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How To Reach IMT Lucca

Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca - Piazza S.Francesco, 19, 55100 Lucca, LU - Google Maps

By Car

Lucca is situated on the highway connecting Florence to Pisa and Versilia, the “Autostrada A11 Firenze-Mare”. If you find yourself at Florence or Pisa airport, please follow the A11 directions. The nearest highway exit to the IMT Campus is the Lucca-Est exit. 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 destinations, including Pisa, Viareggio, Montecatini, Pistoia, and Florence. San Francesco Complex is easily reachable on 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 International 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 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 the station’s main entrance. The ticket costs 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 takes 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 travel date. Trains are less frequent on the weekend. Bus travel from Pisa to Lucca is provided by Autolinee Toscane, with connections and timetables available on the website.

From Florence

The School can also be easily reached from the Amerigo Vespucci International Airport in 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 about €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 minutes. Also, Trenitalia operates a train from Firenze S.M.N. to Lucca hourly. Tickets cost €8.40 and the journey takes 1h 20m.