Originally Posted by konajo

Hi there,

We will be staying in Lucca later this month and would like to see Cinque Terre while we are there.

As much as I would love to do the "hike" that connects all 5 villages, we are travelling w/a 3 and 5 year old which I assume will be too much walking. I've heard that there is a train that connects all 5 villages. Is this the best way to see Cinque Terre? We have a car so what village do we start at to p/up the train and where to park car. Also, any idea how much the train tkts are?

Thank you for any input!