Routes
Best Stops Between Rome And Florence
The fast train does this trip in ninety minutes. Here is why you might not want it to.
- Rome
- ›Orvieto
- ›Arezzo
- ›Siena
- ›Florence
Follow the route →8 min read
Journeys, not transfers
Routes
Two cities, and everything you drive or ride past on the way between them. These routes are written so you can follow them exactly or steal one stop and carry on with your own plan. Each one lists where to break the journey and roughly how long the detour costs you.
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A Scenic Route Through Northern Italy
Lakes, mountains and a Roman arena, strung together without a single flight.
- Milan
- ›Lake Como
- ›Bolzano
- ›Dolomites
- ›Verona
Follow the route →9 min read
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Paris To Lille With A Detour
An hour on the fast train, or two unassuming towns and a war-marked landscape in between.
- Paris
- ›Amiens
- ›Arras
- ›Lille
Follow the route →7 min read
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Amsterdam To Rotterdam With Extra Stops
The direct train takes forty minutes. Stretched over a day, it becomes a proper tour of the Netherlands.
- Amsterdam
- ›Gouda
- ›Delft
- ›Rotterdam
Follow the route →7 min read
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Vienna To Prague By A Less Direct Route
The direct train is four hours. This version takes longer and shows you a country the fast route skips.
- Vienna
- ›Znojmo
- ›Telc
- ›Brno
- ›Prague
Follow the route →8 min read
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Barcelona To Girona And Beyond
Barcelona is the easy part. What's north of it is where the Costa Brava earns its reputation.
- Barcelona
- ›Girona
- ›Besalu
- ›Figueres
- ›Cadaques
Follow the route →9 min read
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Bologna To Perugia: A Zigzag Route
Not the shortest way from Bologna to Perugia, and that's the entire point of it.
- Bologna
- ›Ravenna
- ›Gubbio
- ›Assisi
- ›Perugia
Follow the route →9 min read
Timings assume regional trains or a rental car, whichever suits the region better. Where a stretch is genuinely faster and nicer on a fast train, we say so instead of pretending the slow road always wins.
Your Next Trip Doesn't Have To Be A Straight Line
Pick a city you already know, then find the loop around it. That is usually where the trip gets interesting.