Italy: Pisa & Florence/Firenze
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Florence/Firenze - Peretola/Amerigo Vespucci (FLR):
Location: 6 km/4 miles NW of the City.
Airport Map: Click here
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| Approximate Costs (Set fares): | To the city €13-16/15-20 mins. |
| By Bus: | |
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| SITA Volain Bus to Florence: | Route: Florence Airport - F Santoni - Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN) Train Station. The bus stop at the station can be found be exiting to the left side and turning left again. No schedule is posted, but there is a an airport bus stop sign. There is a bus information office at the other side of the station. Timings: Buses leave the train station daily every 30 mins 0530-2300. Buses leave the airport every 30 mins 0600-2330. Travel Time: Takes 20-25 mins. Cost: €5 one way. |
| Terravision Coach to Florence & Florence Airport: | There is a bus service operated by Terravision to Florence & Florence Airport. Route: Pisa Airport - Florence (Santa Maria Novella station/70 mins) - Florence Airport (85 mins). Cost: €10 adult one way and €4 child one way. Adult return €16. Child return €8. Timings: Departs Pisa Airport at 0840, 1020, 1130, 1210, 1310, 1430, 1550, 1700, 1740, 1800, 2100 & 2200. Departs Firenze Airport 0530, 0710, 0820, 1140, 1310, 1400, 1440, 1510, 1610 & 1740. |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | Hertz, EUROPCAR, Italy By Car, AVIS & Maggiore. |
Airport Website: www.airport-florence.com
Airport Tel No: +39 055 306 1300.
Updated Mar13 ADV
Pisa - Galileo Galilei (PSA):
Location: 3 km/2 Miles S of Pisa, 80 km/50 miles W of Florence/Firenze.
Airport Map: Click here
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| Approximate Costs (Set fares): | Typical fare to Pisa €6-8/10 mins. An excess of €2 applies on Sundays and holidays. To Florence/Firenze ~€130/45-60 mins. Ensure that the driver switches on the meter at the start of your journey. |
| Taxi Companies: | The new Collective Taxi service leaves the airport every 10 mins and run to the Train Station and to the Leaning Tower. It costs €2.50 per person and runs 0800-2400. Max 8 persons per taxi. |
| By Bus: | |
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| CPT Red Bus to Pisa: | The Compagnia Pisana Trasporti Red bus runs to the city centre every 20 mins. The route passes by the leaning tower and stops at Pisa Central Station, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Riversides (4 stops) and Santa Chiara Hospital. The €0.95 ticket is valid for 1 hour on the entire city network. Tickets can be purchased from the newsagents in the train station before boarding or from the automatic ticket machine at the bus terminus, which is just outside the Arrivals area. It can be recognized by a green shelter marked City Bus. A second stop is on the departures side, near the car park cash desk. You pick the bus up outside the Jolly Hotel right opposite the train station. |
| Florence Coach | A Coach service is reported to run to Florence/Firenze SITA coach station. Cost ~€10. |
| Terravision Coach to Florence & Florence Airport: | There is a bus service operated by Terravision to Florence & Florence Airport. Route: Pisa Airport - Florence (Santa Maria Novella station/70 mins) - Florence Airport (85 mins). Cost: €10 adult one way and €4 child one way. Adult return €16. Child return €8. A special 'Round Florence' ticket is available which includes a one-way airport transfer and a Florence Travelcard for all-day travel. Adult €14, child €8. Timings: Departs Pisa Airport at 0840, 1020, 1130, 1210, 1310, 1430, 1550, 1700, 1740, 1800, 2100 & 2200. Departs Firenze Airport 0530, 0710, 0820, 1140, 1310, 1400, 1440, 1510, 1610 & 1740. |
By Train: Pisa Airport has its own train station. Direct railway lines connect the Airport to Florence, Lucca, Viareggio, Pistoia & Montecatini. Tickets can be bought at the info office in the terminal. There are 10 trains a day to Firenze/Florence 1026-0049, the line continuing to Pontedera and Empoli. One-way fare to Florence €5.60/60 mins. The train serving Florence (Firenze Santa Maria Novella Station) is usually a shuttle service to Pisa central and then a straight connection to Florence. When leaving Florence you can check in for flights leaving Pisa, at the air terminal in Firenze SMN station on platform 5.
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS, Hertz, eSixT, EUROPCAR, Thrifty, EasyCar & AutoEuropa. |
Airport Website: www.pisa-airport.net
Airport Tel No: +39 050 849 111.
Updated Mar13 ADV. Last Visit Jan10
