Want a sunny break in the capital of Tuscany? Wanderlix takes you to Florence and gives you all the keys for a successful transfer between Florence airport and the city centre.
The second airport of Tuscany after Pisa, Peretola Airport is only located about ten kilometers from Florence. To make you feel stressless in the city centre of Florence, Wanderlix gives you all the solutions for a transfer from Florence airport, between bus, taxi, private drivers and rental.
Bus transfer
For small budgets, the bus is the best option to get to the city centre of Florence. The shuttles Vola in bus, which circulate every 30 minutes from 6am to 11:30pm and every hour from 8:30pm to 00:30pm, are connected between Florence airport and Piazza Staziones, where Santa Maria Novella train station is located. The departure of the shuttles is right in front of the airport, next to the taxi station, so you can’t miss them. The trip lasts about 30 minutes.
As for the prices, count 6€ to go and 10€ to go back. For your tickets, you can take them to an airport terminal as well as buy them directly from the shuttle driver.
Photo credit: Wikimedia – Mattes
Taxi transfer
For simplicity and speed, the taxi is the ideal means of transport for a transfer from Florence airport to the city centre. For the prices, know that they evolve according to the time and day of your trip, with a race that oscillates between 20 and 30€. Rates increase at night – from 22h to 7h in the morning – and holidays, then take the time to check the prices of the race before going to your taxi by checking on your company's website. As for a bus departure, the taxi station is very easy to find since it is just in front of the airport’s arrival area.
Little detail: even if the rates are fixed in advance, it is not uncommon for drivers to try to make you pay the high price then before going into the taxi, get out your best arguments and negotiate the price upstream to avoid having additional costs. Count an extra euro per person for luggage.
Book your taxi at Florence Airport with TaxiTender . It is an online booking platform for reliable and affordable airport transfer. Your driver will wait for you in the arrival area, with a sign to your name. It will then take you to the exact place where you want to go. Cancellation is free. If you booked a flight early in the morning at Florence Airport or if you would simply prefer to take a taxi to the airport, this platform is ideal for this use.
Transfer with a private driver
If you want a more comfortable way of transport and you have a little more budget, don’t hesitate to call a private service with a driver. At the airport, a driver will come to welcome you with a signboard before driving you to a luxury vehicle. Count between 35€ (for 2 people) and 50€ (for 4 people) for this type of service. Find out more about booking a private shuttle at Florence Airport.
Car rental from the airport
Last transport way to transfer Florence airport and which will be useful to you throughout your trip: the rental car. Several companies are present at the airport but to make some savings, make your reservation upstream on the internet. You can book your car rental on the comparison Rentalcars . In this way, the procedure will be faster and you will only have to recover your rental vehicle. One of the advantages is that you can enjoy a single vehicle throughout your stay and that you will have the opportunity to get to other cities in Tuscany that are worth a visit like Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti.
Main photo credit: Flickr – Alessandro Valli
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