Hello,

I'm traveling to Italy soon and need some advice.

Our plane lands in Rome at 12:20 pm on Sunday December 20th and I'm planning on buying the 2:30 pm high speed train to Venice.

My questions are the following:

Is 2 hrs enough time to clear customs and take the express to Rome Train station and then the High Speed train to Venice? No baggage claim, carry on only.

Should I wait to buy the train tickets at the station instead?

Any advise from Locals and frequent travelers is greatly appreciated.

This will be my first trip to Italy (Europe in general for that matter), and I am trying to make a day trip from Naples to Frigento. My Poppi grew up in Frigento until he came to America at 21 years old. I would love more than anything to go see the town he grew up in.

Should I rent a car for a day trip there and back? Would it be easier to do public transportation from the city to the country?

Any ideas/support/guidance is highly appreciate! Grazie!!

We have a train booked currently from Florence to Rome. However, we are aware of the general strike happing that day. What would be a good backup option for transportation? We looked at flixbus but that may also be striking?

Sorry if this is stupid we are first time travelers.

Hello, our flight to Rome from the US lands at 9:35 AM. I am looking to book a 12:50 PM train to Venice. Will this be enough time to make it through customs and to the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini? We do not plan to check luggage, we will be taking carry ons. Thank you!

Trying to get it for today, October 26th, there was last minute changes to our itinerary and if we could somehow make do the colosseum today it would work out perfectly. Anyone have any advice? Is it even possible? Everywhere I’ve seen online is either sold out or charging $2000. (Not kidding)

Have a Trenitalia ticket for train #9405 from Venice to Rome on October 30th. I am aware of the strike and I see it is on the list of trains at https://www.trenitalia.com/it/informazioni/treni-garantiti-incasodisciopero.html

I know technically anything can happen, but does this mean my train will still run? If so, are buses participating in the general strike and getting a bus would be a good backup? If all buses are participating as well, what should I do? I really appreciate everyone's help since I'm not familiar with this!

I'm ok with leaving Venice a day early, as frustrating as that would be. I just want to make sure that's the necessary thing to do before I act!

Ciao tutti.

Heading to Italy fairly soon and want to see if I can get some tips. Part of our trip is heading to Pompeii from Rome for a two-day portion. Understanding that a base in Naples is ideal/required - what part of Naples would people suggest for ease of transport to and from Stazione Centrale?

I suppose what I mean would be ease of taking a local train in, or ease of getting a taxi et. al. We were looking at the Chiaia area, and while it seems nice I feel like it would be a bit too much to be traveling to-and-from in such a short stay.

Dates would be 11/28-11/30, so yeah, a bit short notice.

Hello, we are supposed to fly from Florence to London on October 30th. However, it seems like the Florence and Pisa airports will both be striking that day. In addition, it seems like there is a general strike on October 30th, so I do not believe taking a train to Bologna or Rome and flying out of those cities is an option. Air traffic control might be striking too. We are trying to make it to London for a football match on the 31st, before flying home to the USA on November 1st. If our flight is cancelled, I’m worried that whatever flight they put us on will make us miss the football match or maybe even jeopardize our flight home. Does anyone have any input on what we should do? Flights the day before will cost over $1,000, and we will be paying a non-refundable hotel in Florence if we leave the day before. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

We will be staying in Lucca for 3 weeks with a 4.5 yo, and then I have a week+ to account for for the end of our trip where we need to head towards a main airport hub (Rome or Venice). I was looking at Lake Garda on our way from Tuscany to Venice potentially, but see mixed reviews with toddlers. We’ll be there the middle of May, so lake activities won’t be an option. My child is more of an outdoors/ biking kiddo but still on the younger side. Thoughts or suggestions?

I got off the cruise terminal in Salerno. There’s a sign for a taxi. There seemed to only be a couple taxi drivers coming back and forth. I think most people just walk or find alternative transportation.

We were going to the Concordia pier to catch a ferry. When a taxi pulled up, I asked what the fare would be there and he said 20 euros. I kind of questioned the price by the look I gave to my girlfriend. At that point, he was out of the taxi. He then said wait 5 minutes a couple of times to me. I was a little confused. I thought he was saying that he was going to sit there for 5 mins. He then engaged the couple behind us. They were the only other people in the queue and they agreed to the 20 euros.

He must have either meant for me to wait 5 min for the next taxi, or he was going to drop the other couple off and be back in 5 minutes. I think it was the former.

My research suggests there aren’t flat fees for this route, but he was not doing metered only flat and refused to give me a ride.

We ended up walking and it was shorter than I thought.

There’s no rideshare here and freenow always shows unavailable. I don’t like to negotiate price on the side of the road. I’m going to Rome next and have to take a few short trips. I here that these aren’t worth it for the drivers. What do I do next time? Do I just not ask the fare and ask them to turn on the meter? Are they allowed to say no to meter, or can you get ripped off by meter?

