Helpful Travel Information for Italy

DUVINE START/END TIMES FOR ITALY
Your DuVine Adventure will begin when your guides, dressed in DuVine apparel, meet you at the designated arrival location. After a glass of prosecco or spumante and a bike fitting you and your fellow travelers will be off on an introductory ride. If your arrival is delayed, please contact your guide as soon as possible. Please see below for the arrival and departure information for all of DuVine’s Italy tours. IMPORTANT: Train schedules are subject to change. Please make sure to contact your DuVine Travel Coordinator at 888-396-5383 for the most up to date information.

Tuscany: Rendez-vous at midday at Chiusi train station. 

Day 1 Arrival Tuscany (Chiusi)
From Rome: Depart Rome Termini Station  10:45 AM   REG TRAIN 2310
Arrival Chiusi 12:33 PM
From Florence: Depart Florence Santa Maria Novella 11:13 AM   REG Train 2309
Arrival Chiusi 1:05 PM
Day 6 Departure Tuscany (Florence)
The guides will bring you to the Florence Santa Maria Novella train station around 1:00 PM

Piedmont:  Rendez-vous at 12:27 pm at Alessandria train station. 

Day 1 Arrival Piedmont (Alessandria)
Depart Milano Centrale  11:10 AM   Train 143
Change in Voghera (arrive 11:49 AM) -Take train 2076 departing at 11:59 AM to Alessandria
Arrival Alessandria 12:27 PM
Day 6 Departure Piedmont (Asti)
Depart Asti 11:46 AM Train 23637
Change in Voghera (arrive 12:53 PM) -Take train 666 departing at 1:08 PM to Milano Centrale
Arrival Milano Centrale 1:55 PM

Puglia: Rendez-vous in Brindisi.  You have two options to get to Brindisi:

• By Airplane: Alitalia, AirOne and Blue Panorama offer daily flights between Rome Fiumicino Airport and Brindisi Casale Airport. The flight is about 1h 15 min long and tickets cost approximately 190USD. You can book flights via our Air Consolidator link located on our website under Planning your Trip / Getting There.
If you need assistance with your travel arrangements, we will be glad to help you. Please contact your DuVine   Travel Coordinator at 888-396-5383.

• By Train: 
Day 1 Arrival Puglia (Brindisi)
Depart Rome Termini Station  2:45 PM   Train 9355
Arrival Brindisi 7:42 PM (you would have to arrive in Brindisi the day before your DuVine Tour starts)

Day 6 Departure Puglia (Brindisi)
Depart Brindisi 1:13 PM Train 9354
Arrival Rome Termini Station 6:15 PM

Umbria: Rendez-vous at at Foligno train station around 11 AM. 

Day 1 Arrival Umbria (Foligno)
From Florence: Depart Florence Santa Maria Novella 8:02 AM Train 3153
Arrival Foligno 11:01 AM
From Rome: Depart Rome Termini Station 9:05 AM Train 9324
Arrival Foligno 11:15 AM

Day 6 Departure Umbria (Foligno)
To Florence: Depart Foligno 1:03 PM Train 3162
Arrival Florence Santa Maria Novella 3:47 PM
To Rome: Depart Foligno 12:52 PM Train 9327
Arrival Rome Termini Station 2:28 PM

TAKING THE TRAIN
There is an extensive train network throughout Italy and train travel is fairly inexpensive and efficient.
• It is best to arrive at the train station at least 45min minutes before your train is set to depart. This will give you enough time to exchange your electronic tickets for paper tickets and find your binario (track number) without feeling rushed. In smaller stations where the trains go through the station you'll have to go underground using the sottopassagio or underpassage to get to a track that isn't Binario uno or track number one
• The train number never changes, but the binario can. Therefore, double check your train number with the arrival and departure board before heading to the platform.
• Before getting on your train you must validate your ticket at the designated yellow machines located at the platform entrance. This prints the time and date of the first use of your ticket, and makes it valid for the journey. Simply stick your ticket inside and you will hear your ticket being stamped. Failure to do this can result in a fine on board the train.
• If you are riding a regional train, your ticket may not have your departure time listed on them. Therefore, it is important to know the train number and the exact time your train is scheduled to depart. The vast majority of trains are on time.
• Do not board your train until 10min before departure in the event that the binario has changed.  
• Most regional trains have open seating so after boarding simply choose any seat in your designated class of service.  For all Eurostar trains you can find your designated seat number on the ticket.
• It is important to know exactly what station you are supposed to get off at because trains may not say your destination on their monitor.
• It is also important to know exactly what time you are supposed to depart because the trains do not stop for very long. It is best to set a phone or watch alarm for 10min before your set departure time to give you time to prepare yourself for departure.
• Last, but certainly not least, do not forget your train tickets at home!

FLYING TO ITALY
If you are traveling directly to the DuVine trip, we suggest that you fly into Rome, Florence or Milan (depending on your final destination) and then travel by train to the start location and arrive a day early.
You can book flights via our Air Consolidator link located on our website under Planning your Trip / Getting There.
If you need assistance with your travel arrangements or transportation in conjunction with your DuVine trip, we will be glad to help you. Please contact your DuVine Travel Coordinator at 888-396-5383.

ROME - LEONARDO DA VINCI/FIUMICINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Rome Fiumicino International Airport is located about 20 miles south-west of the city of Rome.
To/from the airport:
• By Taxi: Taxis are available at Terminal 1, 2, 3 and 5. The cost of the journey from the Airport to the centre of Rome is about 40 Euros – baggage included; 4 people max per taxi. For further information on fares, contact the P.I.T, the Tourist Information Point of Rome, located inside the airport at the International Arrivals – Terminal B - C (open from 9.00 am to 6.30 pm). Official taxis are white, have a “TAXI” sign on top and a license number on doors, back and inside the vehicle.
• By Bus: COTRAL buses connect Fiumicino Airport with Tiburtina railway station, Termini railway station, Cornelia Sation on the metro line A and EurMagliana Station of metro line B. Please visit this page for timetables, fares and destinations.
• By Train: Leonardo Express is a non-stop train operated by Trenitalia connecting Fiumicino Airport with Termini Station. The first departure from Roma Termini is at 5.52 AM  and from Fiumicino at 6.36 AM. The last departure from the airport is at 11.36 PM and from Roma Termini at 10.52 PM. Departures are every 30 min, journey time is 31 min and the ticket costs 14 Euros. Make sure to validate your ticket before getting on a train - the machines are at the entrance to the individual platforms.

FLORENCE - AMERIGO VESPUCCI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Florence Airport is located about 8 miles from Florence city center.
To/from the airport:
• By Taxi: Taxis are stationed in front of the terminal or can be called by radiotaxi:  +39.055.4242/4390/4499/4798. Please refer to this page for taxi fares.
• By Bus: VolaInBus ("Fly in Bus") is a bus shuttle operating between the airport and the central railway station of Santa Maria Novella. For timetable and fares please visit this page.

MILAN – MALPENSA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Milano Malpensa International Airport is located about 24 miles north west of Milan city center.
To /from the airport:
• By Taxi: Taxis are available at the Arrivals of Terminal 1 & 2.