Transport - Florence and Tuscany - page 614

available on board for a slightly higher cost. In larger cities, ticket companies often have offices at the bus
terminal and some larger cities offer good-value daily tourist tickets.
Turn up on time; in defiance of deep-seated Italian tradition, buses are almost always punctual.

BUS COMPANIES IN TUSCANY

REGIONAL BUS
COMPANY

WEBSITE (MOST IN ITALIAN
ONLY)

SERVICES

ATL www.atl.livorno.it Livorno

Lunigiana & Massa-Car-
rara

CAT www.catspa.it

CPT www.cpt.pisa.it Pisa & Volterra

Etruria Mobilità www.etruriamobilita.it eastern Tuscany

Rama Mobilità www.ramamobilita.it southern Tuscany

Siena Mobilità www.sienamobilita.it Siena & around

SITA www.sitabus.it Florence & Chianti

Lucca, Garfagnana &
Versilia

Vaibus www.vaibus.it

Car & Motorcycle

Automobile Associations
The Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI; from non-Italian phone account 800 116800, roadside assistance
803 116; www.aci.it ) is a driver's best resource in Italy. For 24-hour roadside emergency service, dial
803 116. Foreigners do not have to join but instead pay a per-incident fee.

Hire

CAR
To rent a car you must be at least 25 years old and have a credit card. Car-rental agencies expect you to
bring the car back with a full tank of petrol and will charge astronomically if you don't. You should also
make sure that the office where you are returning your car will be open when you arrive - we receive many
complaints from travellers who have been hit with late fines because offices were closed when they tried to
return their hire vehicles.