Are there buses that run from Florence to Nice in July. Are there schedules/prices available online? Originally we wanted to take a night train but there doesn't seem to be one running according to the Eurail schedule online on our date (July 13th departure from Florence). Thanks.
Daniel
Eurail schedules are probably the worst place to check for times and prices. They only list the few trains they sell tickets for, and charge way more than the European railways. Check times and schedules at the Italian rail network, http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html, or French national rail at http://tgv-europe.com. The one overnight train leaves at 11:30 and gets in around 8:40, and a couchette in a four-berth unit is as low as 45 Euro. Trenitalia doesn't have all its new schedules loaded after 15 June yet, so it may not come up. And booking through Trenitalia has become problematical for many U-S credit card holders. And you likely won't be able to get print-your-own tickets thru TGV-Europe for this trip. You may have to resort to calling Trenitalia to see if they can help. Even now, overnight trips in July are booked up. Try calling 011-39-06-684-754-75. You'll get a better chance of an english operator if calling during their daytime, 6 hrs ahead of EDT.
Thanks Norm. I'll give them a call as advised. In case reserving a night train becomes a problem, do you know if there are regular buses running from Florence to Nice? I can't seem to find any info online. Thanks.
Daniel
Bus lines in both Italy and France are more local and regional as opposed to national and international. The only one I know that makes that run is www.Eurolines.it, the Italian operation of the Eurolines bus service. I think you have to register first before you can check schedules and fares, and I have noticed problems with their English version, so you may have to register in Italian.
Thanks for your help, Norm.
Daniel
