Lucca is at the heart of Tuscany and is often chosen by tourists as a starting point for exploring the nearby cities of Pisa, Florence, Siena. It is easily and cheaply accessible: the fact that the historical centre is near the station and the motorway exit makes it easy to access the city. Given the presence of many pedestrian areas, it is easy to explore the city on foot or by bicycle.
Lucca welcomes hundreds of thousands visitors per year who reach the city by airplane, train, bus, car. The Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa (PSA) and the Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport in Florence (FLR) are a convenient gateway to and from the rest of the world, due to the many European and intercontinental flights based there; transportation between the Pisa airport and downtown Lucca is very convenient (about 40 minutes by bus or train).
Several low-cost flights are based at the airport of Pisa, with cheap daily connections to/from Roma, Paris, London, Madrid, Brussels, Berlin, Dublin, Stockholm, Barcelona, Munich, Frankfurt, to name just a few. PSA is one of the main Italian RyanAir hubs, and other low-cost European airlines (e.g., EasyJet, Transavia) have PSA as one of their destinations; PSA has direct flights also from New York, Moscow, and Doha.
The Florence airport is just 90 mins from Lucca by bus or train (40 mins by car) and hosts flights connecting the most important European cities.
In addition, highways connect Lucca to Florence, Pisa, and Genoa, making the city easily reachable also by car.
Download the map:
Courtesy of the Lucca Tourist Office
How to get there
By car
A11: exit Lucca Est or Lucca Ovest
By train
The train station is in Piazza Ricasoli, a few minutes’ walk from the walls surrounding the old town.
Main links
from Florence: Santa Maria Novella railway station
from Pisa: Central Train Station and Pisa Airport
from Viareggio: Central Station
By plane
Pisa International Airport “Galileo Galilei” (PSA) – www.pisa-airport.com
Florence International Airport “Amerigo Vespucci” (FLR) – www.aeroporto.firenze.it
By bus
Vaibus company
The bus station is located in Piazzale Verdi in the historic centre
Main links:
From Florence: Piazzale Adua (opposite the railway station S. Maria Novella), F.lli Lazzi bus;
from Pisa: F.lli Lazzi bus;
from Viareggio: Piazza Mazzini – F.lli Lazzi bus
from Viareggio: Piazza D’Azeglio – CLAP bus
The interurban transport service for the whole province is managed by VAIBUS S.c. a r.l.. On 1 April 2005, in fact, CLAP SPA, LA F.lli Lazzi S.p.A. and C.LU.B. S.c.p.A. have merged under the brand VaiBus.
FlixBus Company
Terminal
– Lucca, Viale Regina Margherita 147.
Ticket office
– Lucca, travel agency Angelini piazza san Michele – tel. 0583 493654
– Lucca, Passepartout Corso Garibaldi 32 – tel. 0583 493654
– Lucca, Comfortravel – made in Lucca Via Romana 615/O – tel. 0583 464553
Online ticket
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