trying to buy a train ticket from florence to lyon with only one stop, more than 30 min to allow enough time for transfer.
Cant find a reliable website that would have both the timetable and sell ticket. going on oct 28. I am thinking is a scenic route and worth the train ride.
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
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Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8319 posts
It's a 8.5 to 9 hour train and bus trip from Florence to Lyon--450 miles.
Most would take a flight up there. Volotea flies twice weekly seasonally. Otherwise, you'll have to make a connecting flight and it'll take you about 3.5 hours. The flights shouldn't be too expensive. Sure beats a long train trip.
Posted by
Wengen
2493 posts
It should be possible to do this in 7 1/2 hours, but currently the direct trains Milano - Lyon run by Trenitalia aren't open for booking yet. October is still far away.
Posted by
Los Angeles
972 posts
You can also check Trainline.com. I see several trains to Lyon Part-Dieu. Looks like you can take
Italo 9924 at 12:25 PM from Firenze Santa Maria Novella to Torino Porta Susa
2h 55m
1h 20m transfer time
Then on Trenitalia France, FR 9296 at 4:40 PM to Lyon Part-Dieu arriving at 8:23pm.
Sounds like a nice day!
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
The Milan-Lyon Freccia trains via Turin are open for bookings on trenitalia.com, including the 16:40 #9296
If Trenitalia isn't selling through tickets to Lyon departing from other cities, I'd wait a few weeks instead of making two separate purchases.
I don't trust resellers like trainline, especially when buying international trains. Even more when Trainline tries to sell a non-protected connection between competing railway companies (Italo and Trenitalia) without any warning. Quite close to a scam, imho.