I will be leaving from Naples on 10/2 and wanted to know if I can go direct to Florence via high speed train or do I need to change trains in Rome? I would like to go the fastest way possible. Also, what's the best way to check schedules and prices? I tried trenitalia.com and kept getting "no solution found" even for Naples to Rome.
Posted by
Florence
362 posts
Hmm that is strange. Something seems to be wrong with the site for sure. I was just checking the other day and it worked fine. I would give a day and try again before making other plans. Better answer - use this link: http://www.fsitaliane.it/homepage_en.html Just found many times (about once an hour), 3 hour trip, 68 euro 2nd class on the Frecciarossa I think they are guilty of multiple websites - with some of them no longer working properly.
Posted by
Portland, Oregon, United States
907 posts
I have actually done this. I took the Eurostar. I stopped in Rome and then on to Florence.
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USE
23 posts
One thing to check is to make sure that you've got the right train station picked on the Trenitalia site. I just searched for your cities and date and got a direct train almost every hour. Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.M. Novella
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
There are numerous high-speed runs from Napoli Centrale to Firenze S.M. Novella each day. These certain high-speed runs are non-stop to Rome Termini and then non-stop to Florence. Trip on the Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) @ 180mph takes 3.0hrs. Base fare is 68Euro but you can get fares as low as 9Euro if you are willing to lock into a specific travel date and time in the future and accept non-refundable and non-exchangable tickets.
Posted by
Tilburg, Netherlands
2829 posts
Try also the new train operator in Italy, called Italo Treno.