richard2

How long will it take to take the train from Rome to Venice and then from Venice to Florence? Would like to know the travelling time and how long it will take to get to the train station from the centre of the city. How long should we get there before departure (assuming we have reservations)? Are there any security checks to go through? Thx.

ira

Hi richard,

Train schedules are at http://www.trenitalia.com/en/.

You can see an interactive map of each city at www.multimap.com.

The Rome and Florence train stations are close to the city center. The Venice station is up near the top of the Grand Canal.

If you get to the station about 1/2 hr before the train leaves, you will not be rushed.

There are no security checks.

Patrick

If the English version of Trenitalia isn't working, and it wasn't again for me this morning, go to www.reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
I bookmark this and use it freely for train schedules all over Europe. Although you can't usually get prices, it's a lot easier to use and also will work for trains between countries.

Statia

The distance between Venice and Florence is about three hours. As Patrick said, the station in Venice is near the beginning of the Grand Canal. In Florence, the train station in practically in the city center, about a ten minute walk from the Duomo.

Steve_James

And Rome-Venice journey time is 4hrs 32' by ES.

If you're travelling Eurostar - which includes seat reservations - you don't need to be there much in advance.

Steve