Amerigo Vespucci Airport is served by many domestic and international flights with daily flights. The airport is just 4km north-west of Florence. Public Bus companies SITA and ATAF run a bus service between the airport and Santa Maria Novella Station.

The Aeroporto de Firenze, commonly referred to as Aeroporto Amerigo Vespucci or simply Peretola, is located 4 km from the center of Florence. A taxi can make the trip in 15 minutes, and the Sita/Ataf "Fly by Bus" between the airport and Santa Maria Novella railway station takes 20 minutes. If you are coming into Florence from an international destination, you are probably using Galileo Galilei airport, closer to Pisa.

Pisa Airport (named Galileo Galilei), has more connections to long distance destinations and it’s not very far from Florence. Pisa Airport (on average) is at a 1.00 hour –1.30 hours by train and even less by car (on the “Strada a Grande Comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno” toll free) from Florence.

The airport’s terminal has all the amenities a traveller needs, such as ATMs, banks and currency exchange offices. Other facilities include restaurants, shopping and business facilities. An information desk is located in Arrivals and is open from 7.30 am to 11.30 pm. The information desk provides tourist information as well as information on flight arrivals and departures.

The airport’s terminal has all the amenities a traveller needs, such as ATMs, banks and currency exchange offices. Other facilities include restaurants, shopping and business facilities. Senior citizens and unaccompanied children (up to the age of 12) are given particular assistance, and are helped during embarkation, accompanied on-board, and looked after at arrival

Shuttle buses are available 24 hours a day from outside the baggage claim area, offering a convenient door-to-door option while taxis are also to be found in the same area and use meters to determine their fares.

Florence is connected to the main north-south Italian railway. Frequent services run from Florence's principal station, Stazione Santa Maria Novella, to the other major Italian cities. The strain station is situated next to the Church of Santa Maria Novella and puts you directly in the centre of Florence.

A bus and coach services connect Florence to the rest of Tuscany and Italy. Buses stop in various locations close to Stazione Santa Maria Novella. SITA, who run many regional services, have their own bus station (the Autostazione Sita) on Via Santa Caterina da Siena, a few yards from the railway station.

The LAZZI Bus Company is just on the other side of the station square and offers several connections to western parts of Tuscany as well as most of the main Italian and European towns. The ATAF and Li-nea bus companies are the primary regional services. Buses stop in various locations close to Stazione Santa Maria Novella.

Long distance buses are run by the SITA, Copit, CAP and Lazzi companies. The transit companies also accommodate travelers from the Amerigo Vespucci Airport. The centre of the city is closed to through-traffic, although buses, taxis and residents with appropriate permits are allowed in. Within the city walls most places can easily be reached by foot.

The taxi service is operated by private companies and licensed by the city. Taxis are white or yellow and or metered. Taxi prices are fairly expensive, but are a good way to get around the city.