Getting around Val d'Orcia
Without a car this valley doesn't work as a plan — public transport runs rarely and doesn't link the towns in one loop.
- Getting in
- Florence (FLR airport)
- From the airport
- rental car (the only practical way)
- Car, per day
- €26–32, economy class, Siena airport
The Val d'Orcia has no airport of its own, and the way in is Florence (FLR airport), with San Quirico about 1 h 30 by car from it. Public transport exists in part. Line 112 runs Siena–Buonconvento–San Quirico–Pienza–Montepulciano, but rarely and mostly on weekdays, so no day across all five towns fits its timetable.
The way into the valley
The car is picked up in Florence. San Quirico, the base of the valley, is about 1 h 30 by car away.
2. Why a car is the only practical way
Line 112 doesn't start from Florence or the airport, and it runs even less often at weekends than on weekdays. No line links all five towns in a single day, so a car stays the only option for the itinerary's plan.
3. The cost of renting
Economy class, measured at Siena airport — the closest rental hub after Florence — runs €26–32 a day.
4. Inside each village: everything on foot
The historic centres are narrow and mostly closed to vehicles; parking sits at the edge of each town, a few minutes' walk from the centre. Every stop in the itinerary works this way, from San Quirico to Montepulciano. Park and walk.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Does public transport reach the Val d'Orcia?
In part — line 112 links Siena, San Quirico, Pienza and Montepulciano, but rarely and mostly on weekdays.
Where's best to pick up a car?
At Florence airport, about 1 h 30 by car from San Quirico, or at Siena airport, the closer rental hub.
Ready for Val d'Orcia?
Where to next
Val d'Orcia in 3 days
→Three days from the same base: a short loop around San Quirico on day one, Montepulciano on day two…
Siena · 37 km
→A shell-shaped square where horses race twice a year
How well does Val d'Orcia suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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