Ciaoflorence · Florence, Santa Maria Novella
A trip by coach from Florence with a tour leader, four villages by train and boat and, if you wish, a street food lunch. Choose this if you want trains, boat and Park already included in the price and free time in each village.
The meeting point is 