Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station (ZMS) Information

Where is Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station?  

The capital of Tuscany, Florence is considered a cultural, artistic and architectural gem. This birthplace of the Italian Renaissance was the most important city in Europe for 250 years, until the early 1500s.

Florence is widely considered one of the world's most beautiful cities. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the city's art, architecture, monuments and museums attract millions of visitors a year, many of who arrive by train.

Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station (Firenze SMN), officially Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station, also referred to as Florence SMN, Florence Main Train Station, or Florence Novella Train Station, is located on the edge of the historic old town of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

Florence Santa Maria Novella Train Station serves about 60 million passengers a year, and is Florence's main train station. Firenze Santa Maria Novella is Florence's main train station. Other small stations are Firenze Campo Marte (near Florence Stadium) and Firenze Rifredi.

Tip: If you take an Intercity train to Florence, you may need to change at Rifredi for another train to Firenze S.M.N. The transfer between stations via train is usually already covered by your train ticket (to check for this, your train ticket should not differentiate between the Florence train stations and will simply say "Firenze").

An information office may be found on the left side just after the entrance and staff are multi-lingual. You can get destinations, timetable or whatever you need to plan your trip.