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Florence/Firenze
- Peretola/Amerigo Vespucci (FLR):
Location: 6 km/4 miles NW of the City.
Airport Map:
Click here.
By Taxi: 13-16/15-20 mins.
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By Bus: |
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SITA
bus to Florence: |
There are buses operated by SITA between the airport and
Santa Maria Novella (SMN) Train Station every hour from 0600, takes 20-30 mins. |
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ATAF bus#65: |
runs almost every hour up to 2300 (this service makes other stops). 6/35 mins. For more info: SAF-Societΰ Aeroporto
Fiorentino, Tel +39 055 30615. |
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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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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
Hertz,
EUROPCAR,
Italy By Car,
AVIS
&
Maggiore. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport Website:
www.aeroporto.firenze.it.
Airport
Tel No:
+39 055 306 1300.
Updated
Mar10 ADV.
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Pisa - Galileo Galilei
(PSA):
Location:
3 km/2 Miles S of Pisa, 80 km/50 miles W of Florence/Firenze.
Airport Map:
Click here.
By Taxi:
Call 050 541600. 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. 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.
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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. |
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Florence
Coach |
A
Coach service is reported to run to Florence/Firenze SITA coach station. Cost
~10. |
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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. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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□cityhoppa.com: |
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□Resorthoppa.com
can arrange transfer by minivan, coach or taxi to anywhere in the Pisa, Florence
& Livorno region. Click here
to make a reservation. |
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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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
AVIS,
Hertz,
eSixT,
EUROPCAR,
Thrifty,
EasyCar &
AutoEuropa. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport Website:
www.pisa-airport.com.
Airport
Tel No: +39 050 849 111.
Updated Mar10 Visit.
Last Visit Jan10.
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