Looking at renting a car from Florence to San gimignano. Staying at a place close to there.
We were looking at renting a car from the Florence airport, but after researching feels like a trek/more steps to get from in the city and then train, shuttle to car rental
So now debating about car rental from downtown area. Nervous about the ZTLs getting out and back into the area. Looking for past experience.
I think the ease of driving in and out of the airport far outweighs the extra faff of getting to the airport on the tram. The in-town car rental places are mostly by the train station, and from the train station it's a single tram trip to the airport with no changes.
There are multiple posts here describing in detail how to exit Florence from rental agencies and avoid ZTL violations
A search will bring them up
Or simply take a taxi to the airport rental location-about 24 euros from the historic center
Make sure all drivers have an IDP-required by law
Look for a car rental place in the outskirts of town near the highway. Take a taxi from your hotel to the rental place. There are several rental places near the Ponte Amerigo Vespucci.
Using www.autoeurope.com choose the company that best works for you.
As pick up point select FLORENCE ALL LOCATIONS.
Once you decide which company to rent from (Avis, Hertz, etc.) I’ll get you out of there.
The rental company will give you instructions on how to get from their location down to the San Gimignano area avoiding any ZTLs.. It may only be a 45 minute drive.
We stayed outside Certaldo and San Gimignano on an agriturisimo and it was great. We especially loved touring around from city to city--and Volterra.
Note that if you are going to be looking to buy any groceries, there are two big supermarkets in Poggibonsi--close by.
