Rent a Car in Florence in Italy, Traffic and Parking

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Limited Traffic Zone in Florence - ZTL

Limited Traffic Zone Map ZTL in Florence in Italy

ZTL Zone Florence From Monday to Friday, from 7:30 to 20:00 and on Saturday from 7:30 to 16:00, most of Florence is a ZTL, a restricted traffic zone forbidden to non-residents.

From the first Thursday in April to the last Sunday in October and from Thursday to Saturday, a nocturnal ZTL Zone is active from 23:00 to 3:00 in the morning.

During these periods, access is controlled electronically (see the mandatory entry and control points on the map opposite).

To enter, you must notify the parking company you have chosen or your hotel or accommodation well in advance.

Red ZTL signs on main avenues signal this ban or the authorization to drive for all (display of the sign in green).

Cameras take photos of license plates and compare them with the database. Everything will be fine if you have a ZTL pass obtained from your hotel or the car park where you will park. Otherwise, you will have to pay a fine.

The ZTL pass you get will only be valid for one or more zones, so be careful not to enter the others (see the map above).

Your hotel reservation or car rental will not be enough. You will have to inform your hotel or the parking company well in advance by indicating your registration.

You can park outside the hotel for a maximum of 1 hour. This requires parking in the car parks provided for this purpose.

However, motorcycles are not affected by the ZTL!

Finally, ZTL or not, be careful, as in other cities, not to drive on traffic lanes reserved for buses, taxis, police cars and ambulances.

Parking in Florence

You should know that parking in Florence is difficult and rather expensive, you need to count on average between 28 and €35 per 24 hours or agree to park outside Florence and take the tram to then access the city centre.

The car park of Villa Costanza, which can be reached by tram from Florence train station, represents the cheapest solution with a price of €7 per day, €20 per week and €40 per month. It takes just under half an hour of tram with frequencies of three minutes.

Parking Website Villa Costanza

Many public underground car parks are available in Florence including
- Parking at Santa Maria Novella Train Station.
- Parterre de al Piazza della Liberta car park.
- San Lorenzo Mercato Centrale car park.
- Car park Largo Pietro Annigoni Sant'Abmrogio.
- Parking Piazza Beccaria.

They are managed by Firenze Parcheggi and open 24 hours a day.
Firenze Parcheggi Phone: +39 05550302209
Underground car parks in Florence (in Italian)

Other car parks are available at garages and also for some hotels.
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If you are in violation, your car may be impounded, usually Via Allende (Phone: +39 0554224142)

In case of accident, the phone number of the police in Florence is: +39 0553283333

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