ITALY - Florence - BORGO PINTIConfiguration multiple
Apartment type : 3 rooms /
Sleeps : Configuration multiple /
Floor area : 70 m2
Construction type : Traditional
Neighbourhood : Santa Croce
FROM THE AIRPORT(S)
From the Peretola (Amerigo Vespucci) airport
By bus
(travel time:1 hour)
Cost: 5€ one-way (tickets can be purchased on the bus or at the counter in the airport)
- The Volainbus shuttle runs between the airport and Florence’s Santa Maria Novella central train station
- From Santa Maria Novella, take the 14 or 14A bus towards Il Girone or Ripa
- Get off at Colonna 01
By taxi
(30–40 minutes, depending on traffic)
Cost: between 20€ and 30€ (luggage included)
From Pisa's Galileo Galilei airport
By train
(travel time: 2 hours)
Cost: 5.60€ one-way (tickets can be bought at the information wickets in the arrivals hall) http://www.pisa-airport.com/aeroporto_di_pisa_76.html
- Take the Pisa Airport–Florence central station train outside the departures hall to Santa Maria Novella central station
- Take the 14 or 14A bus towards Il Girone or Ripa
- Get off at Colonna 01
Note: If there are no direct trains between Pisa and Florence, change at Pisa Central
By Terravision (shuttle bus)
(travel time: 2 hours)
Cost: 6€ one-way (tickets can be bought in the arrivals hall) http://www.pisa-airport.com/aeroporto_di_pisa_76.html
http://www.terravision.eu/francese/florence_pisa.html
- Take the Terravision bus (on your right as you leave the airport), which runs directly to Florence's Santa Maria Novella central train station
- Take the 14 or 14A bus towards Il Girone or Ripa
- Get off at Colonna 01
FROM THE TRAIN STATION(S)
From Santa Maria Novella central station
By bus
(travel time:10–15 minutes)
Cost: 1.20€ (one-way)
- Take the 14 or 14A bus towards Il Girone or Ripa
- Get off at Colonna 01
By taxi
(travel time: 20–30 minutes, depending on traffic)
Cost: between 15€ and 20€ (luggage included)
PARKING
1) You are not permitted to park in the centre of Florence. Traffic is closely monitored by camera and the information is transmitted to the city police who gives out the tickets.
Cars are permitted in the centro storico at the following times and days:
- from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Except for Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 11:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
- Cars are permitted in the centro storico 24/7 on Sundays and bank holidays.
Note: White lines indicate resident parking; blue lines indicate paid parking
There are a number of car parks on the historic centre’s periphery and within walking distance of each district:
Parterre Parking Lot (open 24/7)
http://www.firenzeparcheggi.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=66
Daily rate: 18€
Beccaria Parking Lot (open 24/7)
http://www.firenzeparcheggi.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=66
Daily rate: 18€
N.B. If you are looking to unload your car near the apartment, use the hourly parking at Piazzale Donatello
2) You can drive downtown if you park your car in the private parking garage in the centro storico.
How to get there
- Go directly to the parking garage (you will not be authorized to park in the centro storico, the city police monitors cars closely with cameras)
- Once there, the parking garage will give your car's licence plate number to the city police department to cancel the fine
Via Fiesolana Parking Garage (open 24/7)
Via Fiesolana
50132 Florence
Daily rate: 25-30€, depending on the type of car
Bus tickets can be bought:
- from the ATAF information office (left exit),
- from local tabacchi (tobacco shops);
- from newsstands; or
- on the bus (cost: 2€ instead of 1.20€)
There are several kinds of tickets:
- 1.20€ ticket (valid for 70 minutes)
- 5€ (24 hours)
- 12€ (3 days)
- the electronic Carta Agile, which can be used by more than one passenger at a time
For more information, visit ataf.net.
N.B. Bus signs only indicate main stops; intermediate stops are not listed.
Note: Due to the construction of Florence's future tramway, bus routes are subject to change.
The cloakroom at Santa Maria Novella station (located near the left exit) is open daily, from 6 a.m. to midnight. Cost: 4€ per bag for the first 5 hours.
