🌍 Country guide

Italy

Every Viamo guide for Italy in one place: 51 route guides, how to get around by train, bus, road and sea, airport transfers and the entry rules.

Routes

Bari to Brindisi

Down the Adriatic heel, gateway to Greece ferries.

⏱ ~50min by train

Bologna to Florence

A 35-minute high-speed dash under the Apennines.

⏱ ~35min by train

Bologna to Rimini

Down to the Adriatic Riviera by frequent train.

⏱ ~55min by train

Bologna to Venice

Across the plain to the lagoon by fast train.

⏱ ~1h20 by train

Catania to Palermo

Across Sicily by train, bus or the coast road.

⏱ ~2h15–2h30 by bus

Florence to Bologna

How to get from Florence to Bologna: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~35-40 min by high-speed train

Florence to Cinque Terre by train

The regional trains to the five villages, with the La Spezia change explained.

⏱ ~3-3.5h by train

Florence to Lucca

How to get from Florence to Lucca: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h20-1h30 by train

Florence to Pisa

To the Leaning Tower by frequent regional train.

⏱ ~50min by train

Florence to San Gimignano

How to get from Florence to San Gimignano: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h by car

Florence to Siena

How to get from Florence to Siena: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h-1h15 by bus

Florence to Venice

Tuscany to the canals by direct high-speed train.

⏱ ~2h by train

Florence to the Chianti wine region

How to get from Florence to the Chianti wine region: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~45 min by car (no train)

Genoa to Pisa

Along the Ligurian and Tuscan coast by train.

⏱ ~1h50 by train

Ljubljana to Venice

Slovenia to the lagoon by bus or the scenic rail.

⏱ ~2h30–3h by car

Milan to Bologna

Across the Po plain by high-speed train in an hour.

⏱ ~55min–1h10 by train

Milan to Como

A short, scenic hop to the lake by frequent train.

⏱ ~35-40min by train

Milan to Genoa

Down to the Ligurian coast and the Riviera.

⏱ ~1h20 by train

Milan to Rome

Frecciarossa and Italo race between the cities in about three hours.

⏱ ~2h50 by train

Milan to Venice

Across the Po plain to the lagoon by fast train.

⏱ ~2h20 by train

Milan to Verona

East across Lombardy and the Veneto by fast train.

⏱ ~1h5 by train

Munich to Venice

One of Europe's great train rides, over the Alps to the lagoon.

⏱ ~5–5.5h by car

Naples to Bari

Coast to coast across the south.

⏱ ~2h45–3h30 by car

Naples to Herculaneum

How to get from Naples to Herculaneum: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~15-20 min by train

Naples to Palermo

An overnight ferry to Sicily, or the long drive south.

⏱ ~55min by flight

Naples to Pompeii

The Circumvesuviana to Pompei Scavi, the national rail option and tours.

⏱ ~35-40 min by train

Naples to Positano: bus, ferry or car

The SITA bus, the seasonal ferry and why driving the Amalfi coast is a trap.

⏱ ~1-1.5h by ferry

Naples to Reggio Calabria

Down the toe of Italy by Frecciarossa.

⏱ ~3h20 by train

Naples to Sorrento

Down the bay by the Circumvesuviana to the peninsula.

⏱ ~65min by train

Palermo to Agrigento

Across Sicily to the Valley of the Temples.

⏱ ~1h45–2h15 by car

Paris to Rome

Two scenic days by rail or 2 hours in the air – and the case for each.

⏱ ~2h10 by flight

Rome to Ancona

Across to the Adriatic by Intercity and regional train.

⏱ ~2h55-3h20 by train

Rome to Bari

Across to the Adriatic heel of Italy.

⏱ ~3h20 by train

Rome to Bologna

North by Frecciarossa and Italo in about two hours.

⏱ ~2h by train

Rome to Florence

Frecciarossa in 1h30 – the easiest intercity hop in Italy.

⏱ ~1h30 by train

Rome to Naples

Fast trains to the south, gateway to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast.

⏱ ~1h10 by train

Rome to Orvieto

How to get from Rome to Orvieto: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h-1h10 by train

Rome to Ostia Antica

How to get from Rome to Ostia Antica: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~25-30 min by train

Rome to Perugia

Into green Umbria by Intercity and regional train.

⏱ ~2h–2h30 by coach

Rome to Pisa

Up the Tyrrhenian coast to Tuscany.

⏱ ~2h45 by train

Rome to Pompeii

South to the ruins by high-speed train and the Circumvesuviana.

⏱ ~2–2.5h by train

Rome to Tivoli

How to get from Rome to Tivoli: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~50 min-1h by bus

Rome to the Amalfi Coast

Train to Naples or Salerno, then ferry or bus to Positano and Amalfi.

⏱ ~3-4h by train+ferry

Turin to Milan

Piedmont to Lombardy by frequent fast train.

⏱ ~50min by train

Turin to Sestriere

How to get from Turin to Sestriere: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h30 by car

Venice to Padua

How to get from Venice to Padua: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~25 min by regionale veloce train

Venice to Rome

Direct high-speed trains the length of the peninsula.

⏱ ~3h45 by train

Venice to Verona

How to get from Venice to Verona: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h-1h15 by high-speed train

Venice to the Prosecco Hills

How to get from Venice to the Prosecco Hills: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h by train to Conegliano

Verona to Venice

From Romeo's city to the lagoon.

⏱ ~1h10-1h20 by train

Zurich to Milan

Across the Gotthard and the Alps into Italy.

⏱ ~3h20–30 by train

Getting around

Airports & city transport

Entry requirements