"Getting to Siena & parking" Top 5 Page for this destination Siena Transportation Tip by sue_stone

Italy has a reputation for crazy drivers, particularly in places like Rome and Naples. As we were not visiting any big cities during out visit in Sep 2006, we decided to brave driving in Italy, and I am pleased to say it all went without a hitch. Though, I must admit that driving in the teaming rain on the truck-infested autostrada wasn't my idea of fun....however being able to really get off the beaten track in Tuscany was so worth it!

Driving into Siena is a little bit daunting....but we managed ok and ended up getting to one of the large parking stations without too much stress. We decided to head for the first parking station that we saw signs to as didn't want to end up driving around for hours looking for the "best park". By fluke we ended up in Il Campo parking area, which was one of the closest to the centre of the action.

If you are not driving to Siena, you can get there by train. Siena isn't on a main train line, so you will have to change at Chiusi (to/from Rome) or Empoli (to/from Florence).

There are plenty of buses into Siena, arriving/departing from Piazza Gramsci, from places such as Florence, San Gimignano, Rome & Milan (and plenty of other smaller places). There are several services a day.

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