Planning to return to Italy in May and going from Positano to Sienna or Florence on Saturday, 13 May depending on when rental car company is open. Having trouble understanding train companies. Rick's book talks about Trenitalia and Italo. I see schedules as well as for Rail Europe. Should we go to Naples or another city for train and which train.
Posted by
Temora, NSW, Australia
337 posts
Or Positano to Sorrento "bus"
Sorrento to Naples. Local train. (Or taxi about 90E)
Naples to Florence will be either by
Trenitalia (state railways) go to their website (change to English) trains every hour
Www.trenitalia.com
Or Italo (private) less frequent
Florence to Sienna by bus or car
Regards
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
8077 posts
Positano has zero train service. The closest train is in Sorrento, and it is not the main-line Trenitalia, it is the "commuter" Circumvesuviana (CV) to Naples. In Naples, you take the escalator upstairs and get on the main-line trains. The CV sells tickets like a metro or subway. The Trenitalia tickets can be much cheaper bought three months in advance, non-changeable, non-refundable.
Posted by
Oregon
121 posts
You could go from Positano to Naples, either by taxi or private car (if you can afford it) or by a combination of bus and commuter train, then take the high speed train (either Trenitalia or Italo) from Naples to Florence. If you are going on to Siena, you would get there by by bus or by train, and then take a cab to the rental car company office.
If the ferries are running (and I think they usually start running around Easter), you could also take a ferry from Positano to Salerno, and then a high speed train (Trenitalia or Italo) to Florence. We took this route in the opposite direction and highly recommend it. However, if you have inclement weather, the ferries might not run, and then you are stuck with a long bus ride to Salerno.