Need help please - Italy to Switzerland
 

Hey guys!

I am trying to work out an itinerary, and by the look of Italian rail connections, I think I am doing a bit of zig zagging/backward trekking with my current plan. Please let me know what you think:

Starting out Rome > then train to Cinque Terre (via La Spezia, approx 4.5 hrs)

> then train from Cinque Terre to Venice (Via Milan, approx 6 hours, only 30 mins faster via Bologna)

> then train from Venice to Lucerne (via Milan - this leg is a killer, very long. However there are no flights from Venice to Lucerne)

Any suggestions to reduce the travel time? Also happy to be flexible with potential stop overs.

Many thanks!
Linda

You could fly Venice-Zurich (about 1.5 hours) and train Zurich Airport-Luzern (a little over an hour). It would save you maybe 2 hours if the flight is on time.

Otherwise, you picked widely separate destinations, so that means you're going to spend many hours on trains.

I hope you have more than 2 weeks for this trip.

Is there an overnight train available on the Venice/Lucerne portion?

Nope unfortunately from all the posts it says that all the overnight trains have stopped. :o(

Think the only way we can do this is to skip Venice. Many thanks guys! Much appreciated.

It might be less train travel if you go to Venice from Rome (3:45), Venice to CT (5-6 hours), CT to Lucerne via Milan (long day).