Getting to Pisa

Airport
Pisa International Airport "Galilei" (www.pisa-airport.com) is located only 1 km from Pisa Centrale Railway Station and the town centre. The airport has a railway terminal, just outside the departures hall. Passengers can buy railway tickets at the information office (check-in hall). Direct railway lines connect the airport to Florence and Pisa Centrale Station. CPT (Compagnia Pisana Trasporti) also connects the Airport to Pisa town centre every 20 minutes by LAM bus marked in red colour. The bus terminus is just outside the Departures area. The LAM bus crosses the Arno river over Ponte Solferino, drives to the Miracles' Square and Leaning Tower with stops at Pisa Centrale Railway Station, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, Riversides, Hospital.

Trains
Local, interregional, Intercity and Eurostar trains stop at Pisa Centrale Railway Station, connecting Pisa to the main Tuscan and Italian destinations. Train tickets are sold at the ticket office, for short tracks up to 20km also at the newsagent's. Self-service ticket machines can also be found in the station.

Car
From Florence or Livorno: free toll dual carriageway SGC FI-PI-LI, exit Pisa Centro. From Florence: A11 motorway, Pisa Nord exit or linking stretch with A12 exit Pisa Centro. From the north, Genova-Rosignano A12 motorway, exit Pisa Centro. Alternative routes: SS 1 "Aurelia" or SS206 "Emilia.Tourist coaches are requested to stop at Pietrasantina Bus Tourist Park, located north west of Pisa, at walking distance from the Leaning Tower and the Miracles' Square. The parking is also connected to the Square by shuttle bus A (€1.10 daily ticket). Buses daily tariff: up to 8,5 m € 40.00, over 8.5 m € 60.00. More information is available at Pisamo, tel. +39-050502742.

Public transport
Pisa is a small city, hence the best way to see it is on foot. The company which operates Pisa's local transport system is CPT (Compagnia Pisana Trasporti) and its information office is in Piazza S. Antonio, 1. Bus fare in town network, up to 5km : € 0.95 ticket valid one hour, daily card € 3.00, ticket on board a bus € 1.50. Tickets can be purchased at the airport, tobacconist's, newsagent's, at the bus terminal in Piazza S. Antonio (near Pisa Centrale Railway Station), where bus connections leave to the seaside (Marina di Pisa and Tirrenia), to the surroundings and to Pontedera. There are also a boat services in Pisa: Navicello boat service offers Pisa Lungarni Tour from April to October, from Wednesdays to Sundays. Departure and Arrival (circular tour), 1 hour's time. Ticket on board: € 5,00 , free up to 3 years, children from 3 to 10 years € 4,00, groups (min. 20 pax € 5,00). Also Tour Natura, from Pisa to San Rossore Nature Park: only Sundays and bank holidays. Bike transport, extra charge € 1.00. Guided visit in the Park are to be booked. Ticket on board: € 8,00 , free up to 3 years, children from 3 to 10 years €74,00, groups (min. 20 pax € 7,00). Boat service bookings:
Phone: +39 050.530101

Taxi
Pisa's main taxi company is Radio Taxi (tel: +39 050 541600). You can also find cabs near to the most important tourist sites (Piazza del Duomo - tel. +39 050561878, Piazza della Stazione - tel. +39 05041252).