How to get around Castellina in Chianti

Getting around

Castellina is on two regional roads and that is how nearly everyone arrives. The Chiantigiana (SR 222) runs through it between Florence and Siena, and the SR 429 di Val d'Elsa crosses it.

The museum publishes the road directions for the town. From Florence: the Firenze–Siena link road in the direction of Siena/Roma, exit at San Donato and continue for Castellina in Chianti. From Siena: the SR 222.

There is a railway station with the town's name, and it is not in the town. Castellina in Chianti-Monteriggioni is a station on the Siena–Empoli line, shared with the neighbouring comune and out in the valley below the ridge. Arriving by train means arranging the last stretch separately.

Buses are run by Autolinee Toscane, the public-transport operator for Tuscany, which publishes its lines and timetables on its own site and in the at bus app. Check the current timetable before relying on a bus for a day trip: this is a very small comune and the service is built around residents.

In the town itself, everything is on foot. The Rocca, the museum and the Via delle Volte are all on or beside the main square.

Verified against Museo Archeologico del Chianti senese, October 2026.

Connections from Castellina in Chianti

How easily, and at what cost, can you combine the region’s main destinations?

Route	Best option	One-way time	Travel Smart take
Castellina in Chianti and Radda in Chianti	Carmoderate cost	~15 min by road	Excellent day-trip connection. Castellina in Chianti works well as a base for Radda in Chianti.

Cost compares the options for each route rather than quoting a fare: inexpensive means the price is not a factor in planning, moderate cost means a real line in the budget, and the expensive option is one worth weighing against the alternative. Fares change from year to year; the ranking between them does not.

Driving. The SR 222 Chiantigiana and the SR 429 di Val d'Elsa are the two through-routes. The museum's own directions are the Firenze–Siena raccordo to the San Donato exit and on to Castellina from the north, and the SR 222 from Siena. Both approaches are hill roads: winding, used by agricultural vehicles in season, and busy with unfamiliar hire cars in summer.

Reaching the outlying sites. The tumulo di Montecalvario is, as the museum puts it, proprio alle porte di Castellina — right at the town's gates. Fonterutoli and the necropoli del Poggino lie further out in the comune. None of them is a comfortable walk from the square, and none has published access terms.

Rail. Castellina in Chianti-Monteriggioni is a station on the Siena–Empoli line, where RFI has been renewing the points and track. It is a usable arrival point only with onward transport arranged.

Bus. Autolinee Toscane operates Tuscany's services and publishes lines and timetables on its site and app; the network uses a fare structure of urban tickets, carnets and passes. No line number is quoted here because none could be verified against the operator.

On foot. The historic centre is compact and level along its spine. The Via delle Volte runs parallel to the main street at a lower level, under its arches.

Verified against Fondazione Musei Senesi, October 2026.

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Checked against Museo Archeologico del Chianti senese — The directions published by the Museo Archeologico del Chianti for reaching Castellina in Chianti are, from Florence, the Firenze-Siena motorway link road in the direction of Siena/Roma, leaving at the San Donato exit and continuing for Castellina in Chianti, and from Siena the SR 222., The Museo Archeologico del Chianti is at Piazza del Comune 17/18, 53011 Castellina in Chianti (SI), telephone 0577 742090, email info@museoarcheologicochianti.it, and its director is Marco Firmati., The directions published by the Museo Archeologico del Chianti for reaching Castellina in Chianti are, from Florence, the Firenze-Siena motorway link road in the direction of Siena/Roma, leaving at the San Donato exit and continuing for Castellina in Chianti, and from Siena the SR 222., The Museo Archeologico del Chianti publishes opening hours, admission prices and booking rules for itself alone: no hours, price or access term is published for the tumulo di Montecalvario, for the necropoli del Poggino or for the Via delle Volte. (October 2026).
Checked against Rete Ferroviaria Italiana — Castellina in Chianti-Monteriggioni is a station on the Siena-Empoli line, where Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has carried out works completing the renewal of the points and the tracks., Castellina in Chianti-Monteriggioni is a station on the Siena-Empoli line, where Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has carried out works completing the renewal of the points and the tracks. (October 2026).
Checked against Autolinee Toscane — Autolinee Toscane is the public-transport operator for Tuscany and publishes its lines and timetables on its own site and in the at bus app., Autolinee Toscane is the public-transport operator for Tuscany and publishes its lines and timetables on its own site and in the at bus app. (October 2026).
Checked against Fondazione Musei Senesi — The imposing tumulo di Monte Calvario, in which the Etruscan princes of the Chianti of the late 7th-6th century BC left a proud testimony of their power, is right at the gates of Castellina. (October 2026).