiumicino airport, served by all major airlines with flights from all over the world, is connected with a non-stop train every hour to the main Rome railway station
(Termini), which is reached in half an hour. More often than every hour a high speed train
leaves Rome Termini to Florence Santa Maria Novella, which is reached in about 100
minutes. Most of these trains require to be reserved in advance. Consult the FS web pages (http://www.fs-on-line.com/) for connections and information.
Long-distance buses
Buses leave from a variety of terminals scattered about Stazione di Santa Maria Novella. Eurolines (www.eurolines.com), in conjunction with local bus companies across Europe, is the main international carrier. Eurolines’ website provides links to the sites of all the national operators. In Florence, Eurolines tickets can be bought at Lazzi(0039055215555; www.lazzi.it in Italian; Piazza Stazione 3), on the corner of Piazza Adua, or at the BOPA ticket agency in the train station (platform 5). Buses run several times a week from London, Paris, Barcelona and other European centres. Lazzi also has one or two daily services to various cities around the country, as far afield as the Veneto in the northeast and Sicily in the south. The same company, through its subsidiary Sena (+39800 93 09 60 ; www.sena.it), connects Siena with destinations all over Italy.
SITA (+39800 37 37 60 ; www.sita-on-line.it in Italian; Via Santa Caterina da Siena 15) is just to the west of Stazione di Santa Maria Novella and also offers a handful of long-distance services, most to southern Italy and Sicily.
Florentia Bus: with several destinations in Balcanic countries and eastern Europe http://www.florentiabus.it/index1.asp
For other informations we suggest you to visit this web page:
http://www.firenzeturismo.it/en/how-to-get-to-florence/