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.
Down the Adriatic heel, gateway to Greece ferries.
⏱ ~50min by trainA 35-minute high-speed dash under the Apennines.
⏱ ~35min by trainDown to the Adriatic Riviera by frequent train.
⏱ ~55min by trainAcross the plain to the lagoon by fast train.
⏱ ~1h20 by trainAcross Sicily by train, bus or the coast road.
⏱ ~2h15–2h30 by busHow to get from Florence to Bologna: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~35-40 min by high-speed trainThe regional trains to the five villages, with the La Spezia change explained.
⏱ ~3-3.5h by trainHow to get from Florence to Lucca: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.
⏱ ~1h20-1h30 by trainTo the Leaning Tower by frequent regional train.
⏱ ~50min by trainHow to get from Florence to San Gimignano: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.
⏱ ~1h by carHow to get from Florence to Siena: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~1h-1h15 by busTuscany to the canals by direct high-speed train.
⏱ ~2h by trainHow 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)Along the Ligurian and Tuscan coast by train.
⏱ ~1h50 by trainSlovenia to the lagoon by bus or the scenic rail.
⏱ ~2h30–3h by carAcross the Po plain by high-speed train in an hour.
⏱ ~55min–1h10 by trainA short, scenic hop to the lake by frequent train.
⏱ ~35-40min by trainDown to the Ligurian coast and the Riviera.
⏱ ~1h20 by trainFrecciarossa and Italo race between the cities in about three hours.
⏱ ~2h50 by trainAcross the Po plain to the lagoon by fast train.
⏱ ~2h20 by trainEast across Lombardy and the Veneto by fast train.
⏱ ~1h5 by trainOne of Europe's great train rides, over the Alps to the lagoon.
⏱ ~5–5.5h by carCoast to coast across the south.
⏱ ~2h45–3h30 by carHow to get from Naples to Herculaneum: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~15-20 min by trainAn overnight ferry to Sicily, or the long drive south.
⏱ ~55min by flightThe Circumvesuviana to Pompei Scavi, the national rail option and tours.
⏱ ~35-40 min by trainThe SITA bus, the seasonal ferry and why driving the Amalfi coast is a trap.
⏱ ~1-1.5h by ferryDown the toe of Italy by Frecciarossa.
⏱ ~3h20 by trainDown the bay by the Circumvesuviana to the peninsula.
⏱ ~65min by trainAcross Sicily to the Valley of the Temples.
⏱ ~1h45–2h15 by carTwo scenic days by rail or 2 hours in the air – and the case for each.
⏱ ~2h10 by flightAcross to the Adriatic by Intercity and regional train.
⏱ ~2h55-3h20 by trainAcross to the Adriatic heel of Italy.
⏱ ~3h20 by trainNorth by Frecciarossa and Italo in about two hours.
⏱ ~2h by trainFrecciarossa in 1h30 – the easiest intercity hop in Italy.
⏱ ~1h30 by trainFast trains to the south, gateway to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast.
⏱ ~1h10 by trainHow to get from Rome to Orvieto: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~1h-1h10 by trainHow to get from Rome to Ostia Antica: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~25-30 min by trainInto green Umbria by Intercity and regional train.
⏱ ~2h–2h30 by coachUp the Tyrrhenian coast to Tuscany.
⏱ ~2h45 by trainSouth to the ruins by high-speed train and the Circumvesuviana.
⏱ ~2–2.5h by trainHow to get from Rome to Tivoli: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~50 min-1h by busTrain to Naples or Salerno, then ferry or bus to Positano and Amalfi.
⏱ ~3-4h by train+ferryPiedmont to Lombardy by frequent fast train.
⏱ ~50min by trainHow to get from Turin to Sestriere: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.
⏱ ~1h30 by carHow to get from Venice to Padua: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~25 min by regionale veloce trainDirect high-speed trains the length of the peninsula.
⏱ ~3h45 by trainHow to get from Venice to Verona: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.
⏱ ~1h-1h15 by high-speed trainHow to get from Venice to the Prosecco Hills: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.
⏱ ~1h by train to ConeglianoFrom Romeo's city to the lagoon.
⏱ ~1h10-1h20 by trainAcross the Gotthard and the Alps into Italy.
⏱ ~3h20–30 by trainBy Bus · FlixBus, Itabus and the regional networks.
By Bus · FlixBus, Itabus and Italy's coach options.
By Rail · Frecce, Italo and regionali across the boot.
By Road · ZTLs, autostrada tolls and Italian driving culture.
By Sea · Italy to Croatia and down the Dalmatian coast by sea.
By Sea · Overnight from Ancona, Bari or Brindisi.
Slow Travel · A seven-day rail itinerary: Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples at a humane pace.
Slow Travel · The length of Italy, plus the islands, by surface.
The Marconi Express monorail into Bologna.
Into the city by the Alibus.
Malpensa by the Malpensa Express; Linate by Metro M4.
Capodichino into Naples by Alibus and metro.
Punta Raisi by the Trinacria Express train and Prestia bus.
The PisaMover to the station, and on to Florence.
Fiumicino and Ciampino into central Rome.
Marco Polo into Venice by bus or water taxi.
The fastest and cheapest ways from Verona's airport into town — compared honestly.