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How to go by train from Pisa airport to Florence

Ponte Vecchio in Florence
Ponte Vecchio in Florence

When you make a tourist trip to Florence and Tuscany, it is very possible that the flight you choose will take you to Pisa, a city that is located one hundred kilometers from the aforementioned Florence.

Therefore, it is in your best interest to decide how to go from the Pisa Galileo Galilei airport to Florence, unless you opt from the beginning for rent a car to visit various tourist places in Tuscany.

to go on public transport from Pisa to Florence, you have two options, the train or bus.

As for Trains, you can take a train from Pisa airport itself, which, since December 2010, has also been a train “non-stop”, with only stop at Central Pisa, so it takes only an hour to reach the Santa Maria Novella Station de Florence.

The problem is that There are only six direct trains a day, with a frequency every two hours (at 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 p.m.; on Sundays there are no services at 11 and 15 p.m.).

El direct ticket price from Pisa airport to Florence It is 5,8 euros. You can buy the ticket at the Information Office in the Arrivals Hall of the airport, but then don't forget to cancel the ticket at the machines at the station.

However, between the airport and the center of Pisa (Pisa Central Station) there are 25 train services a day, taking only five minutes, and with a ticket price of 1,10 hours.

This allows you, before traveling to Florence, to go to the center of Pisa to visit the Duomo and its famous tower, and then, from the aforementioned Pisa Central Station, take the train to go to the capital of Tuscany.

You are interested to know that the distance between Pisa train station and the Duomo grounds It is two kilometers, which is between 20-25 minutes walking. But you can also take a city bus, which would take about 12 minutes.

Likewise, if your plane arrives at Pisa Galileo Galilei airport at a time that would force you to wait too long to catch the train “non-stop”, you can take a train to Pisa Central, and from there, take another train to Florence, or opt for go by bus from Terravisión to Florence.

About the Author

José Luis Sarralde

Journalist and traveler throughout his life, José Luis Sarralde is the founder of Guías Viajar, where since 2008 he has been capturing his travel experiences around the world, specializing in cultural and scenic destinations in Spain and Europe.

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