Fastest travel option from Grindelwald to Florence in September?
Marie and her husband are traveling from Grindelwald to Florence on September 27. They want to know the quickest way to get there and are curious about the differences between first and second class on the trains.
- The fastest train options from Grindelwald involve multiple changes, taking about six hours and seventeen minutes.
- Reservations are required for Eurocity trains between Spiez, Domodossola, and Milano, as well as for the Frecciarossa trains to Florence.
- Investing in a Half Fare Card could save you 50% on your trip from Grindelwald to Domodossola.
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Hi everyone! My husband and I will be traveling from Grindelwald to Florence on 9/27. What is the quickest way to travel? Is there a significant difference between first and second class? Thanks in advance!
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Hello Marie
27th September is a Saturday. That means there will be a relatively good service on the Brig-Domodossola-Milan Simplon railway.
I have just gone to the Swiss Electronic Timetable http://www.sbb.ch and keyed in an imaginary journey from Grindelwald to Florence SMN (Firenze Santa Maria Novella) on that morning.
It is telling me that the fastest departures from Grindelwald are at 06 47, 07 47, 10 47 and 12 47. All take six hours and seventeen minutes to get to Florence/Firenze.
All departures will involve changes at Interlaken Ost, Spiez and Milan Centrale. The 07 47 departure involves an additional change at Domodossola.
No reservation needed Grindelwald-Interlaken-Spiez.
On the Eurocity trains between Spiez, Domodissola and Milano, reservation is compulsory.
Milano to Florence (Firenze in Italian) is an Italian Frecciarossa high speed train on which reservation is compulsory.
First class is USUALLY 50-60 per cent more expensive than second.
I THINK that if you follow Yolanda’s advice in a previous thread and invest in Half Fare Cards, the HFCs will give you a 50% discount on the Grindelwald to Domodossola section of this journey.
Kind regards
Roger
Hi Lauren Marie,
In addition to Roger’s helpful reply.
Do research via the Swiss timetable (https://www.myswissalps.com/travel/public-transport/timetable/), that way you can gauge what works best for your on your travel date.
You’ll also find some helpful tips and information in regard to travel to Italy from Switzerland in the link below:
1st and 2nd class train travel is explained here:
(If you plan ahead, you can also purchase some quite good deals in both 1st and 2nd class (https://www.myswissalps.com/travel/tickets/discount/)
Kind regards,
Yolanda
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