Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There is a handy
left luggage office
(Deposito Bagagli; 1st 12hr €4, subsequent 12hr €2; 6am-9pm)
at
Pisa Centrale
(Piazza della Stazione)
train station - not to be confused with north-of-town
Pisa San Rossore station. Regional train services to/from Pisa Centrale include:
Florence
€7, 1¼ hours, frequent
Livorno
€2.50, 15 minutes, frequent
Lucca
€3.30, 30 minutes, every 30 minutes
Viareggio
€3.30, 15 minutes, every 20 minutes
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Bus
The LAM Rossa (red) bus line (€1.10, 10 minutes, every 10 to 20 minutes) passes through
the city centre and the train station en route to/from the airport. Buy tickets from the blue
ticket machine, next to the bus stops to the right of the train station exit.
Taxi
A taxi between the airport and city centre costs around €10. To book, call
Radio Taxi Pisa
(
05 054 16 00;
www.cotapi.it
)
.
Train
Services run to/from Pisa Centrale (€2.50, five minutes, at least 30 per day); purchase and
validate your ticket before boarding.
BICYCLE
Many hotels rent bikes. Otherwise, stands at the northern end of Via Santa Maria and oth-
er streets off Piazza dei Miracoli rent four-wheel rickshaws for up to three/six people
(€10/15 per hour) and regular bicycles (€3 per hour).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Parking costs up to €2 per hour, but you must be careful that the car park you choose is
not in the city's ZTL. There's a free car park outside the zone on Lungarno Guadalongo
near the Fortezza di San Gallo on the south side of the Arno.
HORSE & CARRIAGE
