Bus & Tram Services in Tuscany

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Bus & Tram Services in Tuscany

The public transport service of the region of Tuscany is managed on a provincial level and each province has a local bus transport company.

See below for bus services in Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa-Carrara, Pisa, Pistoia, Prato and Siena, and information on season tickets and discounts.

Arezzo

ATAM provides urban and suburban bus services in the province of Arezzo.

• ATAM
  At: Via Setteponti 66, 52100 Arezzo (AR)
  Tel: 0575 984 534
  e-mail
  Website (in Italian)

Florence

ATAF manages the bus service network in the province of Florence. Buses cover numerous urban routes between 139 zones. There are also night lines, factory, school and stadium routes and the Volainbus airport shuttle.

• ATAF Customer Services
  At: Piazza Stazione
  Open: Monday to Friday 07:30-19:30, Saturday 07:30-13:30
  Tel: 055 565 0642
  Infoline Tel: 800 424 500 (available 06:00-21:00)
  e-mail
  Website
• For a list of routes and access to timetable information: Click here
• To view information on tickets, subscriptions and passes: Click here
• For information on where to purchase tickets: Click here (in Italian)

Florence Urban Tramway

A project is currently underway to build three urban tramway tracks in Florence.

• Line A: The 7.5-kilometre track runs from Scandicci to Santa Maria Novella train station with 15 stops on the way.
• Line B: A 9-kilometre tramline running from near Peretola airport to Piazza della Libertà via the Novoli district. There are 19 stops on the route. It connects to line A at the train station and line C at Piazza della Libertà.
• Line C: This route is 4.5 kilometres in length and has 9 stops. Phase one runs Careggi hospital via Rifredi railway station to Statuto railway station. Development of subsequent phases is subject to adequate financing.

Though it was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2007, as of early 2009, tram construction had not been completed. Updates on the progress of the urban tramway and the new tramline map can be found on the Comune of Florence website.

• For the Comune of Florence website: Click here

Grosseto

Buses in the province of Grosseto are operated by RAMA. Services include urban buses in Grosseto, Castiglione della Pescaia, Follonica, Orbetello and Monte Argentario, Massa Marittima and Manciano, as well as interurban buses and buses in Isola del Giglio.

• RAMA Head Office
  At: Via Topazio 12, 58100 Grosseto (GR)
  Tel: 0564 475 111 / 0564 475 229 / 0564 454 169
  Fax: 0564 456 754
  e-mail
  Website (in Italian)
• RAMA Tickets and Information
  At: Piazza Marconi, 58100 Grosseto (GR)
  Tel: 0564 252 15
  Customer Services Tel: 0564 475 223
• For route and timetable information: Click here
• For bus fare information: Click here (PDF in Italian)
• For a list of ticket offices in the province, with contact information: Click here (in Italian)

Livorno

ATL (Azienda Trasporti Livornese) manages local bus transportation in the province of Livorno.

• A.T.L Customer Services
  At: Via Di Franco 13, Livorno (LI)
  Tel: 0586 847 408
  Information Tel: 800 317 709 (Numero Verde)
  Reservations Tel: 800 371 560
  Open: Monday to Friday 09:00-13:00 and Tuesday and Thursday 14:30-17:00
  e-mail
  Website (in Italian)

ATL services include: urban buses in Livorno, Cecina, Rosignano, Isola d'Elba buses and interurban buses. ATL also operates the Montenero Funicular (La Funicolare di Montenero).

• For information on La Funicolare di Montenero: Click here

Tickets are sold at newsagents, bars, hotels and campsites.

• For a list of tickets vendors in the Livorno area: Click here (in Italian)

The CPT (Compagnia Pisana Trasporti) operates bus services in the Pisa area.

• CPT
  Tel: 800 570 530 / 800 12 773
  Website

Lucca

CLAP operates buses in the province of Lucca, including 310 VAI buses covering urban routes in Lucca and Viareggio, suburban and interurban routes.

• CLAP Customer Services
  At: Viale Luporini 895, 55100 Lucca (LU)
  Tel: 0583 541 239
  Open: Tuesday and Thursday 09:30-12:30
  e-mail
  Website
• For the VAIBus website: Click here
• For a list of urban routes: Click here (in Italian)
• For a list of interurban routes: Click here (PDF in Italian)
• To search for ticket points of sale: Click here (select the city from the drop-down menu)

Massa-Carrara

Buses in the province of Massa-Carrara are run by a company called CAT. Services include interurban routes in Carrara and Massa and interurban routes.

• CAT Customer Services
  At: Via G. Pietro 2, 54031 Avenza (MS)
  Tel: 0585 852 134
  Website

Pisa

CPT (Compagnia Pisana Trasporti) provides urban bus transport in Pisa, Volterra and Pontedera and bus services in the province of Pisa.

• CPT
  At: Via A. Bellatalla 1, 56121 Ospedaletto (PI)
  Tel: 050 884 111
  Information Tel: 800 012 773 (Numero Verde)
  Fax: 050 884 284
  e-mail
  Website (in Italian)
• For bus route and timetable information: Click here (in Italian)
• For ticket prices: Click here (in Italian)

Pistoia

Buses in the province of Pistoia are run by Copit. Blubus covers urban and suburban routes in Pistoia. There are also bus services in Montagna Pistoiese, Montalbano and Valdinievole, Empolese and from Pistoia to Florence (via Prato).

• Copit
  At: Via Filippo Pacini 47, Pistoia (PT)
  Tel: 0573 3630
  Numero Verde Tel: 800 277 825
  Fax: 0573 364 266
  e-mail
  Website

Prato

CAP provides urban and intercity bus services in the province of Prato.

• CAP (Customer Services)
  At: Piazza Stazione, 59100 Prato (PO)
  Open: Monday to Friday 10:00-12:30 and Tuesday and Thursday 14:30-16:30
  Tel: 0574 608 235
  Fax: 0574 210 38
  e-mail
  Website
• For urban route information and maps: Click here (in Italian)
• For information on interurban buses: Click here (in Italian)
• For a list of ticket offices with contact information: Click here (in Italian)

Siena

TRAIN operates urban buses in Siena, Colle, Poggibonsi, Certaldo and San Gimignano as well as interurban services.

• TRAIN
  At: Strada Statale 73i, 53100 Siena (SI)
  Tel: 0577 204 111
  e-mail
  Website
• To view route maps: Click here (in Italian)
• For information on where to purchase tickets: Click here (in Italian)

Tickets

Tickets vary in price depending on the route and where they are purchased. Tickets can be bought at newsagents, bars and other authorised vendors. A single ticket is valid for between 60 and 90 minutes. Books of tickets are also available and are usually sold in quantities of ten. Passengers may also buy tickets on board the bus, but they are often more expensive than when bought in advance.

A choice of annual and monthly season tickets are available in each province. Season tickets entitle the passenger to discounts on the price of individual tickets as well as discounts at participating shops, language courses and some shows. There several types of season ticket for students, the disabled and pensioners in addition to standard annual season tickets. Weekly, monthly and season tickets must be kept in the personalized holder.

Ticket validation

Tickets must be validated before the start of the journey, using the validation machines. These are found within the entrance area of all rail stations and at the rear of buses and trams. Ticket inspectors have the right to demand to see tickets and may fine travellers without a valid ticket.

Disabled Passengers

• For information for disabled passengers, contact the customer services (Ufficio Relazioni Con Il Pubico) department of the local transport provider.
• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Notes for the Disabled

Related Information

• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Railways & Train Travel in Tuscany
• See the AngloINFO INFOrmation Page, Tuscany Airport Contacts

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