Whether you have a layover, overnight sleepover or are just quickly passing through, our Florence Airport Guide is a great place to start planning your visit. Here, you’ll find information on services and facilities available inside the airport – including details about airport lounges, WiFi, mobile charging points, lockers, 24-hour food options, nearby hotels, and everything in between.
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I planted my rucksack at the door way of the main entrance to muster what little warmth I could…and waited for five and a half hours (possibly the longest of my life) until it reopened. -Eva
FLR Airport Overview
To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down about what to expect during your time at Florence di Firenze International Airport.
What to Expect
Florence Airport (code: FLR) consists of a small, user-friendly terminal with a few shops and eateries. The terminal is described as clean with friendly staff, though passport control is reportedly slow and inefficient. WiFi is available to help you pass the time. Additional comfort can be found through fee-based access to the airport’s first-class lounge.
Sleeping in Florence Airport
Overnight sleeping is not permitted in this airport, but several hotels are nearby for uninterrupted sleep. See the Airport Hotels section below for more info.
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In this guide we may refer to locations as “landside” and “airside”. Landside is the public area of the terminal located in the non-secure zone, before security. Airside is the secure area of the terminal that you must reach by going through security.
Airport Hours
The airport is open from 3:30 AM – 12:00 AM (February 2023).
Rest & Relaxation Zones
There are no dedicated sleeping areas, quiet areas or rest zones. If this information has changed, click here to update this guide.
Airport Hotels
If sleeping in the airport sounds like a nightmare, there are hotels near Florence Airport:
- Hotel Mirage – Airport shuttle available upon request. » Check Rates
- Best Western Plus CHC Florence – No airport shuttle. » Check Rates
- Ibis Firenze Nord Aeroporto – No airport shuttle. » Check Rates
- Novotel Firenze Nord Aeroporto – No airport shuttle. » Check Rates
For more options, visit Tripadvisor to see a list of hotels near Florence Airport that can be sorted by price, distance, traveller rating and popularity.
Airport Lounges
Pay-per-use, Single Visit Passes & Lounge Memberships
Regardless of what class of service you are flying, there is a lounge that you can enter by paying at the door, purchasing a lounge pass, or using a lounge membership program. Visit the individual lounge page for more details about the lounge itself and learn how to gain access with just an economy class ticket!
- Masaccio Lounge – Location: Departures Area, Airside, 1st Floor. Lounge Access: Pay at the door • Lounge membership programs.
Related Pages: Florence Airport Lounges
Drinking Water
Information is unavailable. Does the airport have water fountains or water bottle refill stations? Click here to update this guide.
Food & Drinks
The airport is home to three eateries: BeerCode, Buoni&Belli, and Briciole. At the time of this update, 24-hour dining is unavailable inside the terminal, but some vending machines are available airside. A reader tells us, “there is a 24-hour cafe in the airport car park where you can buy hot and cold drinks, beer, spirits, sandwiches, bread, desserts, cigarettes [etc].’
Luggage Storage & Lockers
Unavailable. If this is incorrect, click here to update this guide.
Mobile Charging
A traveller (August 2018) has advised us that one seating area offers mobile charging for up to six units. The location is unknown.
Showers
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WiFi/Internet
Free WiFi is available at Florence Airport but is reportedly slow.
More Airport Information
Currency Exchange – Forexchange has a counter for currency exchange. Location: Unknown. Hours: 5:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
Duty-Free & Shopping – Tuscan and Italian food and delicacies are available for purchase in the Dufry duty-free food market, located landside on the ground floor. Dufry sells high fashion clothing and perfume from its second duty-free store, located airside on the 1st Floor. A limited variety of clothing shops and a bookstore are also available in the terminal.
Luggage Wrapping – TrueStar used to offer luggage wrapping services.
SIM Cards – SIM cards are available at the Forexchange store. Location: Unknown.
Do you want to make the most of your stopover or long layover by getting out of the airport to do some sightseeing? Check out our Florence Airport Layover Sightseeing guide or explore Things to do in Florence on Tripadvisor.
Car Rentals
Car rental services are handled in the Palagio degli Spini, a separate facility linked to the airport by free shuttle bus service. Shuttles depart every 20 minutes from the short-term parking garage. The following car rental agencies are available: AutoVia/Ecovia, Avis/Budget, Drivalia, Europcar, Hertz/Dollar/Thrifty, Locauto/Alamo/National/Enterprise, Maggiore/National, Noleggiare, Sixt, Sicily by Car, and SRC.
Hotel Shuttles
Hotel Mirage seems to be the only hotel providing a shuttle service to the airport. See also Airport Hotels above.
Taxis
Taxis are available in front of the terminal on a 24-hour basis. At the time of this update, the following flat rate is available for trips between FLR airport and downtown Florence (including hotels): € 22,00 day rate; € 24,00 holiday rate; € 25,30 night rate. An additional fee of €1,00 per piece is charged for luggage. For metered rates travelling to or from the airport, a € 2,70 surcharge is added. Travel time from the airport to the city centre is 15 minutes.
Tramvia/Tramway
Tramway T2 connects Florence Airport to the city centre. The tram operates between 5:06 AM – 11:59 PM (Mon – Thu) • 5:06 AM – 1:44 AM (Fri – Sat) • 5:06 AM – 11:59 PM (Sun and Holidays).
Last updated: 2024-08-26
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