Pisa airport, driving there from the south.

[Violetta]

Noble, I live not terribly far from you and I'm afraid I long ago decided that I was not going to pick people up at Pisa. I go up and down to FCO regularly (sometimes 3 times a week) when hubby travels and that's a piece a cake as Chiusi intersection on the A1 to the airport is easy. But going up to Pisa is absolutely the pits. It's not just the slow going section around Firenze on the A1, I loath the FI-PI-LI, it's one of the nastiest stretches of roads I have ever driven on. (And I have driven in some very strange places.) Very fast, very tight (no hard shoulder), horrid bruising concrete division between the carriageways, loadsa potholes and bumper to bumper buses and trucks aiming to avoid the toll on the alternative autostrada. It should come with a government health warning.

[Noble]

Carissima Violetta I have always enjoyed your posts but this last one I enjoyed most of all..............YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. Fiumicino or Ciampino are far preferable if picking anyone up. Pisa is indeed the pits. Going round Florence is the main problem. If there are people out there who wish to know what a taxi from Pisa to Passignano costs, it varies between 210 euros to 300 euros. PM if you want the cheapest quote ...a firm whom we used and were brilliant, as my husband said never again would he do the drive.

[Skichi]

We did the journey to/fm Pisa both ways last weekend. 2.5 hours each time & absolutely no problem. We joined/left the A1 at Arezzo and whilst it was steady going around Firenze, it wasn't particularly bad.

[snooty]

Just whilst we are on the Pisa airport theme we are coming out from Liverpool to Pisa next week on route to Le Marche. Very long route but hellish cheap flight! We are not too fussed about the drive because we thought it maybe quite a picturesque drive. Any route recommendations for shortest/fastest/most picturesque very much welcomed.

[Noble]

Originally Posted by Skichi

We did the journey to/fm Pisa both ways last weekend. 2.5 hours each time & absolutely no problem. We joined/left the A1 at Arezzo and whilst it was steady going around Firenze, it wasn't particularly bad.

May I ask which day it was and what time of day? So far nothing but bad reports particularly around Florence.

Latest route suggested from South ....A1. Take this to Siena, then take the Raccorda towards Florence, come off at the San Casciano exit follow the road to Cerbaia, then to Ginestre and on to the Pisa/Florence Road. It takes about an hour from Pogginbonsi and is the most direct route!

[alan h]

Originally Posted by Noble

May I ask which day it was and what time of day? So far nothing but bad reports particularly around Florence........

This site may help - you can view traffic conditions by clicking on the various cameras

Traffico in tempo reale - Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A.



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