How to reach the Cinque Terre from Genoa

How to reach the Cinque Terre from Genoa

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Portovenere, Cinque Terre and the Islands are Unesco World Heritage Sites.

Discover its wonders with the virtual tour. Click on the Image and get to the site provided by the Mibact (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo)

Are you landing in Genoa? 

Here all you need to know to reach the Cinque Terre. If you fly into Genoa you can easily reach the Cinque Terre by train and check into one of our amazing properties. Whether you need to check at an apartment in Manarola, a villa in Monterosso, a studio or a room in Vernazza, train is the best way to travel the area.

Before booking your flights be sure you have found the right accommodation in the Cinque Terre. They’s a high demand for Cinque Terre apartments and rooms, especially during the high season, so better booking them in advance and before fixing your flights!

Genoa Airport

Genoa Airport “Cristoforo Colombo” is quite close to Genoa City Centre.The Airport is linked to Brignole and Principe railway stations by Volabus service and to Sestri Ponente railway station by i24 bus service.From all these stations it’s possibile to reach the main cities in Liguria, Cinque Terre included, the nearby regions.

Train Tickets to the Cinque Terre

You can buy your ticket just after the landing,  at the arrival hall.

Then, to reach Monterosso or the other Cinque Terre villages for your rental check on Trenitalia website the train schedule. From Sestri Levante to Sarzana we have, from 1 April to 1 November, a regional train service called 5 Terre Express. Frequent trains (every 20/30 minutes) stop in all the Cinque Terre villages: Monterosso, VernazzaCorniglia, Manarola e Riomaggiore

Between the train stations of Levanto and La Spezia you can ride with a Cinque Terre Ticket  that can be bought at any Trenitalia Ticket Office and Online – Price  5.00 € per Adult and 2.50 € per child  (4 to 12) (rates subject to change).

Since Genova and the Cinque Terre are in the same region, Liguria, you do not have to buy the tickets separately from Genoa to Sestri Levante and then from Sestri Levante to Cinque Terre villages. You can buy them from the same link on Trenitalia.com.

After your stay in the Cinque Terre, if you want to visit other Italian towns let’s say Florence, Rome, Milan or Venice, you need to buy online the regional ticket from the Cinque Terre to La Spezia or Sestri Levante.

Validate the Ticket

REMEMBER TO VALIDATE YOUR TICKET BEFORE YOUR DEPARTURE AT THE GREEN MACHINES IN THE STATIONS. Your ticket will then be valid for 75 minutes.

 

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