HOW TO REACH MONTECATINI TERME
Montecatini Terme is located in Central Italy between Florence and Pisa. It can be reached:
By plane:
To Florence - International Airport "Amerigo Vespucci". From the airport you may reach Florence Central Railway Station “Santa Maria Novella“ by public services or by taxi, then continue your journey by train to Montecatini Terme.
P.S. A public bus service to Montecatini Terme is also available at the Airport exit from 7.00 (first run) to 20.25 (last run) every hour in working days, and from 8.25 (first run) to 18.25 (last run), but just for a few runs, on Sunday. Travel time is about 50 min. Tickets may also be made directly on the bus.
To Pisa - International Airport "Galileo Galilei". Then by train to Montecatini Terme as explained below. To reach Pisa Railway Station from the airport there is a bus service (Bus PisaMover) every 10 minutes from 6.00 to 24.00.
By train:
From Florence: train connections to Montecatini Terme are excellent and very frequent (from about 6.00 a.m. to about 10.30 p.m.). Travel time from Florence Central Railway Station to Montecatini Central Railway Station (Montecatini Centro) is about 50 min
From Pisa: Take the train of line Pisa-Lucca, then, at the Lucca Railway Station, change to line Lucca-Montecatini Centro. Travelling time from Pisa to Montecatini Terme (via Lucca) is about 90 min. Last departure from Pisa Railway Station at 21.50.
NOTE - Montecatini Terme has two railway stations. The closest to the Congress Centre and to the hotels is “Montecatini Centro”.
By car:
Montecatini Terme can be reached easily by car from any direction via the network of Italian highways. The exit to Montecatini Terme is located about midway between Florence and Pisa on the Firenze-Pisa (Florence-Pisa) express-way which is connected directly with the Central Italian expressway "Autostrada del Sole" ("Sun Highway").
A complimentary bus transfer service will be arranged for CIMTEC attendees from both the Florence and Pisa Airports to Montecatini Terme on Sunday June 8 and Sunday June 15 (i.e. the arrival days for the Ceramics Congress and the Forum on New Materials, respectively) with departure at every hour from 2.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of arrivals terminal on June 8 and June 15 (2.00 p.m to 11.30 p.m.) to assist delegates.
By plane:
To Florence - International Airport "Amerigo Vespucci". From the airport you may reach Florence Central Railway Station “Santa Maria Novella“ by public services or by taxi, then continue your journey by train to Montecatini Terme.
P.S. A public bus service to Montecatini Terme is also available at the Airport exit from 7.00 (first run) to 20.25 (last run) every hour in working days, and from 8.25 (first run) to 18.25 (last run), but just for a few runs, on Sunday. Travel time is about 50 min. Tickets may also be made directly on the bus.
To Pisa - International Airport "Galileo Galilei". Then by train to Montecatini Terme as explained below. To reach Pisa Railway Station from the airport there is a bus service (Bus PisaMover) every 10 minutes from 6.00 to 24.00.
By train:
From Florence: train connections to Montecatini Terme are excellent and very frequent (from about 6.00 a.m. to about 10.30 p.m.). Travel time from Florence Central Railway Station to Montecatini Central Railway Station (Montecatini Centro) is about 50 min
From Pisa: Take the train of line Pisa-Lucca, then, at the Lucca Railway Station, change to line Lucca-Montecatini Centro. Travelling time from Pisa to Montecatini Terme (via Lucca) is about 90 min. Last departure from Pisa Railway Station at 21.50.
NOTE - Montecatini Terme has two railway stations. The closest to the Congress Centre and to the hotels is “Montecatini Centro”.
By car:
Montecatini Terme can be reached easily by car from any direction via the network of Italian highways. The exit to Montecatini Terme is located about midway between Florence and Pisa on the Firenze-Pisa (Florence-Pisa) express-way which is connected directly with the Central Italian expressway "Autostrada del Sole" ("Sun Highway").
A complimentary bus transfer service will be arranged for CIMTEC attendees from both the Florence and Pisa Airports to Montecatini Terme on Sunday June 8 and Sunday June 15 (i.e. the arrival days for the Ceramics Congress and the Forum on New Materials, respectively) with departure at every hour from 2.00 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. CIMTEC reception hostesses will be available at the exit of arrivals terminal on June 8 and June 15 (2.00 p.m to 11.30 p.m.) to assist delegates.