We will be staying in Tuscany in June and are thinking of taking a day trip to Venice by train. Does anyone have experience with this who can give some advice? Thanks.

Tuscany is a big area (not all of it has train service). What part of Tuscany?

There is no problem taking a train from SMN station in the centre of Florence to SL station right on the Grand Canal in Venice. The journey takes about 2 hours and the trains leave regularly. Depart Florence on the 8.30am and return ex Venice about 7.30pm. Trenitalia.com has all the timetables and priceing.

Takes three hours by train, but I would do it, better than not going at all. I would leave earlier in the morning and return later in the evening.

Thanks DownUnder. We will be leaving from Florence. This is just what I needed to know.

Double check weekend versus weekday schedules. Sometimes you have more flexibility on weekdays and fewer folks heading out for or back from weekends. A weekday trip to Venice may be less crowded as well. Although it's so popular, that might not be a factor. Please let everyone know how it goes.