Hi again,

I have another question...my study abroad is based in Firenze, but I want to get out on the weekends. I wanted to go to San Gimignano on a Friday and return on Saturday but it looks like there are no buses on Saturdays? When it says "feriale/weekdays" does that mean everyday? Or how is that different from "Monday to Friday"?
(I think the schedule is from the SITA site)

You will get a better response if yo mention the country and city. "help with bus schedules" doesnt mean much on a Europe forum

feriale i believe means Mon-sat in any case there are plenty of buses on Saturdays or you can take the train via Empoli to the San Gimignano-Poggibonsi train station six miles from the old hill town itself - buses meet trains to go there. Trains take longer than buses however.

feriale means "working".
I'm fairly certain that there were no buses on Sundays, but I thought they had limited services on Saturday.

I've seen the SITA bus schedule for Florence-Siena and they go about 2-3 times an hour on Saturdays and at least hourly on Sundays. Not sure about San Gimi however but there seems to be frequent buses every day on their routes.

Hi FF,

Once you get to Florence, everything will be made clear to you by your other students.

Enjoy your study abroad.

"Feriale" means Monday to Saturday (except public holidays). Saturday is a working day for many Italians, including schoolchildren who have lessons in the morning.
"Festivi", often seen in timetables, means Sundays and public holidays.

sorry, I meant to post in the Italy forum!
Ok, then there are lots of buses on Saturday and only three on Sunday.

Thank you!

Train service is more frequent on Sundays i believe and buses i think connect most if not all trains the six miles into San Gimi proper.