Hello all! My wife and I will be travelling to Italy in August for the first time and could use some tips for planning our travels. Here is a breakdown of our current itinerary: Fly into Rome in the afternoon and train direct to Florence. 2 full days in Florence followed by 2 days in Tuscany (with a rental car). Train from Florence to Amalfi (Conca Dei Marini). 3 Full Days in Conca Dei Marini. Train back to Rome and spend 3 full days there before flying back to the US. The transportation piece that I am concerned about it is getting from Florence to Conca Dei Marini. Any suggestions would be helpful!
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
7233 posts
Welcome to the forum!
Your plan is good
To get 2 full days in Florence and Tuscany that means 3 nights in each
Where exactly did you plan to stay in Tuscany and where did you plan to drop off rental car?
Florence to Conca dei Marini ( which is close to Amalfi but does not have ferry so you might want to reconsider?)
Take train from Florence ( or wherever you drop car) to Salerno
Then ferry to Amalfi - ferry is just a 10 min walk from station
From Amalfi take a taxi or arrange for driver to Conca dei Marini
( only other option would be a bus which will probably be extremely crowded!)
Or private driver from Salerno to Conca
Reverse to get to Rome
Train from Salerno to Rome
We used
www.topexcursionsorrento.com
Florence 3 nights
Tuscany 3 nights
Conca on AC 3 nights
Rome 3 nights
Posted by
OP
United States
2 posts
Thanks for the quick response! We plan to rent a car in Florence, stay in San Donato in Poggio, and then return rental car to Florence before hopping on a train to Salerno.
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
7233 posts
This thread has directions for getting in and out of Florence without ZTL violations-thanks to Roberto
We always book thru
www.autoEurope.com
Due to their excellent customer service and great rates
Be sure all drivers have an IDP
International Driving Permit
Required by law
Get it at your local AAA
Trenitalia -official train site, also has an app
https://www.trenitalia.com/content/tcom/en.html
Station Names
Firenze SM Novella
Salerno
Roma Termini
Posted by
Miami
338 posts
The trip from San Donato to Florence to Salerno to Amalfi to Conca Dei Marini will take the whole day. I wouldn’t do that unless there’s something you must do or see in that town. Maybe go to Cinque Terre instead of the Amalfi Coast.