Italy - Does it really on take 90 mins. from Rome to Florence on the Eurorail?

I was looking for ways to get from Rome to Florence...and I found this website for Eurorail....I was wondering if anyone has tried it and is it really THAT fast? They say about 90 minutes from Rome to Florence.

Yes, yes, and yes.

It was that fast when I took it in '03. As long as you take the non-stop. (ES) I believe. On the way back we left from Pisa, during which we had to make stops and it was much longer, so make sure you take the right one if time is of the essence.

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As the others have noted, YES, the fast train from Florence to Rome is about 90 minutes. You can check times and prices at http://www.trenitalia.com/en/orari_biglietti/index.html

The trains are very easy, comfortable, and efficient, and a much better option than flying.

Did it in Nov. 2006. IIRC 25Euro pp OW.

Great day trip if one ignores the beggars/panhandlers/grifters who must think (erroneously) I have "sucker" embossed on my forehead.

I was looking for ways to get from Rome to Florence...and I found this website for Eurorail....I was wondering if anyone has tried it and is it really THAT fast? They say about 90 minutes from Rome to Florence.


Yes, and they run very frequent, and you can buy your ticket from the machines (multi-lingual) in the station, cash or credit card. However, once we tried to return to Florence around 4PM, and 2 trains were sold-out, making us wait around a little longer. So waiting until the last minute to buy a ticket can present a (minor) problem.

so I did Rome-Florence a couple of years ago and there was a delay do to some problems in the rail system. The trip took 4 hours on the way there and about 1.5 hours on the way back.
I think this was unusual

I recall need of both a ticket and a seat reservation when I traveled on the ES. If the ES is booked, the next level of train the IC only takes 2.5 hrs. First class in the IC is quite nice. close to the level of the std Acella. there is also something called an EC. don't know what that is, but it only takes 2 hrs.

the ES lands at santa maria station. some of the other trains stop elsewhere.

You can bring food and drink aboard. Is a delight to picnic while traveling.

On the IC, one purchases an open ticket, and stamps it when getting on the train. We were once inspected, had not stamped, and got 5 or 10 euro fines.

there is also something called an EC. don't know what that is, but it only takes 2 hrs.

the ES lands at santa maria station. some of the other trains stop elsewhere.

IC = intercity (train travelling between major cities in Italy)
EC = eurocity (train travelling between major cities in Europe)


They all stop at Firenze S.M.N. (Santa Maria Novella, i.e. main station). Only night trains and "trenok" (a low-cost ES product of trenitalia) may stop at different stations instead.