Need help please - Italy to Switzerland
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Need help please - Italy to Switzerland
Hey guys!
I am trying to work out an itinerary, and by the look of Italian rail connections, I think I am doing a bit of zig zagging/backward trekking with my current plan. Please let me know what you think:
Starting out Rome > then train to Cinque Terre (via La Spezia, approx 4.5 hrs)
> then train from Cinque Terre to Venice (Via Milan, approx 6 hours, only 30 mins faster via Bologna)
> then train from Venice to Lucerne (via Milan - this leg is a killer, very long. However there are no flights from Venice to Lucerne)
Any suggestions to reduce the travel time? Also happy to be flexible with potential stop overs.
Many thanks!
Linda
I am trying to work out an itinerary, and by the look of Italian rail connections, I think I am doing a bit of zig zagging/backward trekking with my current plan. Please let me know what you think:
Starting out Rome > then train to Cinque Terre (via La Spezia, approx 4.5 hrs)
> then train from Cinque Terre to Venice (Via Milan, approx 6 hours, only 30 mins faster via Bologna)
> then train from Venice to Lucerne (via Milan - this leg is a killer, very long. However there are no flights from Venice to Lucerne)
Any suggestions to reduce the travel time? Also happy to be flexible with potential stop overs.
Many thanks!
Linda
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You could fly Venice-Zurich (about 1.5 hours) and train Zurich Airport-Luzern (a little over an hour). It would save you maybe 2 hours if the flight is on time.
Otherwise, you picked widely separate destinations, so that means you're going to spend many hours on trains.
I hope you have more than 2 weeks for this trip.
Otherwise, you picked widely separate destinations, so that means you're going to spend many hours on trains.
I hope you have more than 2 weeks for this trip.