Prato Textile Museum is located in the centre of the city of Prato, approximately 300 metres from the Emperor's Castle (Castello dell'Imperatore) in Piazza S. M. delle Carceri.
For details of how to move in Prato center, please visit www.capautolinee.it

By air

Firenze
Amerigo Vespucci Airport
phl. +39 055 3061700-702
www.aeroporto.firenze.it 

The airport lies approximately 15 km from Prato; from the airport Cap and Lazzi coach services

Pisa
Galileo Galilei Airport
ph. +39 050 849111
www.pisa-airport.com

The airport lies approximately 70 km from Prato; from the airport train service.

By train

Prato Textile Museum is located approximately 800 m from Prato Centrale railway station, in direction of the city centre. Visitors wishing to use the bus service, should take the LAM blu line towards NENNI, departs every 7 minutes; alighting at "Piave" or "Carceri 2" bus stop.

For details of train timetables please visit: www.trenitalia.it

The railway stations of Prato are part of the TRENITALIA "Memorario" transport system implemented on the Florence-Prato-Pistoia-Lucca-Viareggio line services.

By coach

CAP and Lazzi coaches offer services between Florence and Prato with departures every 15 minutes.
www.capautolinee.it
www.lazzi.it

By car

Take the A11 Florence- Pisa motorway to Prato Est and then follow directions for Prato city centre.

In order to reach Prato Textile Museum from the Prato Est toll station take the road bridge to Viale Leonardo da Vinci. After the second underpass, keep right and turn right into Via Carlo Marx. Proceed along Via Carlo Marx as far as the medieval city walls. Pass through the arches in the medieval city walls, Prato Textile Museum is located in Via Santa Chiara, the second turning on the right.

Parking

A fee is charged for parking in all the car parks in the vicinity of Prato Textile Museum.

• parking is available near the medieval city walls (Porta Frascati).
• San Marco Parking - Via Vittorio Veneto, 11 (with 24 hour attendant service), 350 m from Prato Textile Museum. - www.essegiemme.it
• free parking at Viale Ferraris car park (Prato est motorway exit). LAM Blu service to Nenni departs from Car Park. Alight at "Piave" or "Carceri 2" bus stop.