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Florence is well-connected with the rest of Italy and with Europe, and is easy to get to by air or land. The city has a central position in Italy.
The A1 motorway, the main road artery linking the north and south of the country, runs past Florence, which has five exits: Firenze Nord, Firenze Ovest, Firenze Scandicci, Firenze Certosa and Firenze Sud. A third lane is currently being built on the Barberino-Incisa stretch of the A1. The A11 motorway and the Florence-Pisa-Livorno (FI-PI-LI) dual carriageway link the city with the west (Tyrrhenian) coast. By train Florence is also a key node on the Italian railway network. High-speed trains (Frecciarossa and Frecciargento) connect Florence with the most important Italian cities: Milan is under 2 hours away, Rome is one hour and a half, Bologna just 37 minutes away. In Florence there are three main train stations: Santa Maria Novella, Campo di Marte, Firenze Rifredi. By air Florence Airport (Amerigo Vespucci) is served by a great number of domestic and international flights each day.In the last few years there has been a significant increase in traffic in and out of Florence's city airport, and the infrastructure and facilities are constantly being upgraded.It's just 5 kilometres northwest of the city centre, which can be easily reached either by a shuttle bus or by taxi. Galileo Galilei Airport in Pisa is about 80 kilometres from Florence.The easiest way to reach Florence by Galilei airport is by train (about one every hour) and by coach service operated by Terravision. By using this route finder below, find all of the airlines that fly from anywhere to Florence or Pisa airport throughout the world. You can expand your search to airports within up to 140 miles of your selection.
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