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Train from Como or Varenna

We will be staying on Lake Como, with the final evening in Mennagio on May 28. Our friends from Switzerland are leaving to return to Switzerland. We are going onto Florence for 5 nights.

My question is which location would be better to have them drop us, so we can pick up a train. (1) Ferry over to Varenna and take train from there with luggage
(2) They have a car, and could drop us off in Como to take train to Milan-Florence
We will be newbies at that point on the Italian trains.

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Have them drop you at the Stazione di Como Camerlata.
Then look at TrenItalia.com

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If they drop you at Como San Giovanni, you will have more trains to Milano Centrale. Only regional train go from Camerlata, but there are EC trains from San Giovanni that are express to Milano Centrale. Or if their route is through Lugano, have the drop you there as it will be less of a detour for them than driving into Como.