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There are many reasonably priced flights to Italy, generally to the larger international airports in Milan or Rome. From there, you can easily rent a car and drive to Tuscany or take a train to Florence. You can also look for flights that fly into Pisa, Bologna or Florence (from other European hubs) to get even closer to your destination without needing the extra travel in between.
Plane
Tuscany has two international airports, the Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa and Amerigo Vespucci Airport, also known as Peretola, in Florence. Located only 80 km apart, the Pisa airport is the larger of the two airports.
Both airports handle flights to major European cities. Pisa handles the bulk of European scheduled flights so it might be easier to find flights into Pisa if you're flying from Europe. If you're flying from further abroad, most airlines connect to a major hub city in Europe and, from there, you can choose to fly to Pisa or to Florence. I recommend flying into Florence if you're planning to use Florence as your base, as it will just be more convenient at the end of a long flight to not take any trains or buses.
Tuscany has two international airports, the Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa and Amerigo Vespucci Airport, also known as Peretola, in Florence. Located only 80 km apart, the Pisa airport is the larger of the two airports.
Both airports handle flights to major European cities. Pisa handles the bulk of European scheduled flights so it might be easier to find flights into Pisa if you're flying from Europe. If you're flying from further abroad, most airlines connect to a major hub city in Europe and, from there, you can choose to fly to Pisa or to Florence. I recommend flying into Florence if you're planning to use Florence as your base, as it will just be more convenient at the end of a long flight to not take any trains or buses.
Direct flights from North America to Italy are generally more expensive than stopover routes somewhere else in Europe. More affordable fares can be had if one flies non-stop to a major European city such as London or Paris and then takes a Ryan Air (low-fare European airline) flight direct to Pisa. You'll have to change airports in London and Paris, though, as Ryan Air generally uses secondary airports. This might actually make it more convenient at that point to fly into Florence rather than Pisa. Depends on your plans and base you'll be using during your travels in Tuscany.
Train
The Italian railway system, run by Trenitalia, is connected with the rest of the European rail system so it is easy to reach Tuscany from locations across Europe and Italy.
Overnight hauls give you the possibility to book a couchette (cuccetta) on most international trains. It is always advisable, and sometimes required, to book seats on international trains to and from Italy.
The main route that passes through Tuscany is through Florence, on the Bologna-Rome line via Arezzo. Another line from Rome hugs the Tyrrhenian sea coast and passes through Grosseto, Livorno, Pisa, Viareggio and on along the coast on its way to La Spezia and Genoa (in Liguria).
Florence's main train station is Santa Maria Novella (SMN). Direct international trains arrive here from Paris, Calais (during the summer), Brussels, Amsterdam, Basel, Munich and other European cities. Fast Eurocity connections arrive from Rome, Milan, Bologna, Pisa, Verona, Venice, Genoa and Turin.
You can check timetables on Trenitalia. It is not worth buying Eurail or InterRail passes if you will only be traveling in Italy, as train fares are reasonably cheap. You can buy rail tickets from most travel agents or directly at train stations.
The Italian railway system, run by Trenitalia, is connected with the rest of the European rail system so it is easy to reach Tuscany from locations across Europe and Italy.
Overnight hauls give you the possibility to book a couchette (cuccetta) on most international trains. It is always advisable, and sometimes required, to book seats on international trains to and from Italy.
The main route that passes through Tuscany is through Florence, on the Bologna-Rome line via Arezzo. Another line from Rome hugs the Tyrrhenian sea coast and passes through Grosseto, Livorno, Pisa, Viareggio and on along the coast on its way to La Spezia and Genoa (in Liguria).
Florence's main train station is Santa Maria Novella (SMN). Direct international trains arrive here from Paris, Calais (during the summer), Brussels, Amsterdam, Basel, Munich and other European cities. Fast Eurocity connections arrive from Rome, Milan, Bologna, Pisa, Verona, Venice, Genoa and Turin.
You can check timetables on Trenitalia. It is not worth buying Eurail or InterRail passes if you will only be traveling in Italy, as train fares are reasonably cheap. You can buy rail tickets from most travel agents or directly at train stations.
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