Two-pronged question: 1) Anyone anticipate booking tickets one week in advance will be a problem for a Good Friday trip to Rome? 2)What is your experience Bus vs Train to Rome?
Thanks, Peg
Posted by
OP
Milwaukee
11 posts
Clarification - is one week enough advance purchase b/z it is a holiday weekend...and to Rome none-the-less (vatican traffic etc.)
Posted by
Elk Grove, CA, USA
6898 posts
www.sena.it is a good choice to get to Tiburtina station in Rome from Siena. As Gio says, pay close attention to the holiday bus schedule.
Posted by
Chicago, Illinois, USA
586 posts
Bus is by far the better option: an easy 3 hour ride, some of it scenic through Tuscany, too. Lets you off at Roma Tiburtina...easy train connections to anywhere in Roma. Two years ago I think we paid the equivalent of $30.00 US each for this bus ride. Now as to the reduced bus schedule for Good Friday, you'll have to checkout the SENA website for holiday schedules: http://www.sena.it/index_e.htm. I took a peek for you, and since Good Friday appears to fall on April 10, there are buses from Siena to Roma at these times: 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30, Noon, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 PM. All 3 hour rides. It's impossible to say for sure, but given this volume of runs, you probably could get your tickets a day or two in advance when it Italy.