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Ryanair
and EasyJet fly to various airports throughout
Italy.
We covered Italy from North to South, starting
from Milan, going to Venice, Florence, Pisa
and ending in Rome. Some people have done it
the other way round. We liked this way as the
cities get progressively better as you go North-South.
Had we seen Rome first, we would not have been
able to appreciate Florence and Milan.
It
will be better to plan your trip in detail as
there is lots to see and hence you need to come
up with a detailed itinerary so as not to miss
a thing.
http://www.ryanair.com
http://www.easyjet.com
Guess that from other locations you could even
try
http://www.flybe.com
http://www.bmibaby.com
Internal travel in Italy is via trains.
http://www.trenitalia.it
All cities are connected by Eurostar or ICE
(Inter City Express). The former are the fastest
and the fare difference is not that much. You
can also get confirmed seat bookings when booking
online.
You have the option of choosing ticketless travel
wherein you need not even procure tickets from
the counters at the stations. All you need is
a printout of the booking and the conductor
will give you your ticket on the train. But
this is applicable only for Eurostar and ICE
(Long distance trains)
The other option is to get your tickets from
the counter and punch them before you get on
the train. There are yellow ticket validating
machines all through the stations and you can
punch
the time before you get on the train. For travel
between Florence and Pisa, you need to get a
physical ticket and validate it even though
you might be carrying a printout of the booking.
For any journey less than ? 10 which is either
via bus or train, the tickets need to be bought
at a Tabacchi (Tobacco shop). Even if you stand
in line at the ticket counters, the person at
the counter will not give you a ticket and will
ask you to go to a Tabacchi.
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