By airplane
How to reach Florence
By plane
The Amerigo Vespucci International Airport (FLR) is only 4 km away from the Florence city centre, and the new Line T2 of the tramway connects it to the main Santa Maria Novella railway station in 20 minutes. For more information: www.aeroporto.firenze.it/en/
The Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa (PSA) is only one hour away from Florence and is connected to the city centre with trains departing every hour and also with coach transfer services. It has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 82 destinations in 27 countries. For more information: www.pisa-airport.com/en
By train
The city’s main railway station is Firenze SMN (Santa Maria Novella).
37 min from Bologna; 1h 30min from Rome; 1h 50min from Milan; 2h 55min from Naples.
Other important railway stations are Firenze Campo di Marte and Firenze Rifredi. Local trains connect these two stations with the central one. Italian railway services are made by Trenitalia and by Italo. For more information and tickets: www.trenitalia.com/en; www.italotreno.it/en
Thanks to Trenitalia’s Special Events Offer – dedicated to ICAP2026 participants – you can travel at discounted fares compared to the full Base price on board Frecciarossa, Frecciargento and Frecciabianca trains that serve Florence directly or via connections.
For more details Click here
By car
Given the dimension and the duration of the ZTL (Zona a traffico limitato – Limited Traffic Zone of the city centre) from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm Mondays to Fridays, and from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm on Saturdays, we do not recommend you use your private car, considering that in the city centre you can easily access everything on foot and that there are many electric mini-buses connecting the various zones.
Various parking areas located in the immediate vicinity of Fortezza da Basso:
– Fortezza Fiera Car Park, (Piazzale Caduti nei Lager)
– Santa Maria Novella Car Park, (Piazza della Stazione) open 24 hours a day and located under the central railway station.
Info: Firenze Parcheggi www.fipark.com/
Useful Information
Florence local time in October is GMT + 2 hours (CEST). Timing indicated in the program is to be considered on a CEST – Central European Summer Time basis (GMT + 2).
Euro (EUR) All major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express) are accepted in most of the restaurants, shops etc.
The electric current supplied is 220 V. Round, two-pin plug points are available. In case you have any devices from the USA or UK, please remember to bring a transformer/adapter.
Most Florence banks open between 08:30 and 13:30 and 14:45 to 15:45 Monday to Friday. They are closed on weekends and public holidays and most of them have a cash dispenser and a currency exchange service.
Useful telephone numbers in Florence
- Medical emergency: 118
- Fire emergency: 115
- Police: 113
- Florence airport – information: 055 3061300
- Florence airport – lost luggage: 055 3061302
- For international calls from Italy: 00 + country code + number
- For international calls to Italy: +39 + city code + number
- 24hour Pharmacies: Santa Maria Novella Station Via Calzaiuoli, 7 r – Piazza San Giovanni, 20