Cinque Terre Day Trip

Take a day trip to Cinque Terre - a group of fishing villages on the Italian Riviera surrounded by hills and vineyards. One of the best day trips from Florence!

Day Trip Details

By booking this day trip to the Cinque Terre from Florence, you can visit this UNESCO-protected site easily and comfortably. The itinerary for this tour is very extensive, and we'll have to leave Florence early, but we promise you that it will be well worth it.

Tour Options

During the booking process, you can choose between different options. Please note that all options last approximately 12.5 hours. You can see the details of each option below.

Self-Guided Tour

If you want to explore the area at your own pace, we offer the option of booking the day trip to Cinque Terre from Florence independently. This way, you can visit this group of villages surrounded by hills and vineyards that seem suspended between the land and the sea in the order and manner you prefer. With this option, you'll travel to La Spezia or Levanto by bus and have the whole day to explore the Cinque Terre. Manarola, Riomaggiore, Vernazza and Monterosso await you!

Please note that this option does not include train transport between the different towns in the region. In this case, you'll be given the pickup point in La Spezia and the time you must be there at the end of the day to return to Florence. The tour ends at Piazzale Montelungo, next to Santa Maria Novella train station, in the late afternoon.

Tour With an Assistant + Train

In this option, we'll be waiting for you on the bus that departs from Florence to take you on a tour of the Cinque Terre. After a 2-hour drive, we'll arrive in La Spezia or Levanto, depending on availability, and from there we'll depart for the Cinque Terre.

The first stop will be Riomaggiore, where you'll have a little bit of free time before taking a train to Manarola, the oldest village in the Cinque Terre, whose economy is based on fishing and viticulture. Then, from Manarola, we'll take the train to Monterosso, where we'll stay for approximately 2 hours. This town is located in a small natural gulf and has the longest beaches in the region.

After that, we'll depart by boat to Vernazza, a beautiful fishing village built around an incredible natural harbour. We'll give you free time to explore its charming harbour. 

Finally, we'll take a train from La Spezia or Levanto to where the coach will be waiting to take us back to Florence.

Tour With an Assistant + Train + Pisa

If you choose this option, we'll meet early in the morning in Florence and board a bus heading straight to the Ligurian coast. On arriving at La Spezia station, we'll take the train to Vernazza, where you'll have approximately 1.5 hours of free time to stroll around its charming natural harbor and explore the nooks and crannies of this picturesque fishing village.

We'll then board the train to Monterosso, where you'll have between 1.5 and 2 hours to explore its historic center at your own pace or relax on its long beaches. After the visit, we'll take the train back to La Spezia and head by bus to Pisa.

Once there, you'll have free time at the famous Piazza dei Miracoli to photograph the iconic Leaning Tower, take in the Baptistery, and admire the grandeur of the Cathedral. We'll then regroup and set off back to Florence by coach.

Itinerary Adjustments

• The boat tour (which is only included in the guided tour package that includes train travel) will not be available from November 1 through March 30. Outside of these dates, it may also be unavailable due to logistical reasons or adverse weather conditions. When it cannot be offered, the itinerary will be completed by bus and train.
• During peak season, visit times may be subject to change.