Italy

Florence

A compact treasury of the Renaissance. The old town is best on foot; a tram runs straight to the airport.

Airport access (T2 tram and taxi)

No special airport fare: the T2 tram takes the ordinary 90-minute city ticket. The catch is luggage - one small bag rides free; each big suitcase needs an extra ticket. At night, taxis run at a fixed fare to the centre.

Updated on August 19, 2026

How to ride

1
Walk two minutes to the tram stop

The T2 stop called Peretola Aeroporto is a two-minute walk from the arrivals and departures halls.
2
Buy the ticket before boarding

Buy at the machine on the platform or in the at bus app; the machine sells single tickets only and takes cards.
3
Buy a supplementary ticket for a big bag

Only one small bag travels free; larger ones need a supplementary ticket each, and no more than two per person.
4
Validate the moment you board

Validate a paper or app ticket as you board; if you pay by card, tap the reader every time you get on.
5
Check the last tram first

Last full-line trams leave at 23:58 Sun-Thu and 01:15 Fri-Sat; later short runs to the station go at 00:10 and 01:36.
6
Take a taxi late at night or with heavy bags

A taxi charges a fixed price to the city's defined central area, and runs on the meter beyond it.

Fares

Single fares2

T2 tram, single ride (90-minute city ticket)

No airport surcharge; it is the ordinary city ticket, good for transfers within 90 minutes

2 EUR ≈ $2

Taxi, fixed fare between the airport and the centre

Fixed only for the central area: 28 weekdays, 30 holidays, 32 from 22:00 to 06:00, plus surcharges

28〜32 EUR ≈ $31–36

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride

A ticket bought this way is not valid on regional trains

VISAMastercardAmex

No gates: tap the reader on board and it issues a single ticket

Card payment at machines

VISAMastercardMaestro

The machine at every stop sells single tickets, for city journeys only

IC card

There is no stored-value transit card available to visitors

App tickets

at bus

Buy in the at bus app and activate it there as you board

Paper tickets

Paper from the machine, stamped as you board

Cash This is about the tram machine, not about taxis Unverified

At machines: The official page does not say whether the machine takes cash

Quick facts

Hours

Daily 05:00-00:30

Frequency

Every 4-5 minutes from 06:30 to 20:30, every 10 minutes early and after 20:30, every 22 minutes after 23:30

Fares from

2 EUR+

Fares

FirenzecardIt covers neither city transport nor an airport transfer

Daily fare capThere is no fare cap and no day ticket a visitor can buy

Transfer discountsTransfers inside the 90 minutes cost nothing extra

Facilities

Suitcases & luggage（Limited）One free bag of 10 kg and 55x40x20 cm; at most two paid larger ones per person

Rules

Fare evasion fine（Banned）No ticket means a 40 euro fine plus a 3 euro fare, if paid within 15 days

Apps & info

Journey planner app (Google Maps)For checking T2 stop names and the onward connection in town

Operating hoursThe tram runs daily from 05:00 to 00:30, and until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday nights. From the airport stop, Peretola Aeroporto, the first departure is 05:00 every day; it reaches the Santa Maria Novella station stops in about 20 minutes and the far terminus at San Marco - Universita in about 32. The last run along the whole line is 23:58 from Sunday to Thursday and 01:15 on Friday and Saturday, but the official timetable PDF lists one further airport departure after it, at 00:10 and 01:36, which terminates by the station at Alamanni and Unita. GEST's web pages show only the full-line runs, so if you are staying near the station you have 12 to 21 minutes more than the site suggests. In the other direction GEST's timetable page gives a first departure of 05:10 and a last one of 00:20, or 01:50 on Friday and Saturday; the operator's own airport page instead repeats the network-wide 00:30 and 02:00, so the two official pages disagree and the line-specific figures are the safer ones to plan around late at night. Headways are 4-5 minutes between 06:30 and 20:30, 10 minutes early in the morning and after 20:30, and 22 minutes after 23:30, with slightly wider gaps on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and summer weekdays. Ordinary city buses by day finish around 22:00, but from 11 June to 31 October 2026 a separate experimental night network of 24 lines runs from 22:00 to 02:00; no line serving the airport is confirmed in the official material.

Heads-up

A driver who approaches you may not be a taxi

A driver who approaches you in the arrivals hall is not necessarily a taxi. An NCC hire car normally may not wait for passengers at a public rank and is meant to be booked in advance, but in airport areas a comune may make an exception, limited to zones clearly separated from the taxi rank. The fixed airport fare belongs to the taxi tariff and does not apply to an NCC, so join the official taxi rank and check the tariff sheet displayed in the car.

Timetable

Operating hours Daily 05:00-00:30

Typical duration About 20 minutes from the airport to the Santa Maria Novella station stops, about 32 minutes to the far terminus at San Marco - Universita

Check the official site for the latest times and service status