charnees

We will be arriving in Rome Oct. 2 at 3:10 pm from AMS, our transit point from SFO. We would like to go straight to Firenze using the new fast train that just started running from Rome Tiburtina, which leaves a few minutes after 5 pm. If we take a limo to Tiburtina, will we have enough time to catch the train? We would love to avoid staying overnight in Rome, but at our age (late 70s) we don't want to spend more hours at Termini and on a slower train north. We are meeting our daughter in an apt in Firenze. We cannot fly into Firenze, as this itinerary is dictated by frequent flyer tickets.

Also, I see the new train offers lots of amenities. Do they by any chance have baggage service?

ellenem

A quick look at the schedules shows many high-speed trains leaving from Roma Termini going directly to Firenze SMN in 90 minutes (departures at 2-3 trains per hour until 20:45). I would only be concerned if your flight arrived 4 hours late.

I checked schedules for next Tuesday (the same day of the week you plan to travel) here to get the most options:

http://www.fsitaliane.it/homepage_en.html

charnees

https://biglietti.italotreno.it/Book...o_Ricerca.aspx

This is the website.

charnees

Thanks, ellenem. We were interested in trying the new line that just started. But if the time from FCO to Tiburtina is too short, we will have to get into Termini instead.

nytraveler

Are you in transit in AMS and have to go through Immigration and collect luggage in Rome? If so - I doubt landing at 3:10 would get you there for a 5 pm train - even if the plane is on time.

I'm not aware of any trains in italy with luggage service - but I may be wrong.

ellenem

Seems like you would have more options if you choose a departure from Roma Termini and the travel time may be less than 10 minutes longer than the Italo. Since you are concerned about missing trains, I'd opt for the station with more choices.

Jean

Italo's timetables are changing in a few weeks and will probably change again before October. For example, between May 12th and May 25th, there is an additional train leaving Roma Tibertina at 7:40 p.m., arriving Florence at 9:09 p.m.

http://www.italotreno.it/SiteCollect..._9x9_17-04.pdf

I would check the website in coming months to see if there will be a train that might work for you. Also, I would try to find out what happens if you advance-purchase tickets for a specific train but you miss the train. I'm not seeing that issue currently addressed on the website, although it might come up as you progress through the reservation process (hopefully prior to purchase!).

http://www.italotreno.it/EN/Pages/default.aspx [too early to search October]

charnees

thanks, everyone. We do have to go through customs in FCO, so perhaps we should abandon the idea of a fun trip on a new train and just settle for Termini. But I will keep looking at that site and see what happens. A 6 pm train would work for us, I think.

Grazie, tutti.

kybourbon

If you have checked luggage, I don't think you could make a 5pm train at Tiburtina. I would be a bit wary of times for the new train line. Last I looked, they only had two departures listed.

I'm not sure a car service or taxi would get you to Tiburtina any faster than taking the local train (not the Leonardo) from FCO. The local train departs every 15 minutes and travel time is 48 minutes.

Trenitalia is also running some AV trains from Tiburtina to Firenze and plan to add more.

Roma Tiburtina 17:55 Firenze S. M. Novella 19:21 01:26 FRECCIAROSSA 9578