Florence is the pearl of Italy, original, wayward, narcissistic. Like any coquette, she does not have to be liked by everyone, but, despite this, she falls in love with herself playfully, easily and naturally. We will tell you how to get to Florence.
What should every tourist who finds himself in Florence do at least once?
- take a photo on the Ponte Vecchio;
- explore the Uffizi Gallery and discover your favorite painting there;
- speak Italian with a passer-by;
- give directions to a lost tourist;
- climb the Duomo;
- want to come back here;
- finally, just return to Florence.
The last point of the plan is quite feasible. Florence is a pretty popular destination for travelers and carriers know it. However, they are in no hurry to make life easier for tourists. There are simply no direct flights from Moscow to Florence. And not on any public transport, including the plane.
How to get to Florence by plane
You will have to fly from Moscow to Florence with at least one change. The road takes from 5 hours 30 minutes. The most interesting and inexpensive flight option is offered by Alitalia, which connects in Rome. If you wish, you can refuse the flight to Florence and stay a little longer in the Eternal City, and then, slowly, enjoying the scenery outside the window, go to Florence by train. A fast train covers the space between two Italian cities in 1.5 hours, and a regular train, which makes stops in some oncoming towns, will take 2 hours longer. The cost of tickets depends on: the type of train; class of carriages.
There are also no direct flights from Pulkovo Airport (St. Petersburg) to Amerigo Vespucci Airport (Florence). We'll have to take advantage of the offers of AirFrance, Swiss, Lufthansa, KLM, etc., which make connections in European cities: Paris, Zurich, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Rome. In the sky, passengers of these flights spend at least 5 hours.
How to get to Florence from Amerigo Vespucci airport? Regular buses run to the city center.
Trains to Italy
There are no trains from Moscow to Florence. Tourists are encouraged to take a train to Venice, where you can change to any train of the Italian Railways to Florence, which takes no more than three hours. A ticket for such a train will cost about 30 euros. There are also regular buses running from Venice to Florence. Another way to get to Florence is by renting a car from Venice train station, so you don't depend on public transport and stay in the most picturesque places.
Florence has a railway connection with many Italian cities, so you can come to the capital of Tuscany by train from Rome, Milan, Genoa, etc. All intercity trains arrive at the central train station Santa Maria Novella. Commuter trains stop at Campo di Marta station.
Bus service
To get from Moscow by bus to Florence, you will have to spend a lot of time. It is not profitable for carriers to make direct flights between Moscow and Tuscany. How to get to Florence by bus? Transplant in several European cities.
Another option is to fly to Rome, Milan or Venice and take a bus to Florence. The distance between Rome and Florence by bus is covered in 4.5 hours. The central bus station in the capital of Tuscany is located a few steps from the Santa Maria Novella train station. Lazzi buses that connect Florence with nearby towns leave from Piazza Adua.
