Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A taxi between Florence airport and town costs a flat rate of €20, plus surcharges of €2 on
Sunday and holidays, €3.30 between 10pm and 6am and €1 per bag. Exit the terminal
building, bear right and you'll come to the taxi rank.
Train
Regular trains link Florence's Stazione di Santa Maria Novella with Pisa's Galileo Galilei
airport (€7.80, 1½ hours, at least hourly from 4.30am to 10.25pm).
BICYCLE & SCOOTER
Milleunabici
(
www.bicifirenze.it
; Piazza della Stazione; per hr/day €2/5; 10am-7pm Mar-Oct)
Violet
coloured bikes to rent in front of Stazione di Santa Maria Novella; leave ID as a deposit.
Florence by Bike
(
www.florencebybike.com
;
Via San Zanobi 120r; 9am-1pm & 3.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat)
Top-notch bike shop, itinerary suggestions, bike tours and rental outlet (city bike/scooter
per day €14.50/68).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
There is a strict ZTL (
Zona a Traffico Limitato
; Limited Traffic Zone) in Florence's his-
toric centre between 7.30am and 7.30pm Monday to Friday and 7.30am and 6pm Saturday
for all nonresidents, monitored by cameras positioned at all entry points. The exclusion
also applies on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11pm to 4am mid-May to mid-
September. Motorists staying in hotels within the zone are allowed to drop off luggage,
but must tell reception their car registration number and the time they were in no-cars-
land (there's a two-hour window) so that the hotel can organise a permit. If you transgress,
the fine is around €150. For more information see
www.comune.fi.it
.
There is some free street parking around Piazzale Michelangelo, but none within the
ZTL. Blue lines indicate paid street parking. Pricey (around €20 per day) underground
parking can be found around Fortezza da Basso and in the Oltrarno beneath Piazzale di
Porta Romana. Otherwise, search for a car park on
www.firenzeparcheggi.it
or ask if your
hotel can arrange parking.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Buses, electric
bussini
(minibuses) and trams (all lines to be up and running by 2016) run
at the ATAF bus stops opposite the southeastern exit of Stazione di Santa Maria Novella.
