Travel information

By Car

Lucca is situated on the highway line that connects Florence to Pisa and Versilia, called “Autostrada A11 Firenze-Mare”. If you find yourself at Florence or Pisa airport, please follow A11 directions.

The nearest highway exit to the IMT Campus is Lucca-Est. You can leave your car at the Mazzini underground parking (Via dei Bacchettoni) that is next to the Campus and reachable from Porta Elisa.

By Train

The Lucca Train Station is located in Piazzale Ricasoli, near Porta San Pietro.

It is directly connected to the main Tuscan provinces and tourist locations such as Pisa, Viareggio, Montecatini, Pistoia and Florence. San Francesco Complex is easily reachable by foot from the Train Station.

You can check connections and timetables on the Trenitalia website.

By Plane

From Pisa

The nearest airport to Lucca is the Galileo Galilei Internation Airport of Pisa.

The CoTaPi taxi company is available at Pisa Airport. A taxi from Pisa Airport to Lucca center could cost around € 50.00 and would take about 30 minutes.

 Pisa Airport – Pisa Centrale Railway Station: transfer is provided by the Pisa Mover Train service with a timetable departure of every 10 minutes and a journey time of 5/8 minutes. At the Airport, the stop is located just outside the check-in area. At the Pisa Centrale Railway Station, the stop is located close to platform 14, from which you can easily reach the other platforms and station’s main entrance. The ticket cost is around € 6.50.

Trains to Lucca depart from Pisa Centrale Railway Station. Details are available on the Trenitalia website or via Google Transit. Direct trains are Regional trains, the journey is a little over 30 minutes and the ticket costs € 3.90. It is not possible to purchase Regional tickets more than 7 days in advance of the day of travel. Trains are less frequent on the weekend.

Bus travel from Pisa to Lucca is provided by Autolinee Toscane, connections and timetables available on the website.

From Florence

The School can also be easily reached from the Amerigo Vespucci International Airport of Florence.

The easiest way to reach IMT from the Florence Airport is by taxi. You can catch a taxi from just outside the airport for an approximate cost of € 100.

Alternatively, Autolinee Toscane - Linee Regionali operates a bus from Firenze T2 Guidoni P2 to Lucca Carducci 4 every 3 hours. Tickets cost €8.40 and the journey takes 55 min. Also, Trenitalia operates a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca hourly. Tickets cost €8.40 and the journey takes 1h 20m.