Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DIRECTORY
of the bus are meant for the
elderly, the disabled and
people with children,
although Italian etiquette calls
for people to give up their
seats for anyone in greater
need than themselves.
the suburb Scandicci to Santa
Maria Novella train station.
Line 2 from Florence airport
to Santa Maria Novella train
station and Piazza Libertà is
under construction. Line 3 is
still under debate.
Tickets for the bus are also
valid on the tram. Be sure to
validate the ticket on which-
ever transport you use first,
by stamping it in the machine
found on board.
CYCLE RENTAL
DF Bike
Via Massetana Romana 54, Siena.
Tel
0577 27 19 05.
Due Ruote Rent
Borgo Ognissanti 153r, Florence.
Map
1 A5.
Tel
055 239 96 96.
www
.dueruoterent.com
Florence by Bike
(tours and rentals)
Via San Zanobi 91r, Florence.
Map
2 D3.
Tel
055 48 89 92.
www
.florencebybike.com
I Bike Italy (tours)
Via de' Lamberti, 1, Florence.
Map
6 D3.
Tel
055 0123994.
www
.ibikeitaly.com
BUS TICKETS
Tickets for city buses must be
bought before travel and
validated (stamped) in the
machines on the bus. They
can be boughts at newsstands,
bars displaying the bus
company sign (ATAF,
APT, TRA-IN) or
tabacchi
, or at the
bus terminus. If you
are likely to make a
few trips, buy multi-
trip tickets that offer a
slight discount. There
are two- and four-trip
paper tickets
available; in Florence
there is also the
Carta
Agile
with an elec-
tronic chip loaded
with €10, €20, or €30.
Any of these multi-
trip tickets can be
used by people
travelling together; just
validate once for each
passenger. Children under
1 metre high travel free.
If you are planning to stay
longer in any one town,
consider a multi-day ticket or
monthly pass, which are
non-transferable. Anyone
wishing to claim a student
discount
must first purchase a
student photocard.
TAXIS IN TUSCANY
Official taxis found in
Tuscan towns and
cities are white with a
“Taxi” sign on the
roof. Only take taxis at
official ranks - ignore
all offers from touts at
the stations. There are
supplements for
baggage, for rides
between 10pm and
7am, on Sundays and
on public holidays,
and for journeys to
and from the airport. If
you phone for a taxi,
the meter starts to run
from the moment you
book it, so by the time it
arrives you could already owe
several euros. Generally,
travelling by taxi is rather
costly. Taxi drivers are usually
honest, but make sure you
know what any supplements
are for. Italians give very
small tips or nothing at all
In Florence, there are ranks
at Via Pellicceria, Piazza di
Santa Maria Novella (near the
station) and Piazza di San
Marco. In Siena, taxis can be
found in Piazza Matteotti and
Piazza della Stazione; and in
Pisa at the Piazza del Duomo,
Piazza Garibaldi and Piazza
della Stazione.
GUIDED TOURS
APT
Via Alessandro Manzone 16,
Florence.
Map
2 F5.
Tel
055 23
32 0.
www
.firenzeturismo.it
ArtViva
Via Sassetti 1, Florence.
Tel
055 29 26 20.
Citysightseeing Firenze
Piazza Stazione 1, Florence.
Map
1 B5 (5 B1).
Tel
055 29 04 51.
Context Travel
Via Baccina 40, Rome.
Tel
06 97 62 52 04.
Segway Firenze
www
.segwayfirenze.com
Ticket-stamping
machine
CITY BUSES
ATAF
Ufficio Informazioni &
Abbonamenti, Piazza Stazione,
Florence.
Map
1 B5 (5 B1).
Tel
800 424 500.
www
.ataf.net
CPT
Ufficio Informazioni, Piazza
Sant'Antonio 1, Pisa.
Tel
050 505
511
.
www
.cpt.pisa.it
TRA-IN
Piazza Antonio Gramsci, Siena.
Tel
0577 20 42 46.
TRAMS IN FLORENCE
There have been plans to run
trams through Florence for
several years. In 2010, Line 1
finally opened. This connects
TAXIS
Florence Radiotaxi
Tel
055 47 98
or
055 42 42.
Pisa Radiotaxi
Tel
050 54 16 00
or
050 56 18
78.
Siena Radiotaxi
Tel
0577 492 22.
Taxi waiting for a fare at an official rank in Florence
