****TRAIN: Venice to Siena?****
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****TRAIN: Venice to Siena?****
Hi! We want to travel, in mid Oct., from Venice to Siena by train and pick up a rental car in Siena. Has anyone done this? <BR> <BR>Is there a direct train to do this or must we go to Florence and change trains with a big layover? How many minutes do you think this trip will take? Can you suggest a site to get a timetable as we want an early train out of Venice? <BR> <BR>We originally thought to go into Florence but thought this city deserved more than a one day visit so now Siena is our preferred arrival city to visit Tuscany. <BR> <BR>Any helpful comments are appreciated.
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You must change trains in Florence. There's a 2 hour layover. Visit the web site for Rail Europe: www.raileurope.com for fares and schedules. I would get the car at the rail station in Florence and drive.
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Deb, <BR>You also have the option of taking a bus from Florence to Siena. The "rapide" bus is faster than the train. The bus station is near the train station in Florence. <BR>Unless you want to pay significantly more for train tickets buy them in Italy.
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Hello Deb, <BR> <BR>Driving time Florence-Siena is 60-75 minutes. The timetable for the 'rapide' bus Mike mentioned is on:- <BR>www.sienaweb.it/territorio/trasporti/rapida.htm <BR>The bus takes 75 mins. <BR> <BR>Steve