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Travel directions: how to reach Siena
Many low cost flights are available to reach Siena referring to the closer airports, like Florence, Pisa, and Rome. Travel options by flight are ranked below depending on cost - distance trade-off:
Pisa airport ( + train, 2 h) - low cost flights: Ryanair (many Spanish and German cities, Dublin, Charleroi, Porto, Tampere, etc.), easyJet, Transavia.com, Vueling, etc.
Florence airport (+ shuttle + bus, 2+ h) - low cost flights: Meridiana (Amsterdam, London, Madrid)
Rome airport (+ local train + metro + long range bus, 4 h) - many low cost flights
Further details on local transportation referring to the previous airport options are provided below.
By train from Pisa: Pisa Airport and Firenze SMN railway station are connected by six trains a day. The Pisa-Florence line also connects Pontedera and Empoli. You can change train in Empoli and then come to Siena.
By bus from Florence: When you arrive at the Florence airport you have to take the shuttle "Volainbus" that leaves in the street just at the exit of the airport (in front of the arrival lounge) More details at the ATAF website. Departures are every 30 minutes (e.g., 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30....) from 6:00 to 23:30. Tickets are available on board € 4,50. With the shuttle you have to arrive to the central railway station of Florence: "Firenze S. Maria Novella". In front of this station there is the bus terminus of the "SITA" Company that links Florence and Siena. Such bus terminus is shared by two companies that jointly guarantee the service: "TRAIN" and "SITA". There are frequent buses from morning to evening (every about 40 minutes). In order to select the best buses, please consider those with the label "SIENA RAPIDA" that takes maximum 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach Siena (please avoid the buses labeled as "SIENA DIRETTA"). For more details on bus schedule, please visit the TRAIN Web site. When you arrive in Siena you have to reach the last stop, that is the bus terminus in "Piazza Gramsci" (i.e., Gramsci square). Such stop is very close to the center (5 minutes walking to "Il Campo" square). Taxi details can be found on the Web or by phone, number +39 0577 4922.
By bus from Rome: Siena is also linked with Rome through the "SENA" bus line. These buses leave from the square in front of the Roma Tiburtina railway station in Rome. To reach Tiburtina from the station there is a train every 30 minutes from the airport, the ticket costs less than 6 euros. The trip to Siena from such station lasts about 3 hours and brings you directly to Siena's center, the ticket costs about 20 euros.
Many low cost flights are available to reach Siena referring to the closer airports, like Florence, Pisa, and Rome. Travel options by flight are ranked below depending on cost - distance trade-off:
Pisa airport ( + train, 2 h) - low cost flights: Ryanair (many Spanish and German cities, Dublin, Charleroi, Porto, Tampere, etc.), easyJet, Transavia.com, Vueling, etc.
Florence airport (+ shuttle + bus, 2+ h) - low cost flights: Meridiana (Amsterdam, London, Madrid)
Rome airport (+ local train + metro + long range bus, 4 h) - many low cost flights
Further details on local transportation referring to the previous airport options are provided below.
By train from Pisa: Pisa Airport and Firenze SMN railway station are connected by six trains a day. The Pisa-Florence line also connects Pontedera and Empoli. You can change train in Empoli and then come to Siena.
By bus from Florence: When you arrive at the Florence airport you have to take the shuttle "Volainbus" that leaves in the street just at the exit of the airport (in front of the arrival lounge) More details at the ATAF website. Departures are every 30 minutes (e.g., 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30....) from 6:00 to 23:30. Tickets are available on board € 4,50. With the shuttle you have to arrive to the central railway station of Florence: "Firenze S. Maria Novella". In front of this station there is the bus terminus of the "SITA" Company that links Florence and Siena. Such bus terminus is shared by two companies that jointly guarantee the service: "TRAIN" and "SITA". There are frequent buses from morning to evening (every about 40 minutes). In order to select the best buses, please consider those with the label "SIENA RAPIDA" that takes maximum 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach Siena (please avoid the buses labeled as "SIENA DIRETTA"). For more details on bus schedule, please visit the TRAIN Web site. When you arrive in Siena you have to reach the last stop, that is the bus terminus in "Piazza Gramsci" (i.e., Gramsci square). Such stop is very close to the center (5 minutes walking to "Il Campo" square). Taxi details can be found on the Web or by phone, number +39 0577 4922.
By bus from Rome: Siena is also linked with Rome through the "SENA" bus line. These buses leave from the square in front of the Roma Tiburtina railway station in Rome. To reach Tiburtina from the station there is a train every 30 minutes from the airport, the ticket costs less than 6 euros. The trip to Siena from such station lasts about 3 hours and brings you directly to Siena's center, the ticket costs about 20 euros.
SatNEx III - Summer School 2011, Siena, Italy, 5-9 September 2011
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