Originally Posted by
jeff3380
i'll be in Monterosso in 2 weeks, and on a sunday night i am thinking i might like to go to a concert in Lucca. however, i have a hotel already in Rome which is not cancellable, and i would like to be there to sleep that night.
i think my options are:
1. rent a car, park it at night (i'll arrive at like 2am?, doubt the agency would be open) - this is about 250usd plus the cost of parking the car and gas
2. hire a driver - the hotel indicates a rate of about 1000euros for this option plus 20% for night driving after 10pm.
3. the train - i don't think it runs that late, and the concert isnt likely to be over until 11:15 or so?
am i missing something? is there another way? my hotel is about a 10 minute walk from Termini station, so I'd love to take a train - but I don't think it's feasible.
Thanks in advance!
There is a train/bus option - take a train from Lucca at 12:24, then catch a train in Pisa, departs at 2:29 am, and you arrive in Rome c. 5:30 am.
It is certainly at least a 3 hr drive, and longer to get into the centro storico.
If it were me - I'd decide which is more important: concert or losing the hotel deposit and make plans accordingly.
Car services in Italy are very expensive (unless they are taking you to/from the airport) so 1000EU sounds pretty close to right, certainly it would cost 700EU minimum + late night charge + tip/tolls.