Hotel Raffaello

Santa Maria Novella Station → Hotel Guelfa (Unità stop)

5 min · Every 5 minutes · 05:30-00:30

💡 Buy ticket from machine at station (cash/card); validate before boarding or face €120 fine.

Santa Maria Novella Station → Hotel Guelfa (Guelfa stop)

10 min · Every 15 minutes · 06:00-20:30

💡 Less tourist-ridden than walking; check real-time on ATAF app—late afternoon gaps common.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Residence San Niccolò

35 min · Every 15 minutes daytime · 5:30–20:30

💡 Take bus 23 from outside the airport terminal to 'Lungarno Cellini' stop. Walk 5 minutes over the bridge (Arno) to Via San Niccolò. Buy tickets at the airport tabacchi or with the ATAF app—validate them onboard or face a €60 fine.

Santa Maria Novella Station → Residence San Niccolò

20 min · Every 10 minutes weekdays · 6:00–20:00

💡 From the station, bus C4 runs direct to 'Piazza Poggi' stop—right at the hotel. Use a 90-minute ticket (valid on all buses/trams) for €1.70. Avoid the C2 which goes around the long way.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Residence San Niccolò

30 min · Every 5–8 minutes · 5:00–00:30

💡 Tram T2 runs from the airport to downtown in 20 minutes—alight at 'Alamanni-Stazione' stop. Then switch to bus C4 (same ticket) to Piazza Poggi. Cheapest from the airport but involves a transfer; allow 30 mins total.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Santa Maria Novella Station

30 min · Every 20 minutes · 05:30-00:30

💡 Take T1 tram direct to Unità stop (€1.50), then 5-min walk to hotel; avoid bus unless tram's down.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Hotel Guelfa

20 min · on-demand · 24/7

💡 Pre-book via app for €1 surcharge; queue at official taxi rank outside arrivals.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Residence San Niccolò

25 min · On demand · 24/7

💡 Pre-book a taxi from the airport for a fixed rate (about €25). The hotel is in the Oltrarno district, on a one-way street near Piazza Poggi—tell the driver 'San Niccolò, Porta San Niccolò' to avoid being dropped at the bottom of the hill.

Santa Maria Novella Station → Riverbank's Hotel

20 min · N/A · N/A

💡 Walk along the Arno riverbank—cross the Ponte alla Carraia bridge for a direct route. Flat and pleasant even with luggage.

Santa Maria Novella Station → Via Pisana (Riverbank's area)

10 min · 10-15 mins · 05:30-00:30

💡 Get off at the station stop for a short walk east along the river. A single ticket lasts 90 minutes and works for trams too.

Florence Airport (FLR) → Piazza dell'Unità Italiana (tram stop)

20 min · Every 5-10 minutes · 05:00 - 00:30

💡 Cheapest airport option. Buy ticket before boarding from machines at airport tram stop. The stop at Unità is one block from Via Guelfa, so don't bother changing to a bus—just walk.

Dimora Dionisio B&B (Via Guelfa, 51) → Any city centre stop (e.g., Duomo)

5 min · Every 15-20 minutes · 06:00 - 21:00

💡 You don't really need the bus for central Florence—the B&B is walkable to major sights. Use this for longer hops like Piazzale Michelangelo. Buy a 90-minute ticket from tabacchi shops.