Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

The city's Aeroporto Galileo Galilei, about 2km (1.2mi) south of the city centre, is Tuscany's main international airport and handles flights to most major European cities. Daily destinations include London Gatwick (British Airways); London Stansted and Liverpool (Ryanair); Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield and Bournemouth (Thomsonfly).

From Pisa to the airport, take a train from Stazione Pisa Centrale (5min, 15 per day), or CPT bus 3, which passes through the city centre and past the train station.

For bus services, Lazzi and CPT share a common booking office on Piazza Sant'Antonio. Lazzi operates hourly services to Lucca (45min, 30 daily) and Florence (2hr, hourly). Change at Lucca for services to Prato, Pistoia, Massa and Carrara. CPT runs to Volterra (2hr, up to 10 daily) and Livorno (45min, every half hour).

If you are driving, Pisa is close to both the A11 and A12. The SS67 is a toll-free alternative for Florence, while the north-south SS1, the Via Aurelia, connects the city with La Spezia and Rome.

By train, Pisa is connected to Florence and is also on the Rome-La Spezia line. Destinations include Florence (1.25hr, 40 daily), Rome (3-4hr, 20 daily), Livorno (15min, hourly), Pistoia (1.25hr, five daily) and Lucca (25min, around 20 daily).

Getting around

CPT buses 3 and 4 run between the train station and cathedral.

There's a huge free car park about 2km (1.2mi) north of Piazza dei Miracoli with frequent shuttle buses to the centre. A cavernous subterranean car park has recently been gouged out beneath Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II and may now be ready to swallow your vehicle.

For a taxi, call 050 54 16 00.