Arriving in Florence by cruise via Livorno

How to get to Florence from the Livorno (Leghorn) cruise terminal

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Livorno is Leghorn
FYI: For reasons still unclear, some cruise lines and other travel literature continue to refer to Livorno by its antiquated, Anglicized name left over from World War II: Leghorn.Livorno is a Renaissance-era port city on the Tuscan coast near Pisa (actually, the ruling Medici family of Florence built Livorno specifically to compete against the rival city of Pisa).

The problem is, Florence is nowhere near the coast, making Livorno a 90-minute car ride or 80–100-minute train ride from Florence.

How to get from Livorno to Florence by private car

First of all, don't take a taxi. It'll cost around €160 ($225) each way. Insane.

A private car will take about 90 minutes. You can get a private transfer with our partners at Viator.com for the discounted rate of $41.73. Reserve it

How to get from Livorno to Florence by train

A train is the cheapest option, though not the fastest (all told, if you hit the connections just right, it'll take a minimum 100 minutes, more like 120–140 minutes).

There are one to three trains per hour making the 80– to 100-minute train ride from Livorno to Florence. A one-way, second class ticket costs €6.60.

First, however, you have to get from the ship to the stazione treni (train station) Livorno Centrale, which is not really walkable from any of the cruise terminals at the port.

Getting from the docks to the Livorno train station

A taxi from the Livorno docks direct to the train station will cost you about €20–€30, so get a few people together and the ease and time you save will make it worth it. The ride will take all of 10 minutes.

Many cruise lines offer a cheap or free shuttle to Piazza Grande in the center of Livorno (takes about 10 minutes). Don't bother.

If you dock at Molo Mediceo, just walk out of the port, buy a biglietto autobus (bus ticket) for €1 from any newsstand you pass, and head straight up Via Grande to the first bus stop on your right. Hop city bus #1 to the stazione treni in about 15 minutes.

If you dock at the Darsena Toscana, or anywhere else in the hinterlands of the port complex, public transport become more difficult. Just grab a taxi, or if it's offered that free/cheap shuttle to Piazza Grande.

(If you do take your shuttle to Piazza Grande, you can still grab public bus #1 from there; there are newsstands on the piazza where you can buy bus tickets. This adds another 5–10 minutes.)

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