msslaw

I need advice on the best and fastest way to travel from Nancy,France to Florence,Italy

nytraveler

Two not easy destinations. From the Metz/Nancy Airport the only way to Florence seems to be Air France at over $900. Train looks like 12 hours or more and a couple of changes. Car might actually be best - since the drive looks like about 9 hours - esp for more than one person.

msslaw

Thanks for your quick response which confirmed my research that this is not going to be easy.

ira

Hi MS,

By train www.bahn.de lists an 18:15 train (arr F at 06:46) that requires only one change, in Basel. However, www.voyages-sncf.com doesn't list it if you ask for Nancy/Florence.

You can find it if you enter Nancy/Basel.

Enjoy your visit.

kerouac

That is a lovely route and it is just a shame to travel through the Swiss Alps during the night.

Do you really need the "fastest" way?

Michael

The fastest way might be to take the train to Paris and from there a discount airline to Florence or Pisa.

gregeva1

Checked the cheapy airfares on www.whichbudget.com for intra-Europe flights and only Myair flies from Nancy/Metz to Italy ( only Milan and Venice)...hope you have a great time.

Michael

easyJet goes from Orly to Pisa and Ryanair from Beauvais to Pisa. I would use easyJet because the connection to Orly is fairly easy via RER B.

kerouac

Since the person will be in Nancy, I don't really see the interest of flights from Orly or Beauvais.

Michael

How long does is the train ride from Nancy to Paris? That's what I had suggested earlier.

kerouac

Nancy to Gare de l'Est in Paris is 1h35.

The DB site gives this sort of connection for the train journey direct from Nancy to Florence:

Nancy Ville dep 09:15
Basel SNCF arr 12:08
Basel SNCF walk 10 min
Basel SBB dep 12:27
Milano Centrale arr 17:35
Milano Centrale dep 18:00
Firenze S.M.N. arr 20:45

Total travel time 11h30

msslaw

Thank you to everyone for your input and especially to Michael. We will probably take the train back to Paris and then fly to Florence. This seems the most relaxing and less stressful way to reach Florence, which is the focal point of our trip.

kerouac

You could also take the train going east and take a flight from Frankfurt. Lufthansa has 5 flights a day to Florence.

kerouac

...and there's a train from Nancy to Frankfurt about once an hour.