Easiest way to get to Cinque Terre
May 18th, 2013, 01:16 PM
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Easiest way to get to Cinque Terre
I will be travelling from Canada to Italy. I looked at flying to either Florence or Rome. Is there a more direct route or more sensible way of doing this? I will need a day or two before heading to Cinque Terre by train.
Where have you stayed once in Cinque Terre area. I won't have a car so I don't want to be far out of the area.
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions.
Where have you stayed once in Cinque Terre area. I won't have a car so I don't want to be far out of the area.
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions.
May 18th, 2013, 01:32 PM
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Why do you need a day or two before going to le Cinque Terre? If you fly into Pisa or Genova, you can go there fairly easily by train.
Canada is a big place so it is hard for people to help you with a routing without know what airport in Canada you'll be using.
Le Cinque Terre is five teeny villages connected by a train line and by hiking paths, or short boat rides between the teeny villages. The villages are very vertical, so some people prefer staying in the slightly larger towns that are flatter and only a 15 minute train ride away from the villages and hikes. But if you are fit and have no trouble climbing flights of stairs, or walking up a steep incline, you might prefer to stay in the villages.
The towns also get quite crowded with tourists in the nice weather months, especially during the middle of the day, so that is another reason why some people prefer to book somewhere else along the train line.
It all depends on what you want to do and when you are going. If you are going in summer and want to do a lot of hiking, then stay in the villages so you can get an early morning start while it is still cool. If you are going just see how pretty they look, but otherwise intend to relax and swim, one of the nearby towns might be better for quiet and native Italian charm.
Canada is a big place so it is hard for people to help you with a routing without know what airport in Canada you'll be using.
Le Cinque Terre is five teeny villages connected by a train line and by hiking paths, or short boat rides between the teeny villages. The villages are very vertical, so some people prefer staying in the slightly larger towns that are flatter and only a 15 minute train ride away from the villages and hikes. But if you are fit and have no trouble climbing flights of stairs, or walking up a steep incline, you might prefer to stay in the villages.
The towns also get quite crowded with tourists in the nice weather months, especially during the middle of the day, so that is another reason why some people prefer to book somewhere else along the train line.
It all depends on what you want to do and when you are going. If you are going in summer and want to do a lot of hiking, then stay in the villages so you can get an early morning start while it is still cool. If you are going just see how pretty they look, but otherwise intend to relax and swim, one of the nearby towns might be better for quiet and native Italian charm.
May 18th, 2013, 01:34 PM
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One other tip:
If you are not going in summer, it can be better to stay near to le Cinque Terre but not right in it, so if it rains, you can more easily find other things to do than sit in your hotel room.
If you are not going in summer, it can be better to stay near to le Cinque Terre but not right in it, so if it rains, you can more easily find other things to do than sit in your hotel room.
May 18th, 2013, 02:00 PM
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Thanks stevewith...Sorry about the lack of detail - I should know better so I am flying out of Toronto. If I fly into Pisa, I agree it would be doable to go straight to Cinque Terre somewhere as I usually arrive early morning from here. I am a fairly fit woman so I think I would like to stay in a charming and relaxing spot. By relaxing, I do mean walking too..I am looking for "breathtaking" for the start of this voyage.
May 18th, 2013, 02:23 PM
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Flying into Piisa would be optimal, but if that proves impossible, before you consider Florence, look at Genoa and Milan (usually a whole bunch of easy connects via London and Paris), because the train travel time is equivalent to le Cinque Terre, but the logistics are often simpler (fewer changes of train, etc.)
Also, if you can get a direct flight to Rome, it is an easy plane switch to Genoa, and there are usually half a dozen flights a day. If you are feeling splurgy, for about 80 euros, you can land in Genoa, take a taxi to Camogli, and sleep off the jet lag in breathtaking Riviera town before proceeding on to le Cinque Terre by train when you feel like it.
Also, if you can get a direct flight to Rome, it is an easy plane switch to Genoa, and there are usually half a dozen flights a day. If you are feeling splurgy, for about 80 euros, you can land in Genoa, take a taxi to Camogli, and sleep off the jet lag in breathtaking Riviera town before proceeding on to le Cinque Terre by train when you feel like it.
May 18th, 2013, 02:32 PM
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That last suggestion sounds enticing. I will look into that too. I hope to use the discount airline which I don't think flies into Genoa but does into Rome which could be an option. Thanks.
May 18th, 2013, 02:56 PM
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It rarely costs any more money to book a single ticket on Orbitz that has you landing in Rome and switching immediately to an Alitalia flight for Genoa. It is better not to buy 2 separate tickets (one to Rome, one to Genoa on another carrier), because if your flight to Rome is delayed and you miss the connection, you lose the ticket if you bought it separately, and then must start spending money to get to Genoa. If you were booked through, they have to put you on the next plane to Genoa and not charge you anything.
There are also flights that go to Genova through London and Paris, on the major carriers. But again, the extra leg is usually not much.
I don't know where else you might be going after visiting the Italian Riviera, but before you purchase air tickets, you should consider flying out of other airports rather than retracing your steps backward.
There are also flights that go to Genova through London and Paris, on the major carriers. But again, the extra leg is usually not much.
I don't know where else you might be going after visiting the Italian Riviera, but before you purchase air tickets, you should consider flying out of other airports rather than retracing your steps backward.
