Prato: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Prato is a city of 195,089 people in Italy (Tuscany), 71 m (233 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Prato runs from about 8 h 58 min a day in late December to 15 h 32 min in late June (computed for 43.88° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Prato is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 5,118 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Pisa International Airport (PSA, 61 km), Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ, 74 km), Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International Airport (FRL, 85 km).
Flights to Prato: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Prato · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Rome, 249 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Milan, 232 km — flights · tours
- Turin, 301 km
- Genoa, 181 km — tours
- Bologna, 71 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Florence, 16 km — tours
- Nice, 308 km (France)
- Ljubljana, 361 km (Slovenia)
- Verona, 173 km — tours
- Trieste, 289 km
Common questions
Which airport serves Prato?
Florence Airport, Peretola (FLR), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Prato?
About 195,089 people live in Prato (GeoNames).
What time zone is Prato in?
Europe/Rome, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Prato?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Prato?
Rome (249 km), Milan (232 km), Turin (301 km), Genoa (181 km), Bologna (71 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.