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Airfare to Tuscany

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You may not know the names of all 20 Italian regions, but you know Tuscany. What catches people out is getting there. Tuscany has two airports, neither of them takes flights from North America, and the best way in for many visitors is an airport in another region.

So the question isn't just "what's the cheapest flight to Tuscany". It's "which airport gets me to where I'm staying with the least fuss". Here's how to answer it.

The airports that serve Tuscany

AirportGood forTo Florence
Pisa (PSA)Cheapest flights within Europe; Pisa, Lucca, the coast, the Cinque TerrePisaMover to Pisa Centrale, then regional train; or a direct coach, about an hour
Florence (FLR)Florence, Chianti; connections from the big European hubsT2 tram into the center
Bologna (BLQ)More routes than Florence; northern TuscanyMarconi Express to Bologna Centrale, then a fast train, well under an hour
Rome Fiumicino (FCO)Nonstop flights from North America; southern TuscanyLeonardo Express to Termini, then a fast train, about 1 hour 25 minutes

Pisa: Tuscany's main airport

Pisa's Galileo Galilei Airport is the region's busiest, and it's where the cheap European flights are. Ryanair has one of its biggest Italian networks here, and easyJet, Wizz Air, Transavia, Jet2, Volotea and others fly in too, along with British Airways from London Heathrow. It's also the closest airport to the city it serves: the PisaMover shuttle reaches Pisa Centrale station in a few minutes, for about €6.50 in 2026. From Pisa Centrale, regional trains run to Florence, Lucca, Viareggio and La Spezia. If you're heading straight for Florence, Caronna's airport coach takes about an hour. More on airfare to Pisa.

Florence: close, small and short-haul only

Florence's airport is on the edge of the city, and the T2 tram gets you from the terminal to Santa Maria Novella station on a normal €2 city ticket. The catch is its short runway. Only planes up to the size of an A320neo can use it, so every flight is short-haul, and strong tailwinds or winter fog sometimes divert flights to Pisa or Bologna. Florence is served mainly by the big network airlines' hubs (Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, London, Madrid, Vienna and Rome) plus Vueling and Volotea. More on airfare to Florence.

Bologna and Rome: the airports outside Tuscany

Bologna is in Emilia-Romagna, but on the high-speed line it's closer to Florence in time than Pisa is. It has many more routes than Florence, and the Marconi Express monorail links the terminal to Bologna Centrale in about 7 minutes. If Florence fares look high, price Bologna.

Rome Fiumicino is where the nonstop flights from the US and Canada land. No airline flies nonstop from North America to Pisa or Florence in 2026, so your real choice is between connecting in Europe to Pisa or Florence, or flying nonstop to Rome and taking the train. For Florence, the train from Rome is quick. For southern Tuscany (the Val d'Orcia, Montepulciano, Cortona, the Maremma), Rome can actually be the more convenient airport, especially if you're picking up a car.

Which one should you fly into?

  • Coming from North America with Florence as your base: fly nonstop to Rome and take the train, unless a one-stop fare to Florence costs about the same. Then take the one-stop; landing 20 minutes from your hotel beats a train transfer after a night flight.
  • Coming from elsewhere in Europe: check Pisa first. It usually has the cheapest fares, and the transfer is easy.
  • Renting a car for the countryside: pick up at Pisa, Florence or Rome airport, not in central Florence. Tuscany's historic centers are camera-enforced ZTLs, and fines run €83 to €332 per camera in 2026. Read our guide to driving in Italy.
  • Visiting Elba: small planes fly to Elba from Pisa and Florence, but most people take the ferry from Piombino.

How to pay less

  • Fly open jaw. Land in Pisa or Florence and fly home from Rome, Venice or Milan so you never backtrack. If Tuscany is one stop on a longer trip, AirTreks puts together multi-stop tickets.
  • Keep connections on one ticket. A cheap low-cost hop to Pisa booked separately from your long-haul flight is only cheap until the first flight is late.
  • Go outside the summer. Tuscany is busy from Easter to October. November to March has the lowest fares, apart from the Christmas holidays.
  • Price the bags. On the low-cost airlines, the base fare usually includes only a small under-seat bag. Our guides to budget airlines that fly to Tuscany and flying budget airlines in Italy explain the tricks.

Other Tuscany resources

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