Florence FAQ

The most commonly asked questions and practical details for planning a trip to Florence, Italy

Tips & links

Useful links & resources

Sights & experiences
Lodging
Transport

Florence tourist information
Via Cavour 1R
tel. +39-055-290-832
www.firenzeturismo.it

Sightseeing

Tourist info
Firenzeturismo.it

Other useful sites
Polomuseale.firenze.it (major museums)
Theflorentine.net (local English-lang mag)
Comune.fi.it (civic government)
Toscana.beniculturali.it (regional cultural department)
Sbap-fi.beniculturali.it (city cultural department)

Public
Air
Train
Car
Bus
Ship

Public transit
Bus & tram: Ataf.net
Taxi: 4242.it or 4390.it

Airports
Aeroporto.firenze.it (Florence's tiny Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci)
Pisa-airport.com (Pisa's larger Aeroporto Galileo Galilei

Transfers between Florence airport and Florence
Bus (€6): Ataf.net
Private car (€8–€13): Viator.com
Taxi (€20–€23.50): 4242.it or 4390.it

Transfers between Pisa airport and Florence
Bus (€5): Terravision.eu or Airportbusexpress.it
Local bus+train (€9.10): Pisa city bus to rail station (€1.20) at Cpt.pisa.it + train to Florence (€7.90) at Trenitalia.com
Private car: (€33–€35): Viator.com
Taxi to Florence (€162): Cotapi.it
Taxi to Pisa+train (€15–€19): Taxi to Pisa rail station (€7–€11) at Cotapi.it + train to Florence (€7.90) at Trenitalia.com

Florence rail station
Firenze Santa Maria Novella: Grandistazioni.it, Piazza S. Maria Novella (in the NW corner of the center)
Bus to center: C2 (but it's just a few blocks; you can walk)
Bus to Oltrarno: 11, D

Driving/parking
Firenzeparcheggi.it (city lots & garages; €20/day)
Ztl.comune.fi.it (city-center/ZTL traffic rules)

Car resources
Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)

Coaches
Fsbusitalia.it (Siena & most of Tuscany)
Capautolinee.it (Prato & Mugello)
Copitspa.it (Pistoia/Montecatini)
Vaibus.com (Lucca & NW coast)

Cruise terminal
Porto.livorno.it (in Livorno)

Shore excursions
Viator.com
Shoretrips.com

Transport Florence—Livorno cruise terminal
Viator.com (private car: 90 min, €40–€260)
Trenitalia.com (train: 68–100 min, €9.10) + Livorno port-station transfer (€1 bus; €20–€30 taxi)

Cruise discounters

Cruising intel

How long does Florence take?

Planning your day: Florence would well be worth a week, but you can still fit a lot into just a day or three.

To help you get the most out of your limited time in the Cradle of the Renaissance, here are some perfect itineraries, whether you have one, two, or three days to spend in Florence.

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Useful links

Sights
Lodging
Transport

Florence tourist information
Via Cavour 1R
tel. +39-055-290-832
www.firenzeturismo.it

Sightseeing

Tourist info
Firenzeturismo.it

Other useful sites
Polomuseale.firenze.it (major museums)
Theflorentine.net (local English-lang mag)
Comune.fi.it (civic government)
Toscana.beniculturali.it (regional cultural department)
Sbap-fi.beniculturali.it (city cultural department)

Public
Air
Train
Car
Bus
Ship

Public transit
Bus & tram: Ataf.net
Taxi: 4242.it or 4390.it

Airports
Aeroporto.firenze.it (Florence's tiny Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci)
Pisa-airport.com (Pisa's larger Aeroporto Galileo Galilei

Transfers between Florence airport and Florence
Bus (€6): Ataf.net
Private car (€8–€13): Viator.com
Taxi (€20–€23.50): 4242.it or 4390.it

Transfers between Pisa airport and Florence
Bus (€5): Terravision.eu or Airportbusexpress.it
Local bus+train (€9.10): Pisa city bus to rail station (€1.20) at Cpt.pisa.it + train to Florence (€7.90) at Trenitalia.com
Private car: (€33–€35): Viator.com
Taxi to Florence (€162): Cotapi.it
Taxi to Pisa+train (€15–€19): Taxi to Pisa rail station (€7–€11) at Cotapi.it + train to Florence (€7.90) at Trenitalia.com

Florence rail station
Firenze Santa Maria Novella: Grandistazioni.it, Piazza S. Maria Novella (in the NW corner of the center)
Bus to center: C2 (but it's just a few blocks; you can walk)
Bus to Oltrarno: 11, D

Driving/parking
Firenzeparcheggi.it (city lots & garages; €20/day)
Ztl.comune.fi.it (city-center/ZTL traffic rules)

Car resources
Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)

Coaches
Fsbusitalia.it (Siena & most of Tuscany)
Capautolinee.it (Prato & Mugello)
Copitspa.it (Pistoia/Montecatini)
Vaibus.com (Lucca & NW coast)

Cruise terminal
Porto.livorno.it (in Livorno)

Shore excursions
Viator.com
Shoretrips.com

Transport Florence—Livorno cruise terminal
Viator.com (private car: 90 min, €40–€260)
Trenitalia.com (train: 68–100 min, €9.10) + Livorno port-station transfer (€1 bus; €20–€30 taxi)

Cruise discounters