Pisa's airport, Galileo Galilei, is the international gateway to Florence. The airport is located 80km (50 miles) from Florence. Airport facilities include a bank, bureau de change, ATMs (bancomat), restaurants, shops, tourist information, a post office and car hire operators (available at Arrivals). The most conveniant way to travel to Florence is by train. Trains depart from the station (Pisa Airport) hourly, between 08.30 and 19.00 (journey time is 1 hour). The ticket office is at the far end of the terminal.
Florence City Airport (Amerigo Vespucci) is situated just five kilometers (three miles) northwest of the city. Airport facilities include tourist information, car hire, banking and exchange facilities (available during office hours), a restaurant (lunchtime only) and snack bar. The 'fly by bus' shuttle departs to Florence's central railway station (Santa Maria Novella) approximately every 30 minutes. The journey time is 15 to 30 minutes and tickets can be bought on board. The local ATAF bus runs to the same station approximately every 25 minutes, between 06.30 and 20.00, and then every hour until 23.20. Tickets can be bought in the departures terminal. Taxis take up to 30 minutes, depending on traffic.

Florence's central station, Santa Maria Novella (or Firenze SMN), is situated in the north of the city. Facilities include a tourist office, a bureau de change, left-luggage, an all-night pharmacy and an accommodation booking service. An InterCity service runs to Milan (journey time is 3 hours and 25 minutes) and to Rome (traveling time 2 hours and 15 minutes). The luxurious Pendolino travels to Naples, with a journey time of 3 hours and 30 minutes. There are also regular trains to Venice (journey time 3 hours and 15 minutes), changing at Bologna, and to Genoa (journey time 3 hours and 30 minutes), changing at Pisa. The EuroCity links Florence with more than 40 other European destinations, including Paris, Basel and Brussels. Supplements can be added depending on the type of train. All train tickets must be validated by stamping them in the yellow machines on the platform before boarding.

Taxis can be hailed on the streets, hired at taxi ranks or telephoned in advance. Taxi ranks can be found at the train station and at most of the tourist attractions. Additional supplements are charged for luggage, night-time travel or traveling on a Sunday.

There is a comprehensive bus network run by Azienda Trasporti Area Fiorentina (ATAF), which operates between 05.30 and 00.00. Tickets can be purchased at newsagents (tabacchi), most coffee bars at Box Ataf in Piazza Stazione and at automatic ticket dispensers. Tickets must be validated by punching them in the machine on board the bus. They last 60 minutes, allowing the traveller to change buses or make a return journey within the hour.

The blue SITA coaches arrive and depart from the Sita bus station, west of the train station. These coaches have services to Siena, Arezzo, Castellina, Radda and Gaiole. International coaches depart from Lazzi station, next to the train station. Eurolines offers coach services to major cities throughout Europe, including Barcelona, Paris and Prague.

Italy has an excellent network of motorways (autostrada), the main north - south link is the A1, which links Florence to Milan, Bologna, Rome and Naples. The Autostrada del Mare (A11) is the main road to Pisa and the coast, linking the city to Tuscan towns such as Lucca, Prato and Siena. All motorways are tolled. The driving time to Florence from Bologna is 1 hour, from Rome 2 hours and from Milan 3 hours.
There are two or three large car parks just outside the historical center where you can leave your car as most of the tourist areas of the city are off limits to traffic.