Articles tagged ‘transportation’
Italy Q&A: Getting from Fiumicino to Florence
By Jessica | May 8th, 2008 |
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Here’s question I got via email, so here’s another post in my Italy Q&A series. Allan wrote:
I arrive into Rome at about 7pm on a Friday night and need to connect to Florence to meet up with my family.
I note trains are about $65 and leave every hour or so, which would be fine, but [...]
Rome Transportation 101
By Jessica | May 6th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Unlike some of the great cities in the world, where the tourist attractions are all concentrated in one or two specific and compact areas so that - if you feel like it - you can hoof it from one sight to the next without ever having to figure out the public transportation system, Rome is [...]
Venice Transportation 101
By Jessica | April 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Venice is an ideal city to walk in, but even the most dedicated walkers will probably want to use the famous bus-boats at some point during their trip. They’re incredibly easy to use, mainly because there are very few lines to keep track of in Venice proper, and only a couple areas where they run [...]
How to Use the Milan Metro
By Jessica | March 4th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I love subway/metro systems, because they usually represent the cheapest, fastest and generally most efficient way to get around a city. What’s more, they are used by residents even more than tourists, so by riding the metro in a foreign city you get to do some great people-watching as you get from place to place. [...]
The Milan Metro’s Colorful Handrails
By Jessica | February 25th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Getting around in an unfamiliar city can be tough to get used to, especially when you don’t speak the language. If a city has a subway system, it’s likely that it’s the most efficient and most inexpensive mode of transportation - but when you’re underground you can get disoriented even more easily, so some tourists [...]
Taking the Malpensa Express into Milan in 8 Easy Steps
By Jessica | November 26th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Milan has two airports, and Linate is more convenient for most short trips because it’s closer to the center of the city. But if you’re flying into Milan from overseas, chances are good that you’re flying into Malpensa. It’s the larger of the two airports, and unfortunately it’s further away from downtown Milan. There are [...]
Bus Travel in Italy
By Jessica | October 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Generally speaking, and especially if you’re sticking to the bigger tourist destinations in Italy, you’ll have no trouble relying on the country’s train network to get you around. And once you’re in the cities, you can take advantage of usually excellent public transportation. If, on the other hand, you’re hoping to get at all off [...]
