2 moms with daughters (14 yrs old) travelling to Italy. Want to go to Venice for 3 days...off to Florence for 2 days and on to Rome for 4 days. Will travel via rail. Is this an unreasonable itinerary? Can someone tell me how long the train rides are between these cities? Appreciate any travel thoughts/suggestions/etc. you may have. ciao!

You'll have a wonderful time. You can view the train schedules for Italy on any of the rail websites, but I find the German one (www.bahn.de) easiest to use (just select English from the menu on the left side). When we go, I print out and take along copies of several alternative departure times, generally selecting the ones with the fewest train changes.

http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html is a website for italian trains and will give you travel time information.

There are also some good threads about packing light tips for teens and treads about travelling with teens in general. Have a great trip!

That will work nicely !
Venice to Florence is 2:40
Florence to Rome is 1:40

See slowtrav.com for more about all things Italian including train info and tips. My " 22 Terrific Travel Tips" there may be helpful.

Hi BIN,

Youcan get schedules and purchase tickets at www.trenitalia.com

Also see: Helpful Information: Italy 2
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34568596