LUCCA from Livorno
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LUCCA from Livorno
Would like to go to Lucca and back from Livorno in 1 day.
Short of renting a car, any suggestions how to do this?
Also, any place suggestions for visiting between and Lucca and Livorno?
Short of renting a car, any suggestions how to do this?
Also, any place suggestions for visiting between and Lucca and Livorno?
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It takes about one hour by train from Livorno Centrale to Lucca - always involving a change of trains en route - nearly always in Pisa Centrale, a small enough station so not difficult. These are mainly regional trains with a flat fare - no reason to buy any ticket in advance.
A ticket is good on any regional train but you should validate the ticket yourself before boarding - stick it in a cancelling machine on the platforms or your ticket will not be valid I believe anyway.
Buy a return ticket at Livorno. Fare is really cheap - probably 10 euros or less each way I would think. Trains run all the time - avoid the occasional IC train that has you changing at Viarregio - no faster and you must have seat reservations before boarding and costs more - not any faster - just stick to the hourly regional trains via Pisa Centrale.
A ticket is good on any regional train but you should validate the ticket yourself before boarding - stick it in a cancelling machine on the platforms or your ticket will not be valid I believe anyway.
Buy a return ticket at Livorno. Fare is really cheap - probably 10 euros or less each way I would think. Trains run all the time - avoid the occasional IC train that has you changing at Viarregio - no faster and you must have seat reservations before boarding and costs more - not any faster - just stick to the hourly regional trains via Pisa Centrale.
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I assume you are doing this on a cruise? just be aware you will probably want to take a taxi to the train station (there is a bus but for maximizing time, I'd do taxi). Lucca makes a great day trip from a cruise - you can walk or bike the walls - I'd suggest not cutting it too close on return to port - my experience is that Italian trains are NOT always on time.