Getting to the ACCENT Florence Center
Directions from Rome (FCO) to Florence:
By Train –
1. Follow the directions inside the airport that say Treni (trains). They usually have a green and blue “FS” symbol.
2. Find the Leonardo Express train that leaves approximately every 30 minutes and goes non-stop to Roma Termini, the Rome Central station. The ride takes approximately 30 minutes and the cost of the ticket is around €16.
3. When you arrive at Roma Termini, follow the signs for the Biglietteria (ticket counter). Be sure to purchase your ticket and date it in the validating machine at the station before boarding the train.
4. There are several types of trains that you can take to Firenze (Florence). The fastest and most comfortable train is the AltaVelocità/Eurostar, sometimes written as “AV”. This train ride should take approximately an hour and a half. The cost of the ticket is around €45.
5. When finding which platform to board your train on, make sure you check for the train number and not the destination. The final destination is what is posted on the boards, and Florence is rarely the final destination of the train, as most trains go to Milan or Venice as the final destination.
6. To get from the Florence train station to the ACCENT Center, please see the section below titled “Directions on how to get to the ACCENT Florence Center”.
Directions from Pisa Airport to Florence:
By Train -
There is a direct train from the Pisa Airport to the Florence train station (Santa Maria Novella). Tickets for the train are sold in the airport and cost approximately €6. The train ride takes about an hour and fifteen minutes and trains depart every hour. For directions to the ACCENT Center, please see the section below titled “Directions on how to get to the ACCENT Florence Center.”
Directions from Florence Airport (Amerigo Vespucci) to Santa Maria Novella Train Station (SMN)
By Bus –
Take the SITA Bus (tickets available at the bar in the airport and on the bus) to the Florence train station (Santa Maria Novella). The bus will deposit you across the street from the station. For directions from Santa Maria Novella train station to the ACCENT center, please see the section below titled “Directions on how to get to the ACCENT Florence Center.”
Directions on how to get to the ACCENT Florence Center
By Taxi –
You can take a taxi directly from the Florence Airport to the ACCENT Florence Center for around €20.
A taxi from Santa Maria Novella will cost around €15
On Foot from Santa Maria Novella Station-
1. Exit the station, cross the street and turn right, heading to the back of Santa Maria Novella church across the street.
2. Go to the front of Santa Maria Novella church and continue down the left side of the piazza until you reach Via dei Fossi (with the church to your back).
3. Continue on Via dei Fossi until you come to a small piazza called ‘Piazza Carlo Goldoni’
4. Stay to the right of the piazza and cross the ‘Ponte alla Carraia’ (Carraia bridge).
5. After the bridge, continue straight down Piazza Sauro, which becomes Via dei Serragli
6. Turn left onto Via Sant’Agostino until you reach Piazza Santo Spirito (on your left).
7. Once in Piazza Santo Spirito, we are on the corner of the piazza and Via Mazzetta, number 10, in Palazzo Guadagni.
Although this sounds complicated, it is only a 15-20 minute walk.
If you get lost, ask someone for directions to Piazza Santo Spirito. Once in Santo Spirito, go the corner of the piazza and Via Mazzetta. The ACCENT Center is number ten.