Pisa - walking directions to the tower
 

Planning to take the morning train from Florence to Pisa, do the tower bit & take the train to Rome mid afternoon. Help - which train station do we go to - Pisa Centrale or Pisa S Rossore, directions & approximate walking time from the station to the tower, does the station have a luggage locker? Also, how do I make a booking in advance for the tower - how does it all work. Thank you.

TTT

The train station next to the airport, which I am pretty sure is Pisa Centrale, has an attended place to leave your luggage for a nominal charge.

We arrived from the south so I would assume this is the same line that goes to Rome. Whether that's the same station you will arrive at from Florence, I'm not sure.
It's not a long walk to the tower, I'm guessing 15 minutes. As I recall, you just leave the station and walk straight and you can see it. Not sure about how to prebook tower.

Here is the info you need about tickets and access from the train stations

http://www.opapisa.it/index.php?id=215&L=1&T=2

actually that link may not work, this one should be better

http://www.opapisa.it/index.php?id=222&L=1&T=2

I walked from S. Rossore to the tower. You walk across the train tracks (afte the train leaves) and a little bit left through an opening in the fence. You will then be on a street and you walk about a block, cross a busy street (via Bonanno Pisano). You will start to see the grounds and buildings. Just takes a a few minutes.

The station at the airport is not Centrale, it's S. Aeroporto, about 5 minutes from Centrale. S. Rossore is about 5 minutes past Centrale, but I don't believe all trains stop there. From S. Centrale it's a longer walk, but there is a bus you can catch that will take you to the tower.

There is no luggage storage at S. Rossore as it's a tiny station. I'm not sure if Centrale has storage.

Ticket and booking information is on their website - www.opapisa.it. Click on plan your visit.

Thank you all for the information & thanks kybourbon for your directions. Very helpful & have printed it out. One other question - on their website, opapisa.it, they ask for your passport number I guess in order to do the advance booking. That's as far as I got & didn't go further. I guess I have to get used to the idea of parting with such information but just wanted to make sure with you guys if I was on the right track & doing the right thing. I'll be making a booking for the 2 of us - do I need to give them both passport numbers or just one person's? Thanks again for your help.

Sorry everyone, I need to move my mouse around a little more & read a little more! I figured out the booking procedure. Thanks again.