Melissa & Benjamin

Travel

The Wedding Website of Melissa Smith and Benjamin Wilkin

We recommend flying into either Florence (Amerigo Vespucci Airport) or Rome (Rome Fiumicino) the weekend before the wedding. There are three options for getting to Villa Cini from the Florence or Rome airport: Train, rental car or private shuttle. Distance to/from Florence: 1 hour Distance to/from Rome: 2 hours and 45 minutes Rental Car If you want more freedom in the Italian countryside or you don't want to worry about navigating public transportation, you can rent a car and park it at the villas. Train Take an Uber to the train station (Firenze Campo di Marte in Florence or Rome Termini). Take the train to Bucine. We will provide transportation from the train station to the villas (8 minute drive). We've included train information below. We recommend downloading the Trenitalia or ItaliaRail app for easy ticketing. Private Shuttle You can arrange a private shuttle from anywhere in Italy. Because Villa Cini is quite remote, this will be your priciest option.

Flight

When to Fly

We recommend flying to Italy the weekend before the event (Friday, April 17 / Saturday, April 18 / Sunday, April 19). This will give you a chance to become acclimated to Italy and see some sights before heading to the villas. It will also provide a buffer for any flight delays or other hiccups in your travels.

Travel Note

Villa Cini on Google Maps

We recommend downloading offline maps to your phone before arriving to Italy. Click below to see the location on Google Maps.

Rental Car

Required Document

Please note that if you'd like to rent a car, you'll need to apply for an International Driving Permit (IDP).

Rental Car

Avoiding Traffic Tickets

Florence, Rome, and many other major Italian cities have Limited Traffic Zones (Zona Traffico Limitato, or ZTL, in Italian) in place to reduce congestion in high-traffic areas. If renting a car, you'll need to familiarize yourself with these zones and plan a route to Villa Cini that avoids them. If you enter into a ZTL, you will be ticketed/fined. The Waze app is helpful for pointing out these zones.

Train

Arrival: From Florence

There are 22 Trenitalia trains that run from Florence to Bucine each day. Tickets cost as little as $8.50 per ride. There are no train changes needed, and it takes about 1 hour to get from the Firenze Campo di Marte station to the Bucine station.

Train

Arrival: From Rome

There are 29 trains that run from Rome to Bucine each day. Tickets cost as little as $20 per ride, and there is typically one train change involved in the journey. It takes about 3 hours to get from the Rome Termini station to the Bucine station.

Train

Departure: To Florence

There are 19 Trenitalia trains that run from Bucine to Florence each day. Tickets cost as little as $8.50 per ride. There are no train changes needed, and it takes about 1 hour to get from the Bucine station to the Firenze Campo di Marte station.

Train

Departure: To Rome

There are 18 trains that run from Rome to Bucine each day. Tickets cost as little as $20 per ride, and there is typically one train change involved in the journey. It takes about 2.5 hours to get from the Bucine station to the Rome Termini station.

For all the days along the way

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