How to get from Pisa Airport to Pisa Centrale and the Tower.
Pisa Airport (Galileo Galilei) is about 2 km from Pisa Centrale, the main railway station, and about 4 km from the Leaning Tower, so getting into town is short whichever way you pick. You have four options. The Pisa Mover, an automatic people mover, reaches Pisa Centrale in about 5 minutes for 6.50 EUR per person and runs from 06:00 to 24:00 every day of the year. If you are travelling alone with a backpack, that is the simple way, and we are the first to say so. You can walk: about 1.7 km, roughly 23 minutes. A taxi taken at the airport rank has two official fixed fares: 10.80 EUR to Pisa Centrale and 14.50 EUR to Piazza Duomo or Piazza Manin, beside the Tower. Or you book a private transfer with Royal NCC, whose desk is in the arrivals hall, at a fixed per-vehicle price: 70 EUR by Premium Sedan and 80 EUR by Premium Minivan for up to 7 people, a good fit for heavy luggage, groups and late arrivals. The details of each option follow; all figures were checked in October 2026.
Four ways into the centre
| How | Cost | Time | Where you arrive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa Mover | 6.50 EUR per person one way, 13.00 EUR return; ticket from the machines before boarding | about 5 minutes; 06:00 to 24:00 every day, until 01:00 from 1 June to 30 September | Pisa Centrale |
| On foot | free | about 1.7 km, roughly 23 minutes to Pisa Centrale | Pisa Centrale; the Tower is about 1.9 km further on |
| Taxi from the airport rank | official fixed fare: 10.80 EUR to Pisa Centrale, 14.50 EUR to Piazza Duomo or Piazza Manin; a radio-taxi call runs on the meter | a few minutes, no changes; rank at the front of the airport, arrivals side, open 24 hours a day | The station or the Tower area |
| Royal NCC private transfer | 70 EUR by Premium Sedan (1-3 people), 80 EUR by Premium Minivan (up to 7); per vehicle, not per head | about 4 minutes to Pisa Centrale in normal traffic; by booking | Your hotel or address, at the nearest permitted point |
The Pisa Mover: the simple way
The Pisa Mover is a fully automatic link between the airport and Pisa Centrale, with one stop in between at the San Giusto / Aurelia park and ride. It leaves a short walk from the terminal and takes about 5 minutes. A single costs 6.50 EUR per person and a return 13.00 EUR; you buy the ticket at the machines before boarding and it stays valid for 30 days from issue. It runs from 06:00 to 24:00, 365 days a year, and until 01:00 from 1 June to 30 September. Trenitalia describes runs every 5 or 15 minutes; on a weekday in October 2026 the timetable listed one every 10 minutes, the first at 06:00 and the last at 23:50. With a backpack or a cabin bag and a hotel near the station, you need nothing else.
Pisa AirportOn foot from the airport
Walking to Pisa Centrale is about 1.7 km, roughly 23 minutes. It is fine with a backpack if you land in daylight and are in no hurry. Keep two things in mind. In 2026 the area outside the terminal is a building site for the terminal extension and the footpaths may change, so follow the signs. And the Leaning Tower is not next to the station: it is about 1.9 km further on, another 25 minutes or so on foot. With a heavy suitcase or small children, the Pisa Mover or a car is the easier choice.
From the station to the Leaning Tower
The Pisa Mover ends at Pisa Centrale, not at the Tower. From there Piazza dei Miracoli, the square where the Tower stands, is about 1.9 km away: roughly 25 minutes on foot through the centre, or a city bus with a 2.00 EUR ticket, 3.00 EUR if you buy it on board (fares in force since 1 August 2026); lines and times are on the Autolinee Toscane website. At the airport itself we found no city bus: the airport's 2026 service charter lists the Pisa Mover, coaches to other Tuscan cities, taxis and NCC private drivers. If you come by train only to see the Tower, Pisa San Rossore station is closer: about 1.2 km, roughly 16 minutes on foot.
Pisa and the TowerThe fixed-fare taxi
The taxi rank is at the front of the airport, on the arrivals side, and works 24 hours a day. For two destinations in town the City of Pisa sets a fixed fare: 10.80 EUR from the airport to Pisa Centrale and 14.50 EUR from the airport to Piazza Duomo or Piazza Manin, which means the Tower. The fixed fare includes the supplements and applies when you take the taxi at the rank; if you phone for a radio taxi the meter runs, plus supplements. The fixed list also covers Cisanello hospital, at 14.50 EUR; everything else goes on the meter. For one or two people heading to the station or the Tower it is a quick and fair option.
