Travel to and around Florence, Italy

By plane

One can fly directly to Firenze-Pertola Airport (Amerigo Vespucci) from many European hubs, including: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lyon, London (City, Gatwick), Madrid, Paris, Vienna and Munich.

It is also possible to land at Pisa International Airport “Galileo Galilei” and travel by shuttle train to the Florence Central Railway Station in 50 minutes. These trains run hourly. Destinations with direct flights to Pisa include: Alicante, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bristol, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Krakow, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Ibiza, Leeds, Liverpool, Malta, London, Maastricht, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakesh, New York, Newcastle, Oslo, Palma di Mallorca, Paris, Porto, Prague, Rhodes, Stockholm, Tirana, Valencia.

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Air France, KLM and Lufthansa Group are the official carriers for ESC Acute CardioVascular Care and ESC Cardio-Oncology 2025 congresses. If you book your flight via the dedicated link you will benefit from up to 10% discount on the public fare.

For ESC Acute CardioVascular Care 2025

Enter the event ID code 50321AF in order to get access to the discounted Air France-KLM Global Meetings & Events fares.

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For ESC Cardio-Oncology 2025

Enter the event ID code 50325AF in order to get access to the discounted Air France-KLM Global Meetings & Events fares.

From the airport to the city centre

The airport is located just outside the city of Florence. Public transportation as well as taxis can be used to get to the centre of Florence.

• By tram: There is a direct connection from Florence airport to the city centre with the line T2 - Vespucci (20 minutes). The tramway represents a comfortable, affordable and ecological way of connection. 

Frequency: every 5 minutes 

Price: €1.70

• By taxi: all drivers charge a flat fee of €30 (daytime; prices are higher in the evening) to the city centre (20 minutes approximately outside rush hour).

By train

It is also possible to reach the city centre by train: Florence is well connected with Direct Freccia Rossa trains to the central station Santa Maria Novella.

• From Rome: 1 hour 30 minutes; frequency twice an hour
• From Bologna: 37 minutes; frequency twice an hour
• From Milan: 1 hour 45 minutes; frequency every hour
• From Milan Malpensa Airport: 2 hours 40 minutes
• From Naples: 3 hours; up to 3 trains every hour