This page explains how to buy train tickets from Pisa to other European cities at the cheapest prices, buying online direct from the operators, usually with print-at-home tickets. Click here to buy tickets starting in another city.
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Take a moment to read these tips for buying European train tickets. It answers all the usual questions, "Do I need to book in advance or can I buy at the station?", "Can I stop off?", "Are there Senior fares?" and that old favourite, "Should I buy an $800 railpass or a 35 point-to-point ticket?". How far ahead can you buy train tickets?
Which
station in Pisa?
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Pisa Centrale is the main station, used by all trains and the people mover to and from the airport. It's 23 minutes walk from the famous Leaning Tower, see map here.
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Pisa S. Rossore is a secondary station served by regional trains, but it's closer to the Leaning Tower, only 12 minutes walk away, see map.
European
train travel FAQ
Pisa to Florence for 9.30
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Regional trains run from Pisa Centrale to Florence SMN (the main station in Florence city centre) at least twice an hour through the day. Some are Regionale Veloce trains taking 48 minutes, others are plain Regionale making more stops and taking between 1h13 & 1h21.
The Regionale & Regionale Veloce trains are comfortable and usually air-conditioned, they have toilets and plenty of luggage space. They're often 2nd class only, no 1st class. There are no seat reservations, you sit where you like.
If you're visiting the Leaning Tower, some trains start from Pisa S. Rossore station which is closer to the tower, see map of Pisa showing Leaning Tower & stations. However, trains from Pisa Centrale are much more frequent.
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Pisa to Florence costs 9.30.
Fixed price, good for any train, unlimited availability, cannot sell out.
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Buy tickets at the station from the staffed ticket office or from the Trenitalia ticket machines and hop on the next train.
Or buy online at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
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If you buy a ticket for a regional train online, you need to check-in online before boarding, read about how online regional tickets work.
Pisa to Rome
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There are two significantly different routes from Pisa to Rome:
Option 1, Pisa Centrale to Florence SMN by regional train then Florence SMN to Rome Termini by Frecciarossa over the high-speed line at up to 320 km/h (199 mph). Total journey between 2h48 and 3h05.
Option 2, Pisa Centrale to Rome Termini by direct train using the classic line through Livorno & Civitavecchia. The best trains on this route are Frecciabianca trains taking 2h56, others are InterCity trains taking 3h27, a few are slow Regionale Veloce local trains taking over 4 hours.
Option 3, to complete the picture there are one or two direct Pisa-Rome high-speed trains every day routed via Florence then over the Florence-Rome high-speed line taking just 2h15. A great option if the timings suits you, but the early morning and evening departures are aimed at Italian business travellers rather than tourists.
The Man in Seat 61 says: "I'd choose option 2, as a direct train is the better choice if you have luggage and kids. Ideally choose a Frecciabianca although the older InterCity trains are fine. Option 3 is great if the timings of the one or two direct high-speed trains suit you, but there are only two departures per day, not well timed for tourists.
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Buy tickets from Pisa Centrale to Rome Termini at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
They'll show all options mixed together, browse the search results with brain engaged. All these sites offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
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For more information see the Train travel in Italy page.
Pisa to Naples, Sorrento, Amalfi, Capri
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There are two significantly different routes from Pisa to Naples:
Option 1, Pisa Centrale to Florence SMN by regional train then Florence SMN to Naples Centrale at up to 320 km/h (199 mph) by Frecciarossa over the modern high-speed line, total journey time as little as 3h41. This is the route I'd normally recommend...
Option 2, from Pisa Centrale to Rome via the conventional route through Livorno & Civitavecchia, then Rome to Naples either on the new high-speed line or the classic conventional line. This still involves a change of train, so option 1 above is better as it's much faster.
Option 3, just to complete the picture, there are one or two direct Pisa-Naples InterCity trains every day taking 5h40, early morning and mid-afternoon. Much slower than option 1 as they use the conventional (non-high-speed) line for both Pisa-Rome & Rome-Naples, but if you aren't in a hurry and positively insist on avoiding any change of train, you may want to seek these out.
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Buy Italian train tickets at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
All these sites sell the same tickets, all offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
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To get from Naples Centrale to Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri & Amalfi see the Train travel in Italy page.
Pisa to Venice
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Take a regional train to Florence SMN and a high-speed Frecciarossa from Florence SMN to Venice Santa Lucia.
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Buy tickets at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
All these sites sell the same tickets, all offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
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Tip: The system will work out appropriate connection times. But if you want to have longer in Florence, perhaps a few hours stopover, just book each train separately.
Pisa to Siena for 11.70
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Regional trains link Pisa Centrale with Siena at least twice per hour through the day with one easy change of train at Empoli, total journey time around 1h44, fare around 11.70 one-way.
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No reservation is necessary or even possible, tickets for regional trains have a fixed price and unlimited availability so you can always just turn up, buy a ticket & hop on the next train. You sit where you like. The Regionale & Regionale Veloce trains are comfortable and air-conditioned, they have toilets and plenty of luggage space. They are 2nd class only, there's no 1st class.