A private transfer with Royal NCC
Royal NCC has its own desk in the arrivals hall of Pisa Airport. The service is by booking: once you have booked, your driver or the desk meets you in the arrivals hall and walks you to the car, which waits in the NCC bays a few steps from the arrivals exit. Pisa Centrale is about 2 km and 4 minutes away in normal traffic. The price is fixed per vehicle, shown in the form before you book and locked at booking: for 1 to 3 people, 70 EUR by Premium Sedan; for up to 7 people, 80 EUR by Premium Minivan. Fuel, Wi-Fi and one suitcase plus one hand bag per person are included.
Airport → Pisa centreTo the Tower and the hotels in the centre
From the airport to Piazza Manin, the gate of Piazza dei Miracoli on the Tower side, it is about 4 km and 6 minutes in normal traffic: 70 EUR by Premium Sedan and 80 EUR by Premium Minivan. Piazza dei Miracoli is pedestrian and part of the centre is a limited-traffic zone, so your driver stops at the nearest permitted point to the square or to your hotel. A party of six or seven with suitcases rides together in one van, at one price for the vehicle. For the way back, from the Tower or your hotel to the airport, you book in the same form.
All routesWhat does a private transfer from Pisa Airport to the centre cost?
A private transfer from Pisa Airport to Pisa Centrale costs 70 EUR by Premium Sedan, for 1 to 3 people, and 80 EUR by Premium Minivan, for up to 7; the other way too, from Pisa Centrale to the airport, it is 70 EUR by Premium Sedan. The price is per vehicle and you see it in the form before you book. Alone or as a couple with light bags, the Pisa Mover at 6.50 EUR each or the fixed-fare taxi is the simple choice, and it costs less. A booked transfer makes sense in four cases: you are a family or a group of up to 7 and want to travel together with all the suitcases; you land after the Pisa Mover has closed, or you must be at the airport before 06:00, when it has not opened yet; your hotel is a long way from the station; you want someone waiting for you in the arrivals hall, with the figure already settled. You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before, and you pay on board at the end of the ride, by cash, debit card or credit card.
Landing at night or leaving at dawn
The airport terminal opens at 04:00 every day and stays open until the last flight of the day. The Pisa Mover, though, runs from 06:00 to 24:00, and until 01:00 only from 1 June to 30 September: if your flight lands later than that, or leaves so early that you need to be at the airport before 06:00, there is no Mover. That leaves the taxi rank, open 24 hours a day, and a booked transfer: Royal NCC works 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, holidays included, always by booking. Online you book at least 24 hours ahead; for anything sooner, call or message us on WhatsApp and we tell you straight away whether a vehicle is free.
Why book Royal NCC
Royal NCC is a private driver service in Pisa (NCC, noleggio con conducente, is the Italian name for it), with its own desk in the arrivals hall of Pisa Airport: private transfers to Pisa, Lucca, the Versilia coast, Florence, the Cinque Terre and the cruise ports, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, holidays included, always booked ahead. For a question, call or message us on WhatsApp at +39 392 659 9334, or write to info@royalncc.it.
- A fixed per-vehicle price, shown in the form before you book and locked at booking: fuel, luggage and Wi-Fi included
- With a booking, your driver or the Royal NCC desk meets you in the arrivals hall; the car waits a few steps from the arrivals exit
- Two classes: the Premium Sedan, an MG HS Luxury SUV, for 1 to 3 people, and the Premium Minivan, a Mercedes-Benz V-Class, for up to 7
- Free Wi-Fi on board, satellite tracking on every vehicle, vehicles sanitised after every transfer
- Online booking at least 24 hours ahead, free cancellation up to 24 hours before; pay on board at the end of the ride, by cash, debit card or credit card
The Royal NCC desk in the arrivals hall
Walk out with your bags and you find the Royal NCC desk in the arrivals hall: with a booking we meet you there, and the car waits a few steps from the arrivals exit.
Frequently asked questions
In brief
How do I get from Pisa Airport to Pisa Centrale?
By Pisa Mover: about 5 minutes, 6.50 EUR per person, from 06:00 to 24:00 (until 01:00 from 1 June to 30 September). Or on foot, about 1.7 km, by fixed-fare taxi or by a pre-booked private transfer.
How much is the Pisa Mover?
6.50 EUR per person one way and 13.00 EUR return. You buy the ticket at the machines before boarding and it stays valid for 30 days from issue.
What does a private transfer from Pisa Airport to the centre cost?
70 EUR per vehicle by Premium Sedan, for 1 to 3 people, or 80 EUR by Premium Minivan if you are up to 7. You see the figure in the form before booking, and it does not change afterwards.
Book your Pisa airport transfer
Tell the form where you start and where you are going: the fixed price of every vehicle appears straight away and is locked when you book. You pay on board, at the end of the ride.
