Arriving in Pisa by cruise via Livorno

How to get to Pisa from the Livorno (Leghorn) cruise terminal

Pisa's cruise port is actually the separate city of Livorno, a Renaissance-era port city on the Tuscan coast about 25km (15.5 miles) south of Pisa.

(Ironically enough, Pisa was once a mighty seapower itself, but its harbor slowly silted up, pushing the sea farther and farther west and eventually stranding Pisa in drydock. Even more ironically, the ruling Medici family of Florence built Livorno specifically to compete against their rival city of Pisa).

How to get from Livorno to Pisa by private car

Livorno is Leghorn
FYI: For reasons still unclear, some cruise lines and other travel literature continue to refer to Livorno by its antiquated, Anglicized name left over from World War II: Leghorn.First of all, don't take a taxi. It'll cost around €90 ($120) each way. Insane.

How to get from Livorno to Pisa by train

A train is the cheapest option. There are several trains per hour, and the ride from Livorno to Pisa only takes 15–20 minutes.

First, however, you have to get from the ship to the stazione treni (train station) Livorno Centrale, which is not really walkable from any of the cruise terminals at the port.

How to get from the docks to the Livorno train station

A taxi from the Livorno docks direct to the train station will cost you about €20–€30, so get a few people together and the ease and time you save will make it worth it. The ride will take all of 10 minutes.

Many cruise lines offer a cheap or free shuttle to Piazza Grande in the center of Livorno (takes about 10 minutes). Don't bother.

If you dock at Molo Mediceo, just walk out of the port, buy a biglietto autobus (bus ticket) for €1 from any newsstand you pass, and head straight up Via Grande to the first bus stop on your right. Hop city bus #1 (www.atl.livorno.it) to the stazione treni in about 15 minutes.

If you dock at the Darsena Toscana, or anywhere else in the hinterlands of the port complex, public transport become more difficult. Just grab a taxi, or if it's offered that free/cheap shuttle to Piazza Grande.

(If you do take your shuttle to Piazza Grande, you can still grab public bus #1 from there; there are newsstands on the piazza where you can buy bus tickets. This adds another 5–10 minutes.)

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