If you're visiting the Leaning Tower in Pisa, some trains start from Pisa S. Rossore station which is closer to the tower, see map of Pisa.
In Siena, the station is at the foot of the hill and it used to be a steep trek up to the old town. However, there's now a series of modern escalators and moving walkways that ferry you almost painlessly to the top of the hill, from where it's just a minute or two's walk to the Porta Camollia at the entrance to the old town. From the Porta Camollia it's a pleasant 15 minute stroll to the famous Piazza del Campo.
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Buy tickets at the station from the ticket office or Trenitalia ticket machines and hop on the next train. Or buy online at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
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If you buy a ticket for a regional train online, you need to check-in online before boarding, read about how online regional tickets work.
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For more information, see the Train travel in Italy page.
Pisa to Cinque Terre
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You'll find a direct InterCity train from Pisa Centrale to Monterosso in Cinque Terre every few hours. Monterosso is the largest of the five villages of Cinque Terre, but the other 4 each have their own station. To reach the other 4, a change of train at La Spezia is needed.
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Run a journey enquiry at one of these websites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
All these sites sell the same tickets, all offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
There are no seat reservations on regional trains, you sit where you like. If you buy a ticket for a regional train online, you need to check-in online before boarding, read about how online regional tickets work.
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For more information, see the Train travel in Italy page.
Pisa to Palermo, Catania, Siracuse & Sicily from 39.80
Option 1, Pisa to Sicily by daytime train. Pisa to Sicily in a day
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You can travel from Pisa to Palermo, Catania or Siracuse by train in a single day, albeit with an early start and late evening arrival. You take a comfortable InterCity train from Pisa to Naples, then the afternoon InterCity train from Naples to Sicily. The journey takes you along the coast past cliffs and beaches to the toe of Italy, then the Naples-Palermo/Catania/Siracuse train gets shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience, have your camera ready. There's no restaurant car, so bring your own picnic and bottle of wine or beer. More about trains to Sicily.
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Fares start at 39.80 in 2nd class or 59.80 in 1st class.
Book ahead for Trenitalia's cheap Super-Economy and Economy prices.
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Buy tickets at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
All these sites sell the same tickets, all offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies and some trains can be loaded before others.
Option 2, Pisa to Sicily by sleeper train.
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Take a train to Rome, then an Intercity Notte sleeper train from Rome direct to Messina, Cefalω, Palermo, Catania, Taormina or Siracuse on Sicily. These trains are shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience.
The Intercity Notte has Comfort couchettes with 4-berth compartments, ideal for families. They have a sleeping-car with 1, 2 & 3 bed compartments with washbasin. The couchettes convert to seats for daytime use, the sleepers convert to a private sitting room with sofa. There's no restaurant car, so bring your own picnic and bottle of wine or beer. More about Intercity Notte trains. More about trains to Sicily.
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Pisa to Rome starts at 19.90 in 2nd class or 29.90 in 1st class.
Rome to Sicily starts at 39.90 in a couchette, 79.90 with a bed in a cosy 2-bed sleeper or 87 in a single-bed sleeper.
Fares vary like air fares, so book ahead.
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Buy tickets at one of these sites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it. You will need to understand Italian to book sleepers as the site does not translate sleeper types, if you're not happy with this, stick with www.thetrainline.com, www.raileurope.com or Italiarail.com.
I recommend booking in two stages: First book the sleeper from Rome to Sicily, then book a train from Pisa to Rome that gives you at least an hour between trains in case of delay.
All these sites sell the same tickets and all offer ticketless travel, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies, trains to Sicily can open for sale later than this, sleepers especially so.
Pisa to all other Italian destinations
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Just run your journey through one of these websites:
1. www.italiarail.com, easy to use, in plain English, in , £, $ & Aus$. Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book. It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.
2. www.thetrainline.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
3. www.raileurope.com, also easy to use, in , £ or $, small booking fee. Also sells tickets for Italo and for other countries.
4. www.trenitalia.com, you'll need to uses Italian-language place names, it has a few quirks, see tips for using it.
All these sites sell the same tickets and all offer ticketless travel, you print your booking reference or show it on your phone. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, but this varies, some trains can be loaded before others.
Pisa to Paris from 48.90
Option 1, Pisa to Paris by daytime train. The scenic option
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Step 1, travel from Pisa Centrale to Turin Porta Susa in as little as 4h05 with one easy change at Florence SMN.
You travel from Florence to Turin by Frecciarossa at up to 300 km/h (186 mph) with cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi.
Turin is a great city, one of Italy's most under-rated, so personally I'd plan a stopover, even of just a few hours. Luggage lockers are available.
Pisa to Florence costs a fixed-price 9.30.
Florence to Turin starts at 19.90 in 2nd class or 29.90 in 1st class, those fares vary like air fares.
Book this at www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com, making sure you arrive in Turin at least 1 hour before your chosen onward trains leaves. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead.
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Step 2, travel from Turin Porta Susa to Paris Gare de Lyon on one of 3 daily TGV high-speed trains in around 5h40, see the timetable here.
