We pick you up at Pisa airport on the first day between 11am and 1pm. We organise precise pick-up times to fit in with our guests’ flight arrivals times.

Transfers to the mill later than 1pm are extra, at cost. If you arrive later than 1pm, we can arrange a local taxi to come to pick you up at Pisa airport. This will be cheaper than hiring a taxi at Pisa airport. The cost for a taxi is of the order of 180 Euros. Alternatively, there are trains from Pisa Centrale (shuttle train from airport) to Aulla Lunigiana station and we can arrange to pick you up there, where the taxi fare will be far cheaper than from Pisa. If there are other people arriving outside our pick-up hours, we’ll let you know and you will be able to share the transport costs.

Alternatively, you may care to arrive a day early and stay in Pisa overnight (See Where can I stay in Pisa? below) and come to the airport on the Saturday morning. The airport is close to the town and there is a shuttle bus from the centre, as well as a train and taxis. We will tell you the precise times we will pick you up from the airport on Saturday morning.

We depart for Pisa on the last Saturday after breakfast. In practice, this usually means there are two minibuses, leaving at around 8:30 am and 9:30 am, but precise timing does depend on all our guests’ flight times. Since the mill is about a one-anda-quarter-hour to one-and-a-half-hour’s drive from Pisa airport and since check-in starts two hours before flight time, your ideal return flight time should be later than about 12 noon. (A 1200 flight would mean having to be at the airport at 1000 and leaving the Watermill at 0830).If your flight is earlier than noon, we’ll try to help with our complimentary drop-off, but it depends on all our guests’ departures – and if your flight time means that you have to leave Posara before 7.30 am, we will arrange a taxi for you, for which you will have to pay.

Those with late afternoon or evening flights from Pisa may find it more convenient to leave their bags at left luggage in the central railway station (Pisa Centrale) and take a (very short) taxi ride or walk into to Pisa for sightseeing. There is a regular shuttle train from the station to the airport (Pisa Aeroporto), taking about five minutes. It is probably wisest to check shuttle times before sightseeing/lunch, to ensure arrival at the airport on time.

If you prefer, we can drop those with late flights at the airport itself in the morning. There is also a left luggage service there, located in the Arrivals area, open from 8am to 8pm, but it apparently costs €20 per bag. You can leave your luggage there and hop on the Pisamover shuttle train from Pisa Aeroporto station to Pisa Centrale station in the centre of town. The airport is close to the town and the shuttle only takes about five minutes. Or you can take a taxi from the rank just outside the Arrivals area if you prefer.

Please let us know your flight details (particularly arrivals) as early as you can, so we can make all the necessary arrangements.