Traffic News, Updates and Driving in Tuscany

FI-PI-LI | A12 | A11 | A1

All the main highways in and around Florence were built in the 1960s. In fact the stretch between Florence and Bologna was the very first piece of motorway built in Italy, and the most expensive. Roads build more than 40 years ago will show off some of their historic characteristics, they are all very narrow!

This page provides links to video feeds where you can see in real-time (the images are updated approximately every 10 minutes) the traffic situation on Tuscany's priciple roads. If you're planning your travel it is worth noting that Italians are very fixed in their eating habits and so, if you're travelling through a traffic bottleneck, try to time this with lunchtime (1pm) as the roads empty around this hour. ISO Radio is the Autostrada's official radio channel of communication for the traffic updates and provides English traffic updates in the summer months (103.3 FM)

FI-PI-LI

This road affectionately known as the FI-PI-LI because it runs from Florence (FI) to Pisa (PI) and Livorno (LI). It is therefore the road to take if you intend to go to the beaches of Rosignano, Castiglioncello, Cecina (for these towns you'll need to do a small piece of the A12 to arrive).

  • Scandicci, Direction Sea
  • Montelupo, Direction Sea
  • Empoli Est, Directions Sea
  • Santa Croce, Direction Florence
  • Montopoli, Direction Florence

A12

Running from Livorno and following the coast up to La Spezia, this is probably one of the best maintained roads in Tuscany. Three lanes, and usually little traffic.

  • Malenchini Nord
  • Rimazzano Nord
  • Savalano
  • Santa Luce
  • Pipistrello Nord
  • Melandrone Nord
  • Barriere Risignano Nord (The end of the A12)

A11

Also know as the Firenze-Mare this motorway runs from Florence to Lucca, Pisa and eventually onto Viareggio. It's also the road to take during the winter months for Skiing in Abetone.

  • Cafaggio
  • Prato Est
  • Pistoia
  • Ads Serravalle
  • Chiesina Uzzanese
  • Altopascio
  • Porcari
  • Capannori

A1

Also know as the Autosole, the A1 forms the backbone of Italian transport and runs from Milan to Napoli. This is the road that will bring you to Bologna. Arezzo, Valdarno (fashion outlets at Leccio) Montepulciano, and Rome. In 2009 the motorway was enlarged to three lanes to support the traffic burdens but this has done little to halt the bottlenecks of traffic that occur daily in the Tuscan region. If you're passing through, this road is to be avoided during the hours of 0800-1000 and 1700-2030.

  • Valdarno
  • Incisa
  • Rignano
  • Chianti
  • Firenze Sud
  • Osmannoro
  • Marinella
  • Croci Sud
  • Croci Nord
  • Castagna
  • Roncobilaccio
  • Adp Madonnina
  • Serraripoli
  • Rioveggio
  • Sasso Marconi