Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Catching the Train

As we wrote in an earlier post, we recommend you rent a car in Italy, and depending on what your plans are for your stay, think about sharing the cost with other wedding guests. However, if you don't want to rent a car, or just don't want to drive in Italy, here are some basic details about getting from some major Italian cities to Bucine (near the Lupinari estate). For further information and other routes visit, Italiarail.com.

From Rome Stazione Termini:

- train to Arezzo (direct) takes a 1 hr 22 mins on the fast train
- train to Florence (direct) takes 1 hr 36 mins on the fast train or 2 hrs 30 mins on the slower one.
- Train to Pisa central (1 change) takes 3 hrs on the fast train but goes via Florence so it’s kind of pointless.


From Milan:

- train to Florence (direct) takes 2hrs 45mins on the fast train – one train leaves every hour
- train to Arezzo (direct) takes 4hrs on the regular train – roughly one train every hour


From Bologna:

- train to Florence (direct) takes 1 hour on the fast train – two trains leave every hour
- train to Arezzo (direct) takes 1 hr 45 mins on the regular train – roughly one train every hour


From Florence:

- train to Bucine (direct) takes 1 hour on the local train
- train to Montevarchi (direct) takes 36 mins on the local train


From Arezzo:

- train to Bucine (direct) takes 20 mins on the local train – trains go every two hours
- train to Montevarchi (direct) takes 25 mins on the local train – there are roughly two trains an hour.



All rail info from Italiarail.

Check other earlier posts about the region and transportation from the US and UK.

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