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I. THERE ARE NOW TWO RAIL COMPANIES BETWEEN ROME AND NAPLES The most significant change which has occurred in the past few years is that now there are two competing rail companies between Rome and Naples: Italian-state controlled TRENITALIA and privately-owned ITALO TRENO. Many people have...

1. TAXI OR PRIVATE CAR TRANSFER This is clearly the most expensive and most convenient travel solution, especially for late night arrivals, early morning departures, and for passengers with mobility issues or with lots of heavy bulky luggage. A taxi will cost around 180 Euros each way. You may...

A very common question is how to most efficiently travel from Rome to Sorrento or towns along the Amalfi Coast without spending around 400 Euros for a private transfer. Here I will lay out the alternatives, some of which are seasonal, others year-round. But I will start out from Rome FCO...

One of the most common complaints of travelers and tourists is the scarcity of DIRECT public transportation connections between Rome Fiumicino (FCO) Airport and Florence. Here is a summary of the current options. DIRECT TRENITALIA FRECCIARGENTO TRAINS Since the end of 2014, Trenitalia has been...

One of the most common questions raised in travel forums is how to travel from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Venice quickly and cheaply. This posting addresses this issue. Since there is no direct transportation, I break the journey into its two constituent parts: MXP Airport to Milano...

The Eurostar is a high speed train that gets you from London to Paris in 2 hours and 15 minutes. 20 minutes of that trip is underground through the Chunnel - a tunnel under the English Channel. The cost and travel time are similar to flying, but on the Eurostar you leave from and arrive at...

Hi all, I realise this is a bit of long short but is anyone by any chance driving from Belgium or France to the UK with space in the car for me and one small cat? Foot passengers are not allowed to take pets and sadly a one-way car rental from France or Belgium is upwards of 2000 EUR for the...

Fantastic trip with surprises by rail on the good old Caledonian Express. What a wonderful time we had and such glorious food. Full Trip Report please see here. https://notesfromthebarn.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-caledonian-express-to-inverness.html