I'm planning on going on the RS Rome tour April 23 to 29, and was thinking I'd go a week ahead of time and visit other places relatively nearby first. I really want to see Pompeii and the museum in Naples, and was also thinking of Orvieto, Civita di Bagnoregio, Siena and Assisi. Thoughts on that?
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I would stay in 2 places. Plus you need to be in Rome the night before the tour. If flying into FCO, train time to Naples from the airport is 2 hours with a change downtown.
If willing to forego the Naples museum, a Pompeii day trip from Rome is possible; so you could go north instead. FCO to Siena you take the Leonardo Express to Tibertina and the Flixbus or Alibus to Siena [2:40]. Orvieto from Siena would be a 3-hour train ride [changing in Florence, where you could drop your bags on Platform 16 and do a visit but only 1.5 to Rome.
Sample train route Florence to Rome showing Orvieto and other stops:
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Thank you!
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Plus you need to be in Rome the night before the tour
I disagree.
The introductory meeting starts at 3PM. Any of the places you list present no problem for reaching Rome in time, .by traveling on the tour start date.