I am going to Rome early November, I would like to travel to prague, padua, vienna, assisi, sienna, florence. I will be in Italy for 14 days and do not have lots of $$, what would be the cheapest mode of transportation to travel from city to city?

For the travel within Italy, train travel in 2nd class is probably the least expensive. To get to Prague, you could take a long train ride (18 hours from Rome to Prague).

There are Eurail passes that are country specific. You can check out pricing at www.ricksteves.com or www.raileurope.com. Either has tools that can help you determine if it is a better deal to buy the pass or buy point to point tickets. The Eurail pass must be purchased from the US, the point to point tickets can be purchased from any train station.

The Italy train website is:
http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index2.html

They may have some pass options that would be worth checking out also. I've not purchased any, but the website has the info. I'm sure someone else here has and will chime in.

To research flights within Europe, check www.whichbudget.com to research the flights.

Have a fun trip!

Prague and Vienna seem a little out of the way for a 14 day trip to Italy. Rome, Padua, Assisi, Siena and Florence are surely a lot for two weeks. Consider that you will be traveling by train and need time to get from place to place... why not stick to Italy and hope to see Prague and Vienna on another trip?

Hi ala,

>I would like to travel to prague, padua, vienna, assisi, sienna, florence.<

I suggest you save Vienna and Prague for another visit.

You are going to Padua but not Venice?

Transport by train in Italy is cheap and convenient. See www.trenitalia.com for schedules and tickets.

The best mode of transportation is the train, I'm pretty sure. But I suggest next step you find out how long the rides are between each of these 7 cities! That's WAY many places to visit, most that are not so close together, in only 14 days. Taking overnight trains a couple times could be one way to maximize your time, but I still don't think you have a reasonable itinerary for the timeframe.

In general, train is the cheapest way to get from city to city within Italy. However, occasionally, the bus may be better for certain short routes, e.g., between florence and Siena.

I assume you are not planning to go to Vienna and Prague during the 14 days allotted to Italy.

The train by far!
Gas prices in Europe make the US Gas problems look like a major bargain. Carefully research before you go. Intercity-vs the speedy Euro connect is more reasonable, but you stop in every berg and may have some strange overnight sleeping pals (carefully guard your bags..maybe take a bike cable with padlock to secure them to a post or solid object! We are going to Poland, Prague, Vienna and Venice starting next week and actually coughed up a ridiculous air fare between Vienna to Venice because the train was 12 hours with many connects and changes vs 1/2 hour on the plane. We are not kids anymore and dragging our bags from one track to another, not to mention the persistent strike threats,anfd other iffy issures of travel made the train connection between those locations truly nuts for us...And we gain a full day in Venice not vaulting trains!
No contest!