Travel to Siena & Stadio Artemio Franchi
Team: Siena
Location: Siena, Italy
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi (also called Il Rastrello), Via Mille 3 - 53100 Siena
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Getting There & Away
Siena is one of the most popular cities to visit in Tuscany, and though it’s often a day-trip from nearby Florence it’s worth a few days of its own. And perhaps the best news of all (in addition to the fact that it’s pretty easy to get to Siena) is that the stadium is so close to the historic city center that you’ll have no excuse not to check out all the cool medieval buildings and sights that make the city so famous with travelers.
By Air
Siena’s closest airport is Siena Ampugano Airport, but it’s a tiny military airport with very few connections. There is a proposal to turn it into a bigger airport with regular commercial flights, but so far your best bet for flying into the area is to fly to either Florence or Pisa.
Galileo Galilei International Airport (PSA) in nearby Pisa is the region’s biggest airport. It’s about 2km from the Pisa train station, from which you can catch a bus or train into Siena. Pisa is well-served by European low-cost carriers easyJet, Ryanair, Thomsonfly, as well as major international flights from major cities in Europe and even New York.
Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport (FLR) is closer to Siena in Florence, but it’s a smaller airport than Pisa so unless you’re already in Europe you may have trouble flying directly to Florence. It’s about 4km from the Florence city center, and there’s a regular bus which connects the airport to the main Florence train station, from which you can catch a train or bus to Siena. The bus is actually easier between these two cities, and the bus station in Siena is closer to the medieval center than the train station is.
By Train
The main train connection closest to Siena is in Empoli - even from nearby Florence, many trains don’t even go directly to Siena without stopping in Empoli first. Once in Empoli, however, there are usually two trains every hour heading for Siena. The train station in Siena is actually quite a ways from the historic center - about 2km - so once you get off your train you’ll want to catch a bus into Piazza del Sale just outside the city center. The bus lines you want to look for are 3, 8, 10, 17, or 77. It’s not that it’s a long walk, it’s just that it’s primarily uphill. From the train station, it’s bus numbers 3 or 9 that will take you directly to the stadium.
By Bus
Siena is one of those cities where it’s sometimes easier to get to the historic center by bus than by train - and this is always true if you’re coming from Florence. The bus stop in Siena is at Piazza Garibaldi, which is much closer to the city center than the train station, so you’ve got less distance to cover to get to where you want to go. You can also get a bus directly from Rome; beyond that you’ll either have to change buses in probably Rome or Florence, or take a train to either of those cities and catch the bus from there.
By Road
From the Siena train station north of the city center, head southeast on Viale Giuseppe Mazzini after the roundabout. Turn right onto Via Nino Bixio, which will curve to the left and come to a T at Viale Don Giovanni Minzoni. Turn right on Viale Don Giovanni Minzoni. At the first Y after the road curves to the left, you’ll take the left fork onto Via Biagio di Montluc, and then you’ll come to another Y and have to take the left fork again to stay on this road. You’ll need to turn left at the next street in order to stay on this same road as well. This road curves to the right and becomes Viale Armando Diaz, then it curves to the left and becomes Viale Vittorio Veneto. It keeps this name as it curves to the left once, and then you’ll want to turn left onto Viale 25 Aprile. You’ll come to a junction of three roads and turn right onto Viale dei Mille, at which point the stadium will be on your left.
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