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Rebecca Brandt Oct 13th, 2002 03:53 PM

Rome to Florence
 
Can someone please tell me how far it is by car from Rome to Florence? <BR><BR>Thanks<BR>Rebecca

Rex Oct 13th, 2002 06:54 PM

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Mark Oct 13th, 2002 07:31 PM

It's 187 miles or 302km. Check out this site for other distances.<BR><BR>http://www.initaly.com/ddistml.htm

Ann Oct 14th, 2002 02:53 AM

It takes 3 hours by car.

Tom Oct 14th, 2002 04:06 AM

Yes and no. Leaving Rome can take two hours, or it can take 15 minutes. On second thought, it is coming into rome that can be nerve-wracking, more than leaving. And finding your way into Florence can be daunting to a first timer.<BR><BR>If you choose, you can certainly do the autostrada portion WELL UNDER three hours, maybe even under TWO. A lot of Italians sure do.<BR>

alternatively ... Oct 14th, 2002 11:51 AM

It's only an 1.5 hour trip on the Eurostar train.<BR>

Ann Oct 14th, 2002 12:48 PM

Rebecca, Please don't listen to Tom. I've done this trip many times. It's 3 hours. Unless you plan to stop in villages or Siena or San Gimignano I would suggest taking the train from city to city. You don't need a car. If you wan to take day trips you can rent a car in Florence.

topper Oct 14th, 2002 05:52 PM

topping<BR>

Alice Twain Oct 15th, 2002 08:41 AM

Ann:<BR><BR>The drive from ROme to Florence take 2hours, two hours and a half at worst. Maybe even less with the new law that allows cars to reach 150 Kmph on the autostrada. Last time I had to do it, it took us 2 hours or maybe even a bit less. It is tru that it was 6am when we left, but it is also true that we still had the old law allowing less speed on the autostrada.

x Oct 15th, 2002 08:49 AM

Hey Ann:<BR><BR>Try shifting gears once in a while... or stop driving in reverse.


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