For who's arriving in Versilia by plane, the Galileo Galilei airport (Pisa airport) is the nearest one.
From Pisa airport you can reach Versilia in several ways:

• shuttle bus service with buses going directly from the airport to any town or village in Versilia and even to Genoa and the Cinque Terre.
  (For information about timetables and prices, visit the shuttle direct official website)


• there is a connection between the airport and the railway terminal, which serves to link up directly the airport with the Pisa central station, with an availability of about 25 daily connections.
  It's possibile to buy tickets to the information office situated in the arrivals hall.
  From Pisa central station, regional trains are available that you can use to reach all the towns in Versilia, Lucca and also Genoa and the Cinque Terre.
  
  (For information about timetables and prices visit trenitalia official website)


• there is a taxi service organized by the cooperative society of Pisa (CO.TA.PI); the taxis can be held at the exit of the airport, arrivals site. Radio taxi service is available during all the day just calling the telephone number 050/541600.


• With regards to the autobus to reach the airport from the centre of Pisa, it's possible to use the company ctp, that's to say the transportation company of Pisa. The ticket's price is 0,85 € and it can be bought inside the airport, at the arrivals hall, or at the last bus stop that is held at the departures side.
  
  (For information about timetables visit cpt official website)

PISA AIRPORT

address: Airport Galileo Galilei, 56121 - Pisa
tel: 050/849111 | fax: 050/849216
info flights: 050/849300 | ticket office : 050/849404
service baggages attendance : 050/849400
free number (to use only for signals): 800 018849
e-mail: sat@pisa-airport.com | website: Società Aeroporto Toscano

If you land at Florence airport, you need to reach the city centre (Amerigo Vespucci airport is not properly in the centre of Florence), then you can take a bus or train to Versilia.

From Florence airport you can take a shuttle bus to the Florence Santa Maria Novella central train station (it takes about 45 minutes), where buses and trains leave for Lucca and Versilia. Volainbus shuttle bus and ATAF city bus n. 62 connect the airport with Florence city centre.

• The main railway station of Versilia is located in Viareggio, where long distance trains usually pass. Viareggio station is connected to all the other towns and villages of the area, through a regional railway network.
  From Santa Maria Novella (Florence central station) you will find some trains leaving for Lucca, which go on till Viareggio.
  From Firenze Rifredi (a smaller station in Florence than the Santa Maria Novella one) every 20 minutes you will find regional trains regularly leaving for Lucca and Versilia. In order to reach Rifredi station in Florence, you can choose to take a train (Rifredi is located 5 minutes far from SMN), or eventually a bus.
  
  (For detailed information about train timetables and prices, visit trenitalia official website).
  
  (For detailed information about bus service from Santa Maria Novella to Rifredi, visit ATAF official website).


• A bus service owned by Lazzi company is also available that connects Florence to Lucca and Versilia.
  
  (For detailed information about timetable and prices, visit vai bus official website).

FLORENCE AIRPORT

Address: Via del Termine, 11 - 50100 - Firenze
telephone number: 055/3061300
fax number: 055/3061355
e-mail address: check-in opening times: 5.00
website: www.aereoporto.firenze.it
The ticket office in front to the check in is opened from 5.10 to 19.00

• If you land at the Galileo Galilei Airport, the most convenient in order to reach Versilia is to catch the train from Pisa, where you can find direct lines to Camaiore, Viareggio, Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi-Seravezza-Querceta, Massarosa, Lucca and even Genoa's station. Pisa is located about 25 kilometres far from Versilia and it will take from 20 to 45 minutes, to reach any chosen destination.


• If you arrive from Florence, you will find a railway service that, leaving from Florence Central Station (Santa Maria Novella), go directly to Lucca and Viareggio.
  There are also regional trains to Viareggio that regularly leave from Campo di Marte station.

(For more information about trains, timetable and prices visit the official trenitalia website)

Versilia is well connected to the rest of Italy through a good highway network, so that it is well accessible both coming from Italy and from abroad.
There are two motorway exits to this area, which are "Versilia" and "Viareggio". The Versilia exit is for who is reaching North Versilia (the towns of Forte dei Marmi, Pietrasanta, Seravezza and Stazzema) while the Viareggio exit is useful to reach quickly South Versilia (the municipalities of Viareggio, Camaiore and Massarosa).

• from Genoa and the Italian Riviera: you can reach North Versilia by driving southwards along the A12 highway until the exit Versilia. Take the exit Viareggio-Camaiore if your destination is South Versilia.


• from Milan: you have to take the A1 as far as Fidenza, where you can take the A15 (the so called Cisa highway) and follow the way to La Spezia. Then, in La Spezia enter the A12 southwards to Versilia.


• from Florence: driving along the A11 higway directly to the exit Pisa Nord. From Pisa take the SS Aurelia to Torre del Lago and Viareggio.


• from Rome: driving along the A1 as far as Florence, then take the A11 to Pisa Nord (as above).


• from Triveneto area: entering the A4 Milano-Venezia highway you will arrive in Brescia, where you can take the A21 in Cremona direction and go on to Parma until entering the A1 and follow the Parma-La Spezia way. Once in La Spezia enter the A12 and drive southwards to the exits Versilia or Viareggio-Camaiore.

MOVING AROUND VERSILIA

During your stay here, if you haven’t got your own means, a service of public bus is available to move around all Versilia, or if you want to do a little of bodily activity there is the possibility to rent a bike (there are many bicycle hires), or in alternative a scooter or a car.

Find more information about:

• Rent a bike in Versilia
• Rent a car in Versilia
• Taxi in Versilia
• Travelling by bus in Versilia