The fall trip that I've previously mentioned is coming together - sorta.
The plan is Rome (3 days), Tuscany (4 days), Dolomites (3 days), Florence (3 days) and Rome (2 days) - plus travel days. We're staying near the Termini station and the original plan was to take the train to Orvieto to pick up the car for our stay in Tuscany. We would then drive to the Dolomites and return it somewhere between the Dolomites and Florence. The one significant problem with this plan is that rental car offices in smaller cities are generally closed on Sunday when we would leave Rome. This leads to the following questions:
- How difficult is it to drive out of Rome after picking up the car at the Termini station early on a Sunday morning?
- I was reading another posting that suggested the Tiburtina station might be better - true? A better alternative?
- As an alternative and to avoid Sunday, we could stay an extra day in Rome on arrival and one less day prior to departure. This is definitely not ideal but could be done.
- What would be the easiest place - convenient to the train - to drop the car after leaving the Dolomites?
- If Bolzano is easiest, one possibility is connections in Voltera (15 min) and Padova (40 min) - enough time?
- Should we consider driving all the way to Florence?
FYI - we're not adverse to driving and driving long distances - just interested in it being "user friendly"
Thanks in advance for your time and suggestions.