BrentA100

For the middle part of our trip, we will be visiting Cinque Terre for two nights, then pick up a car for the next part of our trip, 1 night in San Gimignano and 4 nights near Pienza.

Would it be better to pick up a rental car in La Spezia or Pisa? Are there rental car agencies close to the train station at either of these cities?

Cheers!
Brent

Steve_James

Brent - I think there might be a cost difference here (- if that's a factor) - as most of the Pisa agencies are based at the airport. (There is normally a supplement for an airport rental ...)

Otherwise ... La Spezia is closest - but Pisa is en route anyway. Your call.

I can't find rental agencies at either station. The addresses I have are:

LA SPEZIA

Hertz:
Viale S. Bartolomeo 393

Europcar:
Viale S. Bartolomeo 515

Avis:
Via F Rosselli 74


PISA

Hertz:
Pisa airport

Avis:
Pisa airport

Europcar:
Via S. Michele degli Scalzi 16

Hope this helps ...

Steve

ira

Hi B,

Check for rental offices at www.novarentacar.com and www.autoeurope.com

BrentA100

Thanks...I was leaning towards La Spezia anyway, since it's closer to CT. I guess we'll just pick up a taxi at the train station to take us to our car rental agency.

modglila

Brent,

We're coming from the other directions. We are picking up a car in Florence and dropping it off in LaSpezia. AutoEurope was very helpful. I had some trouble on their Web site regarding the LaSpezia dropoff. But when I called their toll free number, they were able to set me up. They were also able to provide more information on exactly where the stations are located.

Where did you decide to stay in Pienza? We are going to stay in that area for three nights, but haven't quite picked out the spot.

BrentA100

In Pienza, we are staying at Le Traverse (http://www.letraverse.it/). It's a bit of a splurge, but hopefully worth it! Thanks for the tip on renting a car in La Spezia. I will give AutoEurope a call. Cheers!