Travel Information

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, and 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 30 minutes by bus or train).

Several low-cost flights are based at the airport of Pisa, with cheap daily connections to/from Paris, London, Madrid, Brussels, Berlin, Dublin, Stockholm, Barcelona, 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, etc.) have PSA as one of their destinations.

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.