From the airport to Florence
Florence has its own airport five kilometres from the centre, but shares Pisa's too — an hour and a half longer for a cheaper flight.
- FLR
- 5 km from the centre
- T2 fare
- €2, the same ticket as city transport
- PSA
- 69 km
Florence has its own airport, Amerigo Vespucci (FLR), five kilometres from the centre and linked by tram straight to the station. Low-cost flights often land further off, in Pisa (PSA), where there's no real shortcut — the route runs through two separate tickets and takes an hour and a half longer than FLR.
A tram straight into the centre
Amerigo Vespucci airport sits five kilometres from the centre and is linked by the T2 tram, which runs straight to the Alamanni stop, a step from Santa Maria Novella. The ride takes about 17 min, the fare is €2 — the same as any city-transport ride, with no airport surcharge. The tram runs often, so no timetable is needed.
A cheaper flight, a longer way in
Low-cost routes often land in Pisa, 69 kilometres from Florence. From there, there's no shortcut: PisaMover, an automated shuttle railway, runs from the terminal to Pisa Centrale station in about 5 min, fare €6. From Pisa Centrale a regional train runs to Florence, about 1 h, fare €9.80. Count on about an hour and a half from the terminal to Santa Maria Novella in all, against about 17 min from FLR.
Which airport to pick
FLR is closer and simpler whenever the flight exists — one ticket, one tram, no changes. PSA has more low-cost routes and destinations, at the cost of a longer ride with a change. For a short stay, the fare difference rarely justifies the extra hour and a half; for a week or more, the saving on the flight usually covers it.
- PisaMover and the train are two separate tickets. There's no combined fare from Pisa airport to Florence; both are bought separately, at a machine at each station.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Which airport is closer to Florence?
FLR, five kilometres from the centre, linked by the T2 tram in about 17 min.
How do you get from Pisa to Florence?
PisaMover to Pisa Centrale (about 5 min, €6), then a train to Florence (about 1 h, €9.80).
Is there a combined ticket from Pisa airport to Florence?
No. PisaMover and the train are two separate tickets, bought separately.
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