Rome to Florence for the day

Go to trenitailia.com stay in the Italian version and click the "tutti i treni" then do your search. It will only look for the regional trains seven days out, but it will give you an idea of when the trains are and how long they take.

There are a lot of fast trains doing the trip in 90 minutes, and a few regionale veloce (cheaper ticket, but not dramatically) doing the trip in something more than 3 hours and 30 minutes. I do not thing that the scenery is really better on the slow train, and I would not find the ride really enjoyable. Above all, if you ride the slower trains you would spend all the day on them and little time would be left in Florence. I would advice a double ride on the slow line only to train buffs that really enjoy railway lines.

Do yourself a favor and take the fast train. The ride is okay, but not THAT scenic. You've got to get off the beaten path to find the really beautiful places.

I certainly hope you're going to be staying in Florence more than taking a day trip. It's a destination worthy of 3-4 nights and days. We moved to an agriturismo south of Florence to do regional day trips via automobile, and just loved it.

The two lines (old slow and new fast) run parallel to each other for the most part therefore the views are similar. I'd go with tha fast option and spend more time in Florence.

Firenze is Not a day trip from Rome.
Take the fast train.

I went to florence for the day last year from Rome. It was not my first time and I went with a group of friends. We left about 8 am on the fast train and returned to Termini about 10 pm. Had a great time.

Thanks for the input, was hoping the scenery would be pretty enough to take the slow train but it sounds like the faster train is the way to go!

Some of the beautiful scenery in Tuscany is due to the rolling hills and the towns on the tops of the hills.

Trains are big heavy things which need tracks as flat and straight as possible.

Those two things make seeing lots of good scenery from the train in Tuscany very difficult.

The trains use tunnels and bridges and valleys to make their life easier.

Take the fast train.