We are staying in Montecatini Terme in

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04/09/2017 - 04:05

We are staying in Montecatini Terme in June and would like to visit Cinque Terre. Do you have any suggestions for travelling by public transport or organised excursions? 

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Use Google Maps and then choose public transportation (the icon is a bus) then enter from/to (to Lerici, Italy).  Options should come up showing trains from your location to Sarzana.  From Sarzana you take the S bus to Lerici.  A ferry in Lerici will take you to Cinque Terre.  Lerici is a beautiful seaside village.  Enjoy. 

I've done this trip by train -- except in two parts at different times!In Montecatini Terme, there are two rail stations on the same line, and I think all trains stop at both. Take a train to Viareggio, and then to either Vernazza or Monterosso al Mare (or both!). Some services are direct, but for some you have to change at Pisa Centrale or La Spezia.When I travelled from Pisa to the Cinque Terre, I bought a ticket to Monterosso, but got off and explored Vernazza before going on to Monterosso.I always plan my Italian train travel on the FS web site, but I've never tried buying my ticket on line.http://www.trenitalia.com/