ARRIVING BY AIR
The best 'local' airports are Pisa and Florence. Most intercontinental flights use Rome.
Land by: 17:30 (Pisa or Florence) for public transport connections to Siena.
Return flight earliest: 13:30 (Florence), 15:00 (Pisa). Earlier flights possible missing breakfast. No time limit if using taxi.
Flights from UK and Eire airports (P = Pisa; F = Florence):
Belfast Jet2 (P) (W/Sa, June-Aug only);
Birmingham Ryanair (P) (W/Su);
Bournemouth Ryanair (P) (W/Sa);
Bristol Easyjet (P) (daily);
Dublin Ryanair (P) (S-W, Fr, but some flights arrive very late)
East Midlands Airport Ryanair (P) (T/W/Th/Sa);
Edinburgh Ryanair (P) (T/Th/Sa), Jet2 (P) (various days/times);
Gatwick Easyjet (P) (daily), Thomson Airways (P) (Sa only May-Sep), Meridiana (F);
Glasgow Prestwick Ryanair (P) (M/W/Sa);
Heathrow BA (P) (2xdaily);
Leeds-Bradford Jet2 (P) (Sa 17/05-19/09 only), Ryanair (P) (T/Th/Sa);
Liverpool Ryanair (P) (M/T/Th/Sa);
Luton Easyjet (P) (daily);
Manchester Jet2 (P) (Sa/Su + T May-Oct), Thomson Airways (P) (Sa only May-Sep);
Newcastle Jet2 (P) (Sa 17/05-19/09 only);
Stansted Ryanair (P) (3xdaily);
See "Getting to the start of your walk" below for transfer information.
ARRIVING BY TRAIN
Nearest railway station:
Start: Siena
Finish: Chiusi-Chianciano Terme
Sample rail journey from/to UK via Paris: London: Eurostar to Paris (N) transfer by metro to Paris Bercy for night train to Florence Campo di Marte. Transfer to Florence SMN and onto the Siena train, arriving the next morning. ~19.5 hrs. Chiusi-Chianciano Terme: Train to Milan, the night train to Dijon, changing onto a train for Lille Europe and then the Eurostar arriving London St Pancras International. ~18 hrs. |