If you want to go from Pisa to Paris all in the same day you'll need the afternoon TGV leaving Turin Porta Susa shortly after 16:00. Though an overnight stop in Turin then a morning TGV to Paris is worth considering!
The TGV has a cafe-bar, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. The journey takes you from Italy into France through the Alps via Modane. There's great scenery, mostly enjoyed at low speed - only the last 2 hours of the Turin-Paris journey is made on a high-speed line. See the train photos, scenery photos, travel tips & video here.
Fares start at 29 in 2nd class or 44 in 1st class. Fares vary like air fares, so book ahead.
Book this at www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com. Booking opens up to 4 months ahead. You print your own ticket or can show a mobile ticket on your phone.
Pisa to Monaco, Nice, Cannes & South of France
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Step 1, travel from Pisa to Genoa Piazza Principle by Frecciabianca train in 2h02 or by InterCity train in 2h34.
Fares start at 9.90 in 2nd class or 19.90 in 1st class. Book ahead for the cheapest prices.
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Step 2, travel from Genoa Piazza Principe to Ventimiglia on the French border in as little as 1h56 either by fast InterCity train or slower regional train. It's a lovely journey along the Ligurian coast.
Fares start at 9.90 in 2nd class or 19.90 in 1st class. Book ahead for the cheapest prices.
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Step 3, travel from Ventimiglia to Menton, Monte Carlo, Nice or Cannes by TER local train, these run twice an hour, Ventimiglia to Nice takes 60 minutes, no reservation necessary or possible.
The fare is a fixed-price 9.20, promotional fares of 7.50 or 5 are sometimes offered.
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Buy tickets from Pisa Centrale to Monte Carlo, Nice, Antibes, Cannes or Marseille as one easy transaction at either www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com. Booking usually opens up to 4 months ahead. Look in the search results for a 2-change journey.
If you have any problems, book from Pisa to Ventimiglia, then add a local ticket Ventimiglia to Monte Carlo, Nice or Cannes separately, or even just buy that ticket at the station when you get to Ventimiglia. More about the journey from Genoa to Nice.
Trenitalia intercity & Frecciabianca trains are ticketless, you simply print out your booking reference or show it on your phone. For Trenitalia regional trains you print your own ticket. For French TER trains you either print your own ticket or select a mobile ticket to show on your phone.
Pisa to Switzerland from 48.90
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Step 1, travel from Pisa Centrale to Milan Centrale by InterCity train in around 4h08.
Fares start at 19.90 in 2nd class or 29.90 in 1st class.
Fares vary like air fares, so book ahead.
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Step 2, take a fast and comfortable EuroCity train from Milan Centrale to Lausanne, Geneva, Lugano, Basel or Zurich.
The EuroCity train has a restaurant car, power sockets at all seats & free WiFi. Milan to Zurich takes just 3h17, with great scenery through the Alps, see the scenery video here.
Fares start at 29 in 2nd class or 49 in 1st class.
Fares vary like air fares, so book ahead.
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Book from Pisa to Switzerland at www.thetrainline.com or www.raileurope.com. it's ticketless, you simply print out your booking reference or show it on your phone.
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Tip: You may have problems booking journeys which involve a change of train within Switzerland and which therefore involve a Swiss domestic element.
For example, Pisa to Zermatt involves a Brig to Zermatt Swiss domestic sector. Pisa to Interlaken involves a Spiez to Interlaken Swiss domestic sector. Another example, Pisa to Lucerne is easy to book if the chosen journey uses one of the few direct Milan-Lucerne trains, but other departures involve a change at Arth-Goldau which means a Swiss domestic Arth-Goldau to Lucerne sector is involved. The Italian ticketing system cannot access fares or tickets for Swiss domestic journeys, Raileurope.com can source Swiss tickets through its connection to the French system, but these won't be print-at-home so need to be posted and can't be posted to non-UK addresses.
The solution is to split the booking! Book Pisa to the interchange point in Switzerland (in these examples, Pisa to Brig, or Pisa to Arth Goldau) then buy the Swiss domestic element at either www.thetrainline.com (keeping all your bookings in one place, small booking fee) or the Swiss Railways website www.sbb.ch which gives print-your-own tickets. Not rocket science, once you know what the issue is!
Pisa to all other destinations
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For Spain & Portugal, Toulouse, Montpellier & Bordeaux
Step 1, travel from Pisa to Marseille as shown above.
Stay overnight in Marseille. See suggested hotels with good reviews near the station.
Step 2, travel from Marseille to Barcelona & Spain as shown on the Trains from Marseille page.
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For Slovenia
Step 1, travel from Pisa to Venice as shown above.
Step 2, travel from Venice via Trieste to Ljubljana as shown on the Venice to Ljubljana page.
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For all other destinations including Germany, Austria, Brussels, Amsterdam, Budapest, Prague, Copenhagen & Scandinavia
Step 1, take a regional train from Pisa Centrale to Florence SMN taking between 0h48 and 1h21, fare around 9, buy tickets at either www.raileurope.com, www.italiarail.com or Italian Railways' own site www.trenitalia.com.
Step 2, see the Trains from Florence page for train times, fares & how to buy ticket from Florence SMN to key cities throughout Europe.