Approx time needed after landing to get to Milano Centrale

I'm pretty sure it was discussed but I cannot find any specific answers. Besides Red Cross tent at Milano Centrale station and Milano airport where else I can get Covid Antigen (rapid) test in English to travel back to US? Just want to know my options. Thank you!

I'm curious with any additional Covid-related steps needed after we land to get through customs... how long does it take to get through customs now?

I booked a Delta "Covid Tested" flight from Atlanta to Rome (FCO), and we're landing on a Wednesday morning at 7:45am.

The reason why I ask: we're planning to go straight to Sorrento via train, and want to book train tickets in advance. Wondering how much time we should plan between landing at FCO and getting on the train. FCO > Roma Termini > Napoli > Sorrento

Hello - we are staying in Rome and Venice and would like to take a short day trip to Pisa on the way. Traveling with luggage is obviously the problem. Ideally, the thought is to take the train from Rome to Pisa, store our luggage SAFELY at the train station, see the leaning tower, have lunch, then come back to the station to retrieve our luggage and jump on a train to Venice. All sounds good in theory… but is there actually a safe, secure place to store our luggage while we do the Pisa day exploring?

Thanks in advance!

Buongiorno everyone! For context we are a family of 6 (2x40s, 24, 15, 12, 11) all athletic and experienced international travelers only bringing carry ons. I have been to Florence, Venice and Rome but rest have not. Kids and hubs not into art. (I know, I know.) We have an ex au pair that is Italian living in Verona currently that is going to meet us in 5T for the first part of our trip and then leave us in Florence and see us again in Verona for a daytrip later but anyway here goes!

Day 1 (Sat): arrive FCO at 8am on COVID tested flight. Adults are preregistered for tests on arrival but it doesn't currently allow me to register the kids. Booked the 1157am fast train from Termini to La Spezia, hoping 4 hours will be enough time to test, take Leo Express to Termini, grab a bite and hop on train (its the Frecciabianca - should we wait and eat on train instead?) transfer to 5T train at La Spezia, arrive approx 1613 at Vernazza about an hour after our Italian and check in and chill.

Day 2 (Sun): See how we feel, likely do an am hike to either Corniglia or Monterosso. We can come back to apartment midday or do a private boat tour for 3 hours.

Day 3 (Mon): See how we feel, do am hike (whichever we didn't do day before), or do boat tour this day. Dinner at lovers table at Ristorante Belforte for hubs and I at 7pm.

Day 4 (Tues): Early am train to Pisa, stow bags at Stow Your Bags near Pisa Centrale and walk through Pisa to tower. Likely get Tower appointment for about 10am so we are not rushed. See how long kids last in museums, perhaps grab lunch here (any recommendations?) and then hop back on train to Florence and check in, go somewhere for dinner before Italian AP has to leave us. A lot of Americans say ZaZas is fun - recommend or alternatives?

Day 5 (Wed): Florence - the big two plus likely the Galileo museum because our kids love science

Day 6 (Thurs): am in Florence (so maybe split the big two into one each morning), check out and catch 1120 train to Venezia. Apartment is walking distance from S Lucia so check in and then one museum or activity and dinner - recommendation?

Day 7 (Fri): Venice

Day 8 (Sat): am maybe one thing in Venice, then train to Verona, spend day with Italian AP and then fly VRN to FCO at 1930, check in go to bed

Day 9 (Sun): Rome

Day 10 (Mon): Rome - Scavi tour at 1330 for adults

Day 11 (Tues): Rome

Day 12 (Wed): Rome

Day 13 (Thurs): depart FCO at 10am arrive super early to COVID test at FCO before flight

Will definitely do Pompeii one day - any recommendations for day or guide and eats?

Anything else I missed?

Any recent travelers willing to share how long it took them to process through FCO Immigration/customs upon arrival. Estimated arrival is 7:30am and we are trying to determine if we can catch a train 10:20 Train from Rome Fiumicino Airport to La Spezia Centrale. Thanks for any insight.

Hi,

We will be passing through Milano next Sunday on our way to Toscany. I was wondering if there is a parking place near the Duomo where we could park our small but 3m high camper for a couple of hours just to visith the cathedral?

Many thanks for any advice!

Training from Trieste to Florence in October. We have a 7 minute transfer in Prato. Has anyone traveled this route and made that short connection time? Traveling with 4 adults and luggage.

Just wondering if Platforms are close so to be able to make that connection? Also if we miss it, are we able to hop on another train to Florence with our same ticket?

Thanks!

Later this month I will be in Bologna for 24 hours, so a €6 24-hour bus ticket (giornaliero) seems like a good option.

Taking Marconi Express from airport to Bologna Centrale and TPER bus to hotel from there. Where can I purchase a giornaliero, and do I validate it upon boarding the first bus like a regular ticket just that one time (after which it's good for 24 hours with no further validations)? Or are additional validations needed for subsequent rides? Thanks in advance.

First off- this may be a bit of a 'bouncing around' post. Sorry! Trying to keep it clear...

I'm planning a trip for Spring 2022 Italy and France. So far, I have booked:

A) Flight into Rome and out of Paris

B) 3 nights in Rome and the following 4 nights in Cinque Terre (Riomaggiore).

This leaves 8 nights before my flight home.

I planned to get from Rome to Riomaggiore by train, via Florence, but this isn't booked yet.

I had thought after check out in the CT that I would go to Milan on an early bus or train, spend the day, and take a night/sleeper train from Milan to Paris, which I would then make my base, and do day trips here and there. I have been to Paris before, as well as Marseille and Nice. LOVE all three - want to see more of France, but also want to have a home base, to feel less nomadic.

I've found plenty of advice to take the Thello train for this. However, I also saw somewhere credible (of course...I can't find it again to quote here... it was on the Thello or Eurail website or something like that...), it looks like the Thello Paris-Milan/Venice is discontinued. Is this true? Are there any other sleeper train options Milan to Paris? I would really like to be able to do a few hours/day in Milan, but am completely open minded.

As a follow up question - I had thought it may be worth it to get the Eurail global 10 day pass. I believe it's good for 10 random days within a one or two month time period. Is this a better plan, to get me to my base camps, and use for the day trips from Paris, allowing me to do them solo rather than booking viator, or some such tour company?

Appreciate all friendly pieces of advice and responses!

I was wondering if anyone knows when the Intercity train schedule is released for the end of September, I have searched the forum, and couldn't find a definitive answer. We are travelling from Montepulciano and Naples, and it is the only train journey that I am concerned about making. There is a regionale train from Montepulciano to Rome and then to Naples, but the transfer time is only 11 minutes, and I think that would really be cutting it too close for my comfort. There are a few IC trains in August that would work, do they continue these trains into/through September? Thank you for your help!