Florence transportation Tips
Everything you know more about the place you are going to visit is more than welcome.. isn't it? So preparing your next trip to Florence you may want to know a few things about transportation in the city.
The use of a private car in Florence is not advisable, considering the small size of the old city centre, which can be easily traversed on foot, and the extensive network of small electric buses that connect the various points. The car is instead useful for trips outside the city and in the provincial area. Moreover in the Z.T.L. (Limited Traffic Area) access for private cars is prohibited on weekdays between 7.30 and 19.30; special permits for access and for loading and unloading are available.
To obtain these permits apply to: Permits office, Comune di Firenze, Via G. Marconi, 18/20, tel. 055 5000453 or 055 2655210, from Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 13.00 and from 14.00 to 16.30. For visitors staying in hotels Hotel guests may utilise a special "gratta e sosta" (scratch and park) called "hotel tourist parking" available directly at the hotels. The cost is 8 Euro and it enables visitors to park for 24 hours in the unmanned parking areas.
By BusGetting around town: The city bus service (orange buses) is run by the ATAF and LI-NEA companies. Tickets and passes can be purchased from the authorised outlets (bars, tobacconists, newsagents) and at the ATAF kiosk in Piazza Stazione. The tickets must be stamped in the special machines on board the buses. Between 21.00 and 06.00, 60-minute tickets can be purchased directly on board at the price of € 1.50.
Types of tickets and tariffs: 60 minutes: € 1.00 - 3 hours: € 1.80 - 24 hours: € 4.50 - Multiple (4 four 60-minute tickets): € 3.90 - Passes: 2 days: € 7.60 - 3 days: € 9.60 - 4 days € 10.90 - 5 days € 12.70 - 6 days € 14.40 - 7 days: € 16.00 - 8 days € 17.90- 9 days € 19.20 - 10 days € 20,50 - 15 days € 27.50. VolaInBus shuttle for Vespucci airport € 4 Florence CitysightseeingA new way to discover Florence Line A - Centro - terminus Piazza Stazione from 9.00 every 30 minutes up to 19.00 last trip - from 14 May up to 23.00. 15 stops/ journey time 50 minutes/ticket valid 24 hours from purchase/hop on-hop off .
Now you know a little bit more about Florence, and here we still stress the concept that Florence can be visited walking... No useless walks since every step will be an interesting one: Florence is an open air museum, and when you are tired to enrich your culture, there is some shopping to do!
See you then,
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