Siena Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the bus station (Piazza Gramsci), Tra-in (0577 20 42 46) and SITA express buses race to Florence (€6.50, 1¼ hours, up to 30 daily). Other regional Tra-in destinations include San Gimignano (€5.20, 1¼ hours, 10 daily, direct or change in Poggibonsi), Montalcino (€3.20, 1½ hours, six daily) and Montepulciano (€4.50, 1¾ hours).

Sena (0577 28 32 03; www.sena.it) buses run to/from Rome (€18, three hours, eight daily) and Milan (€25.50, 4¼ hours, three daily) and there are seven buses daily to Arezzo (€5, 1½ hours).

Both Tra-in and Sena have ticket offices underneath the piazza, where there’s also a left-luggage office.

Car & motorcycle

For Florence take the SS2, the superstrada, or the more attractive SS222, also known as the Strada Chiantigiana, which meanders its way through the hills of Chianti.

Train

Siena isn’t on a major train line so buses are generally a better alternative. By train, change at Chiusi for Rome and at Empoli for Florence.

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