Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cafes
7.30am to 8pm
Bars & pubs
10am to 1am
Shops
9am to 1pm and 3.30pm to 7.30pm (or 4pm to 8pm) Monday to Saturday
Arriving in Tuscany
Pisa International Airport
Buses cost €1.10 to central Pisa, and €5 to central Florence. Trains are €2.50 to
Pisa's Stazione Pisa Centrale, and €7.80 to Florence's Stazione di Santa Maria Novella (often with change
of train at Pisa Centrale). A taxi to central Pisa will cost €10.
Florence airport
Buses cost €6 to central Florence. Taxis to central Florence have a €20 flat rate, plus €1
per bag; there are surcharges at night and on Sunday and holidays.
Getting Around
Car
Undoubtedly the best option, allowing you to explore scenic countryside and small hill towns. Drive on
the right, overtake on the left, give way to the right at roundabouts. Many towns and cities have a
Zona a
Traffico Limitato
(ZTL; Limited Traffic Zone) in their historic centre; keep your car outside the ZTL or be
hit with a hefty fine.
Bus
There's a reasonably extensive regional bus network.
Corse rapide
(express) services link Florence and
Siena; other routes can involve long trips.
Train
High-speed trains link Florence, Arezzo and Cortona, as well as Grosseto, Livorno and Pisa.
Re-
gionale
(regional) trains link Florence, Lucca and Pisa.
See
transport
for much more.
