Contacts

By train:

• Pistoia lies on the Florence – Lucca – Viareggio line. Trains run from Florence at least once an hour. Get off at the Pistoia station (30 – 40 minutes from Florence).
• As an alternative to a taxi, Interstudio can be reached easily by foot in about 10 minutes. Exit the station and follow Via XX Settembre to Via A. Vannucci then turn on left off Corso Gramsci until Manzoni theater, turn left off Via della Vigna. At the end of Via della Vigna there is Piazza Monteoliveto.
• It’s also possible to take one of the buses from the station. Check the map at the station to check which number. Get off at the stop on Corso Gramsci. Manzoni theater.

By Car:

• Exit Autostrada 11 (the hiway) which runs from Florence to the sea at the Pistoia exit.
• Follow the exit to the left and enter the ring roads encircling the city.
• At the first indication for the city center (Centro) exit the ring road and turn in toward the center. Pass the first stoplight and follow Via Macallè to the piazza at Porta Lucchese. A series of one-way streets leads you counterclockwise around the old city walls (first on Via di Porta Lucchese, then on Via Sacconi). Turn right on Viale Petrocchi. Turn right on Via Bindi. At the end of Via Bindi there is Piazza Monteoliveto.

By Air:

• There are two international airports in Tuscany – Pisa and Florence.
• From the Florence airport it is possible to take a taxi to Pistoia (about 25km, 15 minutes), or a city bus to the Florence station and a train for Pistoia.
• There are convenient trains that run directly from the Pisa airport to the Florence station, passing through Lucca and Pistoia. A taxi is less convenient (and less economical) in this case as it takes about 40 minutes to reach Pistoia.