Car hire in Florence
1 office in Florence · airport pick-up · Italy
Florence packs in a density of art without rival: Brunelleschi's dome, the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David and the Ponte Vecchio all fit within a centre you can cross on foot in twenty minutes. The city is best savoured on foot; the car, on the other hand, is the key to everything that surrounds it.
Because the great hidden treasure lies outside: the Chianti hills with their wineries, San Gimignano and its towers, Siena and southern Tuscany are the territory of cypress-lined back roads that the train doesn't reach, or reaches badly. Collecting a car at Florence-Peretola airport, around 15 minutes from the centre, spares you the city traffic on day one.
Search cars in FlorenceWhy hire a car in Florence
- Tuscany's postcard landscapes (Chianti, the Val d'Orcia, the crete senesi) can only really be explored by car, stopping at wineries and viewpoints at your own pace.
- Collecting at Peretola airport, ~15 min from the centre, means you can dodge Florence's dreaded ZTL and head straight for the motorway.
- Villages such as San Gimignano, Volterra and Montepulciano have slow bus links involving changes: by car you can string two or three together in a single day.
Day trips near Florence
- Chianti — The SR222 winds through vineyards, castles and wineries linking Florence with Siena; the first villages are around 40 minutes away.
- San Gimignano — Medieval Manhattan, fourteen towers rising above the hills and a World Heritage centre, around 1 hour away.
- Siena — The Piazza del Campo, its cathedral and the atmosphere of the contrade, Florence's great historic rival, around 1 hour 15 minutes away.
- Val d'Orcia — Cypress trees, rolling hills and villages like Pienza and Montalcino, Tuscany's most photographed landscape, around 1 hour 45 minutes away.
Where to pick up your car
- Aeropuerto de Florencia
Final prices in euros · book without paying · free cancellation up to 72 h before.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take my hire car into central Florence?
Best not to: almost the entire historic centre is a camera-enforced ZTL that fines every unauthorised entry, and the penalty arrives months later via the hire company. Park outside the ring of avenues or keep the car for day trips only.
What's the best one-day route through Tuscany from Florence?
A well-rounded classic: head down the SR222 through Chianti with a stop at a winery, have lunch in San Gimignano and return via Monteriggioni or Siena. It's around three hours behind the wheel in total, broken into short, scenic stretches.
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