Pisa Airport to Florence Distance

Pisa Airport (Galileo Galilei) is one of the two main gateways into Tuscany, and Florence — about 85–90 km away by road — is the most common onward destination for arriving travellers. Because the airport sits a few kilometres south of Pisa itself, your real distance and journey time depend on whether you're driving direct or connecting via Pisa's train network.

This page sets out the verified driving distance and the practical rail connection, since both are genuinely used for this route.

Sources differ on the exact driving figure (roughly 85–100 km depending on the calculator and reference point used), which is why this page gives a range rather than a single precise number.

City-Centre vs. Door-to-Door Distance

The figures above are airport-to-city-centre. Florence's centre has a restricted traffic zone (ZTL), so if you're driving yourself, your final approach and parking will add time beyond the highway distance — a private transfer avoids this since licensed drivers can enter the ZTL to reach your hotel directly.

By Car

Driving from Pisa Airport to Florence covers approximately 85–90 km, typically taking 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes via the FI-PI-LI expressway (Firenze–Pisa–Livorno) and/or the A11 motorway, depending on the exact route taken and traffic conditions.

By Train

There's no direct train from the airport terminal itself. The practical route is the PisaMover — an automated people-mover shuttle that connects the airport to Pisa Centrale station in about 8 minutes, running every 5–8 minutes throughout the day. From Pisa Centrale, Trenitalia trains run to Firenze Santa Maria Novella, with regional services taking around 1 hour to 1 hour 22 minutes and faster services around 49 minutes. Including the PisaMover and a short connection, a realistic door-to-door time is roughly 60–90 minutes.

By Private Transfer

A private transfer covers the airport-to-Florence journey in one ride, with no shuttle-then-train connection to manage and no walking through Pisa Centrale with luggage — and unlike a self-drive rental, a licensed driver can reach a hotel inside Florence's ZTL directly.

For pricing and booking, see our dedicated Pisa Airport to Florence taxi transfer page.

Places Along the Way

What Affects Travel Time

• Traffic on the FI-PI-LI and A11, particularly around Florence during weekday peaks.
• Whether your final destination is inside Florence's ZTL, which affects the last stretch of any driven journey.
• For the train option, the connection time between the PisaMover and your onward Trenitalia service at Pisa Centrale.

Which Way Should You Choose?

For a single traveller with light luggage and no fixed schedule, the PisaMover-plus-train combination is a genuinely workable, inexpensive option. For families, groups, heavy luggage, or a hotel inside Florence's ZTL, a private transfer or taxi removes the shuttle-and-train connection and the last-mile access problem that a self-drive rental would also face.