Parking in Florence -
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Parking in Florence -
Driving to Florence and looking for advice as to just drop the car off and take train back to Roma (after 1 night stay in Florence) or park the car and drive back to Rome. Where do you park in Florence and/or are the car dropoffs outside the central part of Florence?
#4
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 11,244
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I parked in a garage in Florence and got burned. I understood the sign at the parking garage to be 1 Euro per hour, but when I went to pick up the car, it was 3 Euro per hour. Ouch!!!
There may be more reasonable parking garages in Florence. I like the idea of taking the car back to Rome, especially if you have all your luggage/purchases, vice the train.
There may be more reasonable parking garages in Florence. I like the idea of taking the car back to Rome, especially if you have all your luggage/purchases, vice the train.
#5
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 74,699
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hi coo,
If you will be there only one night (that's a shame because 3 days in Florence would be very nice), I suggest that you keep the car and drop it off in Orvieto (stay the night) or in Rome.
If you will be there only one night (that's a shame because 3 days in Florence would be very nice), I suggest that you keep the car and drop it off in Orvieto (stay the night) or in Rome.
#7
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 125
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We dropped our car at the airport in Florence last year and took the bus from the airport into town. The ride is quick and convenient and cost 4E. However, I would look into taking the train both ways. I would imagine it is dramatically cheaper and easier to do this if you are simply going for a day. We only took a car because we went from Rome to the Adriatic to Florence.
#8
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Just make sure that you choose a proper car park, if you do need to park in Florence. We found some on-street parking but not understanding Italian, didn't understand the small print under the parking sign meant it was for residents only! We came back to find our car (and acout 20 others parked there) had a parking ticket which we then wasted half a day and about 20 euros trying to pay. Next visit we found a paid car park, which though not cheap was at least safe.
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Your best bet would be to take the train both ways and pick up the rental car in Florence, visit Tuscany, and return the car before your stay in Florence. There are several rental car agencies within easy walking distance of the train station. You definitely do not want to drive in Florence any more than necessary.
There are parking garages all over. The rental agencies are all located in them. So, if nothing else, you can look up Hertz or Europecar or whatever and find a garage that is conveniently located if you choose to keep the car while there. Parking and gasoline are extremely expensive so be forewarned.
There are parking garages all over. The rental agencies are all located in them. So, if nothing else, you can look up Hertz or Europecar or whatever and find a garage that is conveniently located if you choose to keep the car while there. Parking and gasoline are extremely expensive so be forewarned.
#10
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 495
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
We have stayed at the Firenze Nova, and Hotel Nord, they both have car parking. We then took the bus into the center of Florence. They are both business hotels, but it works out quite well if you are driving. When we didn't drive we stayed in the center of Florence, which is always nice.