Everything you need to know about getting to and from Florence and Pisa airports in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
LAST UPDATE: March 2025
Florence Peretola Airport to Florence city centre
Florence airport is located 5 km. from the city centre, in Peretola, near the exit of the motorway A1 Firenze NORD.
The cheapest and fastest option is to get the Tramvia, the tramway whose stop is located just outside the arrival terminal.
The line you need to reach Florence city centre is T2, that operates every day from 5am to 00:30am (on Friday and Saturday until 2 am). See the timetable on the official site. It arrives at the stop Alamanni-Stazione Santa Maria Novella (Florence main train station) and carries on towards Piazza San Marco. Check the nearest stop to your hotel.
The journey takes about 20 minutes. It’s the cheapest way, as you pay 1,70 Euro for a ticket that you can buy at the machines located at every stops. The tickets are valid for 90 minutes, and you can use them for city buses too.
BUS – Florence-Peretola airport is connected with the city centre by a shuttle service called ‘VOLAINBUS’ between the airport terminal and the centre of Florence. No intermediate stops are made. The bus stop in Florence is in Via Caterina d’Alessandria, 17. It’s close to Santa Maria Novella train station and the journey takes around 25 minutes.
Ticket coasts 6 euro (one way) and can be bought directly on the bus. If you want a return ticket it can be bought at the Libreria Giunti inside the airport (10 euro).
TAXI – There’s a taxi rank outside the arrival terminal, or alternatively you can book by calling:
055 4242 / 055 4390 / 055 4798
The standard fare is 25 € during the day (plus 1€ for each bag) and 30 € bank holidays / Sundays and at night. The journey takes around 20 minutes (considering no traffic).
Car Rentals are located at “Palagio degli Spini”, connected to the airport by a free shuttle bus that runs every 20 minutes. The shuttle bus stop is inside the short term car park, just outside the terminal.
Pisa Airport ‘Galileo Galilei’ to Florence city centre
TRAIN – travelling between Pisa Airport to Florence Santa Maria Novella station: you have to change at Pisa Centrale train station. You first get the Pisamover shuttle that takes you from Pisa airport to Pisa Centrale in three minutes. From Pisa Centrale there are many trains (45 a day) to Florence Santa Maria Novella, but the service stops from 10:30pm to 5am. The journey takes roughly 1 hour.
Distance from the airport to the centre of Pisa: 2 Km.
Distance from the airport to the centre of Florence: 80 Km.
BUS – buses are the most convenient way to travel between Pisa airport and Florence. There are a few companies that operate between Pisa airport and Florence city centre. Terravision has been active for a few years, running frequent shuttle buses to Florence city centre – following the main airlines’ flights schedule. The journey takes 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Terravision: 13.99 one way ticket if you book on line. Otherwise you can buy a ticket on arrival at the airport. Some airlines like Ryanair sell the ticket with a small surcharge on board.
Insider’s Tip – When you book your bus ticket from Pisa airport to Florence, make sure to check where the final stop in Florence is, as some companies don’t reach the city centre.
To reach Siena you need to change bus in Florence (1 hour journey from Florence to Siena).
Check out our article Where is Tuscany if you need a geographical introduction to the region.
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