Im heading to lake garda for 2-3 days in november and the Funivia Malcesine to Monte Baldo will be closed while I'm there. For those experienced with the area, are there any ways to still ascend it whether assisted via public transport or specific hiking trails that arent too crazy

Edit: sorry, it is from 26/12/2026 to 02/01/2027

Travel Dates and Location:

• 26/12 - Arrival at 7pm, hotel check-in and just have dinner and rest
  • We will check in at vatican Rooms Cipro
  • We will stay here from 26/12 until 1/1 - is this a good idea?
• 27/12 - Visit Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill, and walk around Piazza Venezia
• 28/12 - Visit Vatican City and surrounding areas, including maybe Piazza Navona and the Pantheon, maybe chill day
• 29/12 - Campo de' Fiori, Spanish Steps, Villa Borghese
• 30/12 - Castel Sant'Angelo, walk around Trastevere
• 31/12 - Leisure day just for about anything, maybe look for a place where the New Year's Eve is celebrated - do you have recommendations?
• 1/1 - We will move to Florence via train early in the morning, check-in at Hotel Albani Firenze in the afternoon. In between, we plan on checking out Piazza del Duomo, Florence Cathedral, PIazza della Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio - I can see on the maps that they are just next to each other, including our Hotel
• 2/1 - Galleria degli Uffizi or Accademia Gallery
• 2/1 night until 7/1 we are in Austria
• 7/1 to 9/1 - we are in Milan - thinking of checking out the Galleria Vittorio Emanuelle II and do some shopping before we return back to Japan on the 10th

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Additional details just in case:

- We are used to walking 20,000-30,000 steps a day - we live in Japan and are very active so a lot of walking for several hours is no problem

- We're going on this trip for the first time, as our honeymoon if that matters

- I am particularly interested in knowing if the hotel I booked for Rome is good or if the surrounding area is good, or if we should move somewhere.

- Also, should we spend 6 nights in the same place?

- For the New Years Eve - if you could pls recommend a good place to spend it on, would love something lively of course if possible!

- We love historical places, we love the arts, and we love trying all sort of food; we also love nature, and we absolutely love drinking after dinner ahah

Thank you so much!

Hello! I’m wondering if there are any trains that go directly from either Rome’s airport or from Rome to Pompeii? It doesn’t have to be direct, but that would make everything a lot easier!

Hey all. I have planned trip with my wife to Bari on 1.11 to 3.11, but now all we hear is about transportation protests, lack of supplies in shops and closing restaurants.
Is it still worth to travel in such circumstances or should we cancel it?
Will we really have such a problem to get transport from airport or find something to eat??

I’ll be going to Bologna for a week the last week of February and I was thinking about taking a day trip to Milan on one of the last days. I’ll be taking a train so I’ll be fairly cheap. I’m not too worried about spending too much money there I don’t really have a budget for the day trip. I just wanted to feel full. I’ll be staying in Bologna so Food isn’t the main priority for me. I wanna see unique things that I would not see in bologna definitely gonna check out Duomo and the Galleria Vittorio

Sorry if this isn’t allowed in this sub, just stressed out and going out on a limb here. Took a train on the 21st from Rome to Napoli Centrale. Put my backpack and separate tote for my CPAP under my coach seat. In a moment of terrible judgment I set the CPAP farther under the seat behind the backpack during the trip and during the rush of getting off to meet the scheduled plans for the rest of the day I left behind my CPAP buried under the seat. I’ve already called Italo and they said rekeep is my only avenue. I’ve looked through it and can’t find it and posted for the missing item.

How often do they do thorough sweep of the train cars? I fear it could be so far buried that only another passenger could notice it at some point. I don’t know how valuable it would be to a dishonest person dude to the hygienic aspect. Any successful rekeep experiences?

So we arrived in Ravello two days ago, and driving back from Pompeii today noticed most gas stations closed due to the trucker protest and have no fuel inventory.

We are supposed to drive to our next stay, just south of Ostuni, in Puglia, in two days. We have a fuel range of about 350km. Does anyone have insight into petrol availability in the Puglia area? Trying to decide if we head out on Saturday or stay put for a few days until fuel situation gets resolved (if it does)....

Hi everyone!

We're travelling from Naples to Rome on November 29 and then heading to Fiumicino Airport.

Our train connections are:

- Frecciarossa 9430: Arrives at Roma Termini at 17:20

- Leonardo Express: Departs at 17:35 for FCO

Ticket bought from Trenitalia website

That gives us exactly 15 minutes to change trains.

