A Local's guide to visit Florence in 24 hours
How to get around
Florence is a pretty small city, that locals tend to explore by foot or by bike. The city centre is very compact and you can easily wander its different neighborhoods without any kind of public transportation.
But, because maybe the weather is bad or you want to speed things up, here's some advice on how to use buses and trams to get around.
All means of transportation have recently been integrated with a "tapping" system: in order to purchase your tickets, you can use your card, your phone or your smartwatch. On the bus/tram you will find a paying machine, that will turn green if the payment was successful; and if a ticket inspector comes to check, they will simply need to scan your card or whatever you used for the purchase.
Depending on the color of the bus line (you can find it on Google Maps/Apple or at the bus stop), you will need to tap once or twice:
- Jade green = Urban here you can simply tap once you board the bus > you only need to tap again if you change line, but you will only be charged once!
- Blue/Purple/Orange = Suburban/Mixed tickets here you will have to tap once you board the bus, every time you change line AND before getting off the bus - remember to do so, otherwise the highest price will be charged!
As for the trams, they work exactly like the urban lines, so no need to "tap out" when reaching your destination.
