How to organize a trip to Cinque Terre, Florence and Venice
May 9th, 2012, 06:51 PM
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How to organize a trip to Cinque Terre, Florence and Venice
What is the most efficient way to plan a trip to theCinque Terre, Florence and Venice without using a car? I've read about flying into Pisa and then taking the train to CT. What should follow? Venice? or Florence? Is starting out in CT the best idea? Thought because the weather would be warmest it made sense to start with CT but open to all suggestions. How much time shoud be spent in each place? Should I fly open jaw or go back to Pisa and make it a round trip back to NY? I'm saying about 2 - 3 weeks would be right? Been to Florence but never to CT or Venice. Planning to go the end of August through first weeks of September. Need advise please. Thanks.
May 9th, 2012, 07:29 PM
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Fly open jaw into Venice and out of Pisa or Milan. Train from Venice to Florence (direct, fast, easy). Then train from Florence to Cinque Terre probably with at least one change if not two changes (probably in Pisa and maybe in La Spezia).
One reason not to end in Venice is that flights out of Venice tend to leave early in the morning and it can be hard to get to the airport cheaply by public transportation early. But if you find flights back to New York that don't lea ve at the crack of down (very possible), you could certainly do it in the other direction as well.
Delta used to have a direct flight from Pisa to JFK a few times a week. They surely do from Milan. A train from the Cinque Terre back to Pisa to fly out isn't too hard (you might even get a direct train to the airport from cities like Levanto or Monterosso). In September, I took an early direct train from Levanto to Milan and then to the Milan airport to fly out early in the afternoon - but to be fair that was just a flight to Amsterdam not an true international flight back to the states.
If you start in the CT you at least wouldn't have the worry about flying out the same day you need a long train ride to the airport or no need to spend a last night in Milan or Pisa. Then again, you could always add a final night in Pisa or Lucca (near Pisa) which are close to the airport.
You might start looking for lodging in the CT now - many places are probably already booked by now. Vernazza and Monterosso experienced flooding last fall and are still digging out; some places might not have re-opened yet. Levanto isn't a bad alternative if you can't find good lodging elsewhere - it's technically part of the park (for hiking and train rides) in the CT and not far from Monterosso by train - and though a conventional beach town, Levanto is pretty nice.
One reason not to end in Venice is that flights out of Venice tend to leave early in the morning and it can be hard to get to the airport cheaply by public transportation early. But if you find flights back to New York that don't lea ve at the crack of down (very possible), you could certainly do it in the other direction as well.
Delta used to have a direct flight from Pisa to JFK a few times a week. They surely do from Milan. A train from the Cinque Terre back to Pisa to fly out isn't too hard (you might even get a direct train to the airport from cities like Levanto or Monterosso). In September, I took an early direct train from Levanto to Milan and then to the Milan airport to fly out early in the afternoon - but to be fair that was just a flight to Amsterdam not an true international flight back to the states.
If you start in the CT you at least wouldn't have the worry about flying out the same day you need a long train ride to the airport or no need to spend a last night in Milan or Pisa. Then again, you could always add a final night in Pisa or Lucca (near Pisa) which are close to the airport.
You might start looking for lodging in the CT now - many places are probably already booked by now. Vernazza and Monterosso experienced flooding last fall and are still digging out; some places might not have re-opened yet. Levanto isn't a bad alternative if you can't find good lodging elsewhere - it's technically part of the park (for hiking and train rides) in the CT and not far from Monterosso by train - and though a conventional beach town, Levanto is pretty nice.
May 9th, 2012, 07:40 PM
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Delta has direct flights between JFK and both Pisa and Venice. However the flights are not offered every day of the week, so you might hae to adjust your travel days a day or two to get these direct flights.
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Meant to say . . .
Delta has NONSTOP flights between JFK and both Pisa and Venice. However the flights are not offered every day of the week, so you might hae to adjust your travel days a day or two to get these nonstop flights.
Delta has NONSTOP flights between JFK and both Pisa and Venice. However the flights are not offered every day of the week, so you might hae to adjust your travel days a day or two to get these nonstop flights.
May 9th, 2012, 08:05 PM
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I recently flew into Venice, stayed 3 days, then took the train to Cinque Terre, stayed 3 days, then took the train to Florence. Easy as pie. From there we rented a car and spent a week in Umbria. Then dropped off the car in Orvieto and took the train toRome for a few days before flying home on us airways. Flying into Venice and out via Florence (Pisa) would be optimal in my opinion.
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