For anyone familiar with Roma Termini:

1. Is 15 minutes realistic with luggage?

2. How far apart are the Frecciarossa and Leonardo Express platforms?

3. Are Frecciarossa trains generally punctual on this route?

4. If we miss the Leonardo Express, can we use the same ticket on the next departure?

Would appreciate advice from anyone who has made a similar connection. Thanks!

My partner and I are travelling from Australia to Italy in late January and February 2027, visiting Milan, Cinque Terre, Puglia, Sorrento and Rome. We’re really looking forward to exploring, enjoying the food and catching Milan v Juventus.

One part I’m a little concerned about is driving from Polignano a Mare to Sorrento via Sant’Andrea di Conza. Being used to driving on the left in Australia, I’m wondering how I’ll manage the unfamiliar roads, particularly through the inland areas in winter and approaching Sorrento.

Has anyone done this route around February? I’d appreciate any advice about road conditions, how manageable the drive is and anything worth planning for.

🇮🇹 ROME | OCT 28 – NOV 4

Wed, Oct 28 – Arrival
✈️ Pantheon, Piazza Navona & dinner.

Thu, Oct 29 – Ancient Rome
🏛️ Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill & Monti.

Fri, Oct 30 – Florence
🚄 Day trip to Florence. Michelangelo’s David, Duomo, Uffizi Gallery & Michelangelo’s tomb.

Sat, Oct 31 – Orvieto or Relaxed Rome Day
🍷 Option 1: Day trip to Orvieto for medieval streets, cathedral, food & wine.

☕ Option 2: Stay in Rome for a relaxed day exploring cafés, shops & neighborhoods.

Sun, Nov 1 – Scenic Rome
Villa Borghese, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain & exploring.

Mon, Nov 2 – Rome Neighborhoods
Jewish Ghetto, Aventine Hill, Testaccio & Trastevere.

Tue, Nov 3 – Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & farewell dinner.

Wed, Nov 4 – Departure
Breakfast, checkout & airport.

We had this trip booked in advance for several months. First grade 1/2 sprain on both ankles occurred in April. MRI scan in June on my left ankle came up with nothing, no noticeable tears, bruises, or fractures. Could only do basic PT and was pretty fine for the summer. Around September I started going back to the gym and did cardio/stairmaster/eliptical and I think multiple sessions a week on that aggravated or strained my ankles once again as around a week and a half ago I started feeling tender and weak in my ligaments and would get swollen again when I walked. Currently I can bear weight standing for 10-15 minutes before needing to sit down but it’s annoying I need to wear an ankle brace again for a potential second micro tear again right before my trip.

Currently going with my brother and dad. But I’m already looking into renting a mobility scooter for sights like coliseum and Vatican.

I’m wondering if anyone here has traveled with a foot/ankle injury and how they handled it, specifically a trip to Rome? How many items on the itinerary should I skip out on?

I am currently in the Jungfrau region and thinking about doing a day trip to Lake Como. Plan is to leave early, spend 4 to 6 hours there, and head back in the evening.

A couple quick logistics questions:

Is a 3.5 hour drive each way worth it for just 4 to 6 hours around the lake, or is that way too tight?

I do not have an IDP for driving in Italy, so I plan to park at a Swiss border town (like Lugano or Chiasso) and train across to Como. Which border station has reliable Park and Rail spaces in the morning?

Thanks!

If so, what time did you arrive and what would you recommend as must-sees (other than the cathedral) for a great but compact itinerary? Also, is it worth it to try to fit Spoleto, maybe for dinner, on my way back? Would you recommend anywhere else?

The plan is to do this on December 1. Thank you!

I have recently reserved the Colosseum tickets using the Rome pass, for the beginning of November, as they were very difficult to book normally. I was just wondering if it’s as easy as scanning the pass somewhere on public transport or the actual Colosseum to activate it. I’m going to purchase the pass on the app.

Hello, I'm going to Italy for a month. I land November 10 in Milan, and this is my plan:

--- WITH FRIENDS ---

Nov 10-12: Milan

Nov 12-15: Venice

Nov 15-19: Florence

Nov 19-23: Bologna

--- FRIENDS LEAVE, AM SOLO ---

Nov 23-26: Parma

Nov 26-28: Mantua

Nov 28-30: Cremona

Nov 30-Dec 7 Turin

Dec 7-9: Milan, return home

The part with friends is already booked and therefore pretty rigid, but the solo part I haven't booked any of yet and I'm open to anyone's suggestions for what I might be doing wrong. Am I in Turin for too long? Should I give another day to one of Parma, Mantua, or Cremona? I don't want to overdo the travel, so should I cut one of those entirely? Is travel between them going to suck more than I think? Finally, does this make sense given the time of year? I know this is a lot -- I appreciate the help!

Anche, imparo l'italiano da alcuni mesi, e ovviamente non sono fluente, ma ne so abbastanza da sentirmi sicuro a visitare piccole città dove non parlano inglese. Grazie!