Advice for TGV travel?
I'm traveling to Europe. Flying into Paris, staying for 3 days, taking the TGV
to Avignon, staying for 3 days, then wanting to travel by train to Siena or Florence (staying for 3 days) then flying out of Pisa. I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Please excuse my ignorance. Any information would be helpful. In addition, can anyone recommend a place to stay in Siena or Florence that would accomodate a family of 4 for around 150 Euros a night? (Or less) Thanks so much. --Mary |
"MARY1313" wrote in message ... I'm traveling to Europe. Flying into Paris, staying for 3 days, taking the TGV to Avignon, staying for 3 days, then wanting to travel by train to Siena or Florence (staying for 3 days) then flying out of Pisa. I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Please excuse my ignorance. Any information would be helpful. Siena's station is very small and off the main track. Also it's outside the town walls. You might consider taking the train to Florence and then a bus to Siena. The bus station in Florence is near the train station and in Siena it's near the center of town. On our first visit to Siena, we took a bus from the train station in Chiusi (having trained from Sorrento via Rome). This bus ride through the Tuscan countryside was wonderful, like a magic carpet ride, causing us to immediately plan a return for a more extended stay. Check the German train site for all European train travel: http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en Marianne |
MARY1313 wrote: [snip] I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Please excuse my ignorance. Any information would be helpful. I don't think you can get a TGV to Siena. They have trains from both Florence and Milan, but I don't think they are TGV. FWIW, alot of folks take buses from Florence. The Siena station isn't really "in" Siena and it is a long uphill walk or a slightly pricy taxi ride. |
MARY1313 writes:
I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Only certain cities are served by TGV trains. The other cities are served by conventional trains, which are only about half as fast at best. Look for ordinary (non-TGV) train service beyond Nice and you should find it. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
"MARY1313" skrev i meddelandet ... I'm traveling to Europe. Flying into Paris, staying for 3 days, taking the TGV to Avignon, staying for 3 days, then wanting to travel by train to Siena or Florence (staying for 3 days) then flying out of Pisa. I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Please excuse my ignorance. Any information would be helpful. In addition, can anyone recommend a place to stay in Siena or Florence that would accomodate a family of 4 for around 150 Euros a night? (Or less) Thanks so much. --Mary You've used the Eurail timetable ? It's possibly not the best one. In my opinion is the German timetable http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en is the best one for planning train travel and train connections in Europe. From Avignon to Siena you've to change trains several times and as others have said, the railstation in Siena is on some distance from city core so you'll need a taxi or go by bus the last distance. |
Lennart Petersen wrote:
[] It's possibly not the best one. Indeed. In my opinion is the German timetable http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en is the best one for planning train travel and train connections in Europe. Yes, it's excellent, and I'll remind readers it's available at wap.bahn.de, so you can use it from your mobile- very handy while on the move! -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
In addition, can anyone recommend a place to stay in Siena or Florence
that would accomodate a family of 4 for around 150 Euros a night? (Or less) Last summer we got a quad at the Caravaggio in Florence for about that much or less--and it is a GREAT hotel (about a year old--very fresh, clean and modern inside, with a good breakfast, but the quad room was a bit plain--other rooms have more art and design). We found the quad by going to www.venere.com and searching for 1 room holding 4 people. You might try a search there for both Florence and Siena, and see how the price matches up with the star ratings and the comments from people who have stayed there already. |
Sienna is served by normal trains. Is about a 7euro taxi fare to the gate
of the city. Do not know how much to the interior. We took taxi from Avis office, which is near one of the portals, to train station. The bus drops you off across the street from a moving stairway / escalator that takes you up to city level. bill "Mimi" wrote in message ... "MARY1313" wrote in message ... I'm traveling to Europe. Flying into Paris, staying for 3 days, taking the TGV to Avignon, staying for 3 days, then wanting to travel by train to Siena or Florence (staying for 3 days) then flying out of Pisa. I can't seem to get a route on the Eur-rail TGV from Avignon or Nice to Siena. Their website doesn't seem to want to make that connection. Can anyone tell me if it is possible to take the train like that? Please excuse my ignorance. Any information would be helpful. Siena's station is very small and off the main track. Also it's outside the town walls. You might consider taking the train to Florence and then a bus to Siena. The bus station in Florence is near the train station and in Siena it's near the center of town. On our first visit to Siena, we took a bus from the train station in Chiusi (having trained from Sorrento via Rome). This bus ride through the Tuscan countryside was wonderful, like a magic carpet ride, causing us to immediately plan a return for a more extended stay. Check the German train site for all European train travel: http://bahn.hafas.de/bin/query.exe/en Marianne |
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