Italy is home to many international airports, making it easy to arrive in the region that best fits your travel plans. Whether you're flying into Rome or closer to your destination, find out more about Italy's airports and the best ways to reach your Italy Perfect vacation rental.
Italy has dozens of airports throughout the country, though most international visitors will fly into one of a handful of major international gateways. The busiest airports in Italy are in Rome and Milan, both of which are convenient if your itinerary includes those cities or nearby regions. You do have other airport options, however, that may be worth considering.
Because so many travelers heading to Italy will do so via a layover in a major hub airport elsewhere in Europe, you can tailor your travel plans to fly right into an airport in a region you're planning to visit - like Venice or the Amalfi Coast. This means less time in transit and more time enjoying your vacation, and who doesn't love that?
Italy's biggest and busiest airport is Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), which is more typically called Fiumicino Airport after the city where it's situated. It's a little more than 20 miles away from the city, and well-connected to Rome and the surrounding area by train, bus and taxi services.
The main airport for Tuscany is, perhaps surprisingly, not the one that serves Florence. Florence's Amerigo Vespucci Airport (FLR), also known as Peretola Airport after the city it's in, only has service from other airports in Europe. The airport is about five miles from Florence, and there is a light rail line connecting the airport to the city center, as well as bus and taxi services.
Tuscany's primary airport is Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport (PSA), also called Pisa International Airport, located only a few miles from the city center. In addition to taxis and buses, there is also the PisaMover shuttle that transports passengers from the airport to Pisa's main train station (or vice versa) in roughly five minutes.
Venice's Marco Polo Airport (VCE) is fairly small by international airport standards, but it's still not small enough to be located on the islands of the canal city. The airport is on the mainland a little less than five miles from Venice proper. Travelers can board a vaporetto or water taxi just outside the airport, or take a shuttle bus to Venice's sole parking lot: Piazzale Roma. The bus trip is less than 25 minutes, while a vaporetto can be 40-75 minutes depending on where you're getting off.
The Naples International Airport (NAP), more commonly known as Capodichino for the neighborhood it's in, is the primary airport for the Campania region. To get into the city from the airport, you have a few options while we await the opening of a Naples Metro station at Capodichino. It's relatively close to the Naples city center, so a taxi trip from the airport into the heart of Naples isn't usually prohibitively expensive. There are also city buses that connect the airport with central Naples, and an airport shuttle that connects with the city's main train station and cruise port.
The little Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) sits less than 10 miles from the city of Salerno and about 28 miles from Amalfi. Nearly all its flights are seasonal and from elsewhere in Europe. There's a local bus line and an airport express shuttle that connect the airport with Salerno proper, and from there you can get a bus for ferry to any of the towns along the Amalfi Coast.
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