Driving into Florence
 

We will be staying at a villa in Bagno a Ripoli southeast of Florence and wanted to drive into the city for day trips. However, the more I read about the ZTL and hear horror stories from my friends about their 100Euro tickets, I am unsure how to go about this. I did not see a train station for Bagno a Ripoli on the train website; can anyone tell me if there is a commuter train there or nearby that goes into the city? If not, is there a place outside the ZTL that we can park the car?

Thanks in advance.

Select mobilita, autovelox (cameras), ztl area. You can also select parking. Zoom in to see the areas better.
http://news.comune.fi.it/muoversi/servizi.php

It's likely Bagno a Ripoli will be on a bus line if it's not close to the train station.
http://www.ataf.net/en/ataf.aspx?idC=2&LN=en-US

Thank you so much, kybourbon. This is what I needed, especially showing the parking sites. I also found the bus route into the city, so that will work, too. My girlfriend and her husband had a 6-month battle over a ZTL ticket, even after their hotel took responsibility. After hearing her stories, I decided it's definitely something I want to avoid at all costs.

I'd probably just take taxis. Per google, it's less than 4 miles between Bagno a Ripoli and, say, Piazza di Santa Croce, which would be on the near edge of the historical center. Driving means making your way back to Bagno a Ripoli in the dark, and one of you can't have wine at dinner. Public trans (ATAF) would seem to take 30+ minutes each way.

Jean, those are really good points. We will take those into consideration, especially for the first few nights we are there. I know one of our group will really like the taxi idea.;)