Getting to the Trip

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Tuscany Vespa™ Scooter Getaway

Getting There: the trip starts with a 14:30 van pick-up from the Hotel Orto de’ Medici, our recommended hotel in Florence. You then have a one-hour shuttle into the Chianti countryside to pick up your Vespas. Florence is well connected by road, rail and air with the rest of Italy and Europe.
Air: Florence airport receives both domestic and international flights, though many connect through European hubs like London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Munich and Brussels.
Rail: The Eurostar fast train connects Florence with Milan (travel time about 3 hours), Bologna (travel time 1 hour) and Rome (travel time 1 hour & 45 minutes).
Road: The A1 Autostrada connects Florence with the rest of Italy. Travel time from Milan is about 5 hours, from Bologna 1.5 hours, and from Rome about 3 hours.

Getting Away at the End of the Trip: the trip ends at the Montevarchi train station at 3 p.m. You can be back in Florence by 4 p.m., or Rome by 5:45 p.m. Should you require an earlier departure we can arrange for transfers (at your expense).

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Puglia by Scooter

Getting There: the trip starts in Bari on Saturday night at our pre-booked hotel. You can either take the train or fly directly into Bari airport.

Air: Bari Airport (see link at the bottom of this page) is well connected with other Italian cities and there are some flights from European hubs such as London. It is a 25-minute taxi ride from the airport to our hotel in Bari. Remember that London, Milan, and Rome have multiple airports (one serving more international flights and the other domestic), so be careful when purchasing transfer flights on different companies!
Rail: There are several trains a day to Bari from the major Italian cities (for timetables please see the link below to the Italian railway website). Travel time from Rome and Milan by Eurostar train is about 5 hours and 8 hours respectively. The hotel is a 5-minute cab ride from the train station (a taxi is advised), and should cost no more than €10.

Getting Away at the End of the Trip: the trip ends in Monopoli for the 11:53 train connection to Bari, connecting to Rome (arriving 17:20). We can also arrange a transfer directly to Bari airport for you, at your expense.

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Provence by Scooter

Getting There: the trip starts in Orange, which is easily accessible by car and train.

Air: most intercontinental flights fly into either Paris “Charles de Gaulle” or Marseille “Marignane” airport. There are also many connections now from other European hubs to some smaller airports in Provence, like the new Marseille “MP2″ airport, the small Avignon airport, or the Nimes airport served by Ryan Air flights.
Rail: there are no direct TGV (high-speed train) from Paris to Orange, but it is still great service, just requiring  a change in Lyon “Part Dieu” station to pick up another TGV or a regional “Corail” train from there. Or, Avignon is only 30 minutes by train and Marseille about 1.5 hrs.

Getting Away at the End of the Trip: the trip ends in Orange around noon. From there you can take trains to Paris (13:01, 14:01, etc.) or Marseille (12:52, 13:00, 13:18, etc.) Schedule subject to change.

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Croatia Scooter

Getting There: our trip begins in Split, which is easily reached by air via several European hubs, or by ferry from Italy. You may choose to do an extension to Dubrovnik (which is a 4-hour bus ride from Split), or you can also fly into one city and out of the other.
Air: Most international flights arrive in Zagreb, but it is much simpler to fly directly into Split (or Dubrovnik) from London, Frankfurt, Vienna, or Rome – the four cities that have direct flights into Split with Croatia Airlines. EasyJet also has cheap flights in and out of both cities. See their website at www.easyjet.com. See the Split Airport and Dubrovnik Airport for more details.
Rail: Croatia’s mountainous coastline makes it unsuitable for rail access to Split and Dubrovnik. There are trains, but many of them link through Zagreb, inland, so unless you are planning on arriving overland from Budapest this is not the option for you. Trains from Italy fare no better: you can get to the border at Trieste, just past Venice, but then the trains move into the interior and the only option for traveling south is by bus. Ten hour bus. There are also ferries which hop down the coast, which would be nice option for those with time on their hands and a smattering of Croatian.
Sea: Arriving by ferry from Italy is yet another option for those who wish to dip into Italy before beginning their Croatian odyssey. There are overnight ferries from Venice, Ancona, and Bari to both Split and Dubrovnik, and there are even hydrofoils from Ancona, ferrying you across the Adriatic in just a few hours. See the SNAV ferry website for more information, or Adriatica Navigazione or the Croatian Jadrolinija lines.
Getting Away at the End of the Trip: our trip ends in Split at 1 p.m. on Thursday morning.

If you book a trip with us you will receive detailed information about how to get to and from the trip, and of course you can e-mail us with any questions.