Travelling By Air

Pisa Airport ‘Galileo Galilei’

‘Galileo Galilei’ airport is served by many major international airlines with regular flights from airports across Europe, as well as from New York with Delta airlines. Domestic services operated by Alitalia and Air One offer connections to Pisa from Rome, where flights arrive from all major airports worldwide. European airlines presently serving ‘Galileo Galilei’ airport include;

• Easyjet – regular services from Lyon and Paris Orly in France, Berlin Schoenfeld, and London Gatwick, Luton and Bristol in the UK.
• Ryanair offers routes to many major European cities including Dublin, Eindhoven, and Billund, as well as many airports in the UK and Spain These include London Stansted and Liverpool in the UK; Alicante, Sevilla and Valencia in Spain.
• British Airways fly from London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports to Pisa.
• From Germany, Lufthansa offers flights from most major airports to Pisa.
• Other airlines with regular services to Pisa include Air Berlin (from Köln), Air France from Paris, Finnair (from Helsinki), Transavia (from Amsterdam and Copenhagen), Norwegian (from Oslo) and Iberia (from Madrid).

Travel tickets can be purchased within the airport terminal for comprehensive bus and rail services to the city centre. Buses depart every 15 minutes from outside the airport terminal for the 15 minute journey to central Pisa, costing €0.95. For delegates staying at the Grand Hotel Duomo, this bus service runs to the Piazza dei Miracoli, 100m from this hotel. Trains depart throughout the day from the airport to Pisa Centrale station, although offer less frequent services than the shuttle bus services. Taxis are available at the airport for the short journey to the city centre and should cost under €10. For those who wish to hire a car, a number of major hire car providers operate at the airport.

Amerigo Vespucci (Peretola) Airport, Florence

An alternative to Pisa Airport, Amerigo Vespucci airport, situated 70km from Pisa and just outside Florence, offers flights from a number of European airlines as well as regional services from Italian cities. Airlines presently flying to Florence include Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airways, Lufthansa and Meridiana, and Jet2 offers routes from several UK airports including Belfast International, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle.

From the airport, the Volainbus shuttle service and ATAF number 62 bus connect directly to the city centre for onwards rail connections. In addition, Terravision coach shuttle service is timed coincide with flight arrival times and travels quickly to the city centre. Three trains per hour depart for Pisa Central station with journey times of approximately 70 minutes. Hire cars are readily available at the airport, and Pisa can easily be reached by motorway.

 Travelling By rail

Pisa is well-connected to the Italian rail network with trains to cities elsewhere in north-western Italy, as well as Rome.

When traveling by rail in Italy, tickets must be validated at machines on the station platform before boarding.

 Travelling In Pisa

Regular buses operate throughout the city within Pisa, however the city is pedestrian friendly and easy to explore on foot.

Buses in Pisa – www.cpt.pisa.it

Italian Railways – www.trenitalia.it