[Idyllchat] Train travel in Tuscany

[Russell Crum]

Ed,

You should have no problem. In 2002 we took the train from Rome to  
Lucca (via Florence), then back to Florence then Milan. I just now  
checked the Trenitalia web site for trains from Milan to Lucca  
starting about 10 in the morning, which would be reasonable for a  
flight from the US arriving in Milan. There is a train leaving Milan  
about every hour and arriving in Lucca about 4 - 1/2 hours later. You  
change in Florence since you are on a high speed train direct Milan  
to Florence and a local train Florence to Lucca. When we took it in  
2002, the local train went on to Pisa. For some reason the Trenitalia  
web site does not list schedules on into the summer and fall. But,  
they don't usually change much, if at all.

If you were to fly into Rome the time to Lucca is about the same (4 -  
4-1/2 hours) with a change in Florence. I see on the schedule that  
there is about a train an hour through the middle of the day. Again  
the high speed train runs Rome - Florence and the local then to Lucca.

There is about a 20 minute connection time in Florence, which should  
be fine. It isn't that big a train station.

Go for it!!

Russ Crum

On Apr 15, 2008, at 20:01 , edwj wrote:

> Margaret Peters and others.
> After reading the lovely note of Margaret Peters about her 15 of so  
> Idyll trips and using the train exclusively; it made us wonder what  
> our chances are of making it to Italy once again.  Tuscany would be  
> our choice so that we could visit my wife's relatives one more time  
> who live near Lucca.  I really don't want to drive any more so I  
> wonder how train travel is in and around the Untour site near  
> Lucca. ( Northern Tuscany).  Any comments would be much appreciated.
> Ed Jose
> Lafayette, Ca.
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