HOW TO REACH MONTECATINI TERME
Montecatini Terme is located in Central Italy between Florence and Pisa. It can be reached:
By plane:
To Florence International Airport “Amerigo Vespucci”. From the airport you may reach Florence Central Railway Station “Santa Maria Novella“ by public bus, by “Tramvia” or by taxi, then continue your journey by train to Montecatini Terme.
A public bus service to Montecatini Terme is also available at the Airport exit from about 7.00 to about 19.00 every hour in working days, and from about 8.00 to about 18.00, but just for a few runs, on Sunday. Travel time is about 50 min. Tickets can be purchased directly on the bus.
N.B.: On Thursday June 20 only, a complimentary bus service will be provided for late arrivals of CIMTEC attendees with departures from Florence Airport exit at 20.00 / 22.00 and 24.00. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of the arrival terminals from 14.00 to 24.00 to assist delegates.
To Pisa International Airport “Galileo Galilei”. Then by train to Montecatini Terme as explained below. To reach Pisa Railway Station from the airport there is a bus service (Bus PisaMover) every 10 minutes from 6.00 to 24.00.
N.B.: A complimentary bus service will be made available on Thursday June 20 only to CIMTEC attendees with departures from the Pisa Airport exit at 14.00 / 18.00 /21.00 and 24.00. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of the arrival terminals from 14.00 to 24.00 to assist delegates.
By train:
From Florence: train connections to Montecatini Terme are excellent and very frequent (from about 6.00 a.m. to about 22.30 p.m.). Travel time from Florence Central Railway Station to Montecatini Terme Railway Station (Montecatini Centro) is about 50 minutes.
From Pisa: take the train of line Pisa-Lucca, then, at the Lucca Railway Station, change to line Lucca-Montecatini Centro. Travelling time from Pisa to Montecatini Terme (via Lucca) is about 90 min. Last departure from Pisa Railway Station at 21.50.
NOTE - Montecatini Terme has two railway stations. The closest to the Convention Centre and to the hotels is “Montecatini Centro”
By car:
Montecatini Terme can be reached easily by car from any direction via the network of Italian highways. The exit to Montecatini Terme is located midway between Florence and Pisa on the Firenze-Pisa (Florence-Pisa) express-way which is connected directly with the Central Italian expressway “Autostrada del Sole” (“Sun Highway”).
By plane:
To Florence International Airport “Amerigo Vespucci”. From the airport you may reach Florence Central Railway Station “Santa Maria Novella“ by public bus, by “Tramvia” or by taxi, then continue your journey by train to Montecatini Terme.
A public bus service to Montecatini Terme is also available at the Airport exit from about 7.00 to about 19.00 every hour in working days, and from about 8.00 to about 18.00, but just for a few runs, on Sunday. Travel time is about 50 min. Tickets can be purchased directly on the bus.
N.B.: On Thursday June 20 only, a complimentary bus service will be provided for late arrivals of CIMTEC attendees with departures from Florence Airport exit at 20.00 / 22.00 and 24.00. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of the arrival terminals from 14.00 to 24.00 to assist delegates.
To Pisa International Airport “Galileo Galilei”. Then by train to Montecatini Terme as explained below. To reach Pisa Railway Station from the airport there is a bus service (Bus PisaMover) every 10 minutes from 6.00 to 24.00.
N.B.: A complimentary bus service will be made available on Thursday June 20 only to CIMTEC attendees with departures from the Pisa Airport exit at 14.00 / 18.00 /21.00 and 24.00. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of the arrival terminals from 14.00 to 24.00 to assist delegates.
By train:
From Florence: train connections to Montecatini Terme are excellent and very frequent (from about 6.00 a.m. to about 22.30 p.m.). Travel time from Florence Central Railway Station to Montecatini Terme Railway Station (Montecatini Centro) is about 50 minutes.
From Pisa: take the train of line Pisa-Lucca, then, at the Lucca Railway Station, change to line Lucca-Montecatini Centro. Travelling time from Pisa to Montecatini Terme (via Lucca) is about 90 min. Last departure from Pisa Railway Station at 21.50.
NOTE - Montecatini Terme has two railway stations. The closest to the Convention Centre and to the hotels is “Montecatini Centro”
By car:
Montecatini Terme can be reached easily by car from any direction via the network of Italian highways. The exit to Montecatini Terme is located midway between Florence and Pisa on the Firenze-Pisa (Florence-Pisa) express-way which is connected directly with the Central Italian expressway “Autostrada del Sole” (“Sun Highway”).