A good European train station. It is conveniently located in the city center, close to all attractions. There are many democratic cafes, entrance to the platform through ticket scanning. Information about the departure platform appears 10 minutes before departure. This is normal.
Florence is in the center of the Italian boot, and there are many passing trains, despite the dead-end tracks.
A small railway station. It did not work out fully, because the TC got into a strike of the staff of the main railway company. As a result, there are a lot of people who do not understand what to do in the conditions of canceled trains.
The most important thing, like Tina at any train station, is to know where the luggage room is, where you throw your suitcases and go to eat, then come back and drive on. So at Florence station, it is located on the right from the outside of the station, if you stand with your back to the station and face the trains. So - with your back to the station, facing the tracks, go to the right and along the outer wall of the station past the McDonald's until you see a storage room on the left. Then 12 euros per seat and you are free as a bird.
A fairly modern railway station in Florence with a sonorous beautiful name Santa Maria Novelle.
But there are nuances.Buy tickets only on the Italian railways website, otherwise just stand in line for 40 minutes and get a non-registered ticket, without the train number and departure time.That is, you can use this ticket to get to your station by the end of the day, but I do not know which trains are suitable for me.Two employees of the station recommended me to go to two different trains on my ticket.I'm terrified!But the story turned out to have a happy ending.Italians are nice kind people, they help with great pleasure.
A normal small and fairly understandable train station
There are shops and catering with quite reasonable prices
The coffee was normal and the staff was sane
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BOSS
Level 24 Local Expert
December 14, 2024
You can't figure out where to go, the access turnstiles help stupid migrants in the image, unpleasant.The train station is dirty.The trains are dirty, I didn't like it in any way!
And food prices are generally on guard.You can find the same thing three times more expensive at one end.
Trains are constantly late, so as not to lag behind, but to be constantly in good shape
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Сергей Михайлов
Level 19 Local Expert
October 19, 2024
Italian trains often arrive and depart with delays. The delay time is written on the scoreboard. At the Florence train station, this feature of the national way of life is presented in all its glory).
Santa Maria Novella is one of the most convenient train stations in Italy. It is conveniently located-a 10-minute walk to the center.There are no problems with transfer and ticket purchase.
The station is small, there are no places to wait at all, everyone is standing or sitting on the floor. A lot of cafes that work in the morning, delicious!