Florence Rental Car
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Florence Rental Car
Hello there,
Getting prepared for my Honeymoon at the end of September. We are traveling Italy for two weeks and cannot wait.
Although we are using the train to get around we are renting a car for a portion of the trip.
We will pick up the car in Pisa and then have it in Tuscany for a few days before dropping it off in Florence.
Where would be the best place to drop of the car in Florence? The airport or in town? any recommendations on rental companies?
Thanks for your input.
QM
Getting prepared for my Honeymoon at the end of September. We are traveling Italy for two weeks and cannot wait.
Although we are using the train to get around we are renting a car for a portion of the trip.
We will pick up the car in Pisa and then have it in Tuscany for a few days before dropping it off in Florence.
Where would be the best place to drop of the car in Florence? The airport or in town? any recommendations on rental companies?
Thanks for your input.
QM
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Jean's questions are on the mark. If you are getting on a train there, or spending some time staying in Florence, then you should drop it off in town, as the rental agencies are close to the train station (relatively speaking). If you are departing directly by air after dropping off the car, then the airport would seem the better choice.
But I think you could have figured this out, so I wonder if there is more to your question??
We got a good price by renting in the US on the website and prepaying. We used one of the large American companies, altho I am not sure if it was Hertz or Avis.
But I think you could have figured this out, so I wonder if there is more to your question??
We got a good price by renting in the US on the website and prepaying. We used one of the large American companies, altho I am not sure if it was Hertz or Avis.
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We rented our car from Avis in Chiusi and after several days dropped it at the airport in Florence. The thing is that you don't want to drive into the city of Florence - getting to the airport was bad enough because the sign for the airport is TINY! lol
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HI Q,
The airport is not far from town.
A cab will be abut 15E to the SMN train station.
There is also bus service.
>any recommendations on rental companies?<
www.kemwel.com,
www.gemut.com,
www.autoeurope.com, www.novacarhire.com
Happy Honeymoon.
The airport is not far from town.
A cab will be abut 15E to the SMN train station.
There is also bus service.
>any recommendations on rental companies?<
www.kemwel.com,
www.gemut.com,
www.autoeurope.com, www.novacarhire.com
Happy Honeymoon.
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We went got the best price through Gemut last year. We also returned the car in Florence proper. It was an adventure, but not bad if you are used to driving in cities. The only problem is not wandering into a restricted area. We're still waiting to see if we get ticketed!
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Thanks everyone for your help.
Yes, I suppose I should have included the fact that we are staying downtown in Florence for a couple of nights. Not sure whether to drop off car at airport or drive downtown.
I think based on some of the comments that dropping off at the airport and taking a bus or cab downtown would be the easiest.
Q
Yes, I suppose I should have included the fact that we are staying downtown in Florence for a couple of nights. Not sure whether to drop off car at airport or drive downtown.
I think based on some of the comments that dropping off at the airport and taking a bus or cab downtown would be the easiest.
Q
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The ticket for driving in the Florence restricted zones (ZTL) is about 90 euro. Chances are very good that you'll drive through the ZTL without even knowing it.
Do yourself a favor - return the car at the airport and take a taxi to your hotel.
Do yourself a favor - return the car at the airport and take a taxi to your hotel.
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