Train from Florence to Livorno

[realnice46]

Our ship leaves Livorno at 7PM, what time should I book train from Florence to Livorno to make it back to ship by 6PM?

[princeton123211]

33 minutes ago, realnice46 said:

Our ship leaves Livorno at 7PM, what time should I book train from Florence to Livorno to make it back to ship by 6PM?

The train is about an hour and 20 minutes. Some are a little less than this and some are a little bit more. Once at Livorno Centrale its about 15-20 minute taxi to the pier. Figure total travel time is 2 hours to be safe. 

 

I wouldn't depart Florence any later than 4 and most likely would leave more like 3:30 to build in some buffer time in case something went sideways. 

[realnice46]

2 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

The train is about an hour and 20 minutes. Some are a little less than this and some are a little bit more. Once at Livorno Centrale its about 15-20 minute taxi to the pier. Figure total travel time is 2 hours to be safe. 

 

I wouldn't depart Florence any later than 4 and most likely would leave more like 3:30 to build in some buffer time in case something went sideways. 

Thank you.

[euro cruiser]

Never take the last train that would get you back in time, there is way too much risk in that and Florence is a long way from Livorno if something goes amiss.

 

There is no need to book these trains in advance, they are regionals and there are no seat assignments so they can't sell out.  You may stand for all or part of the trip, but that's the tradeoff for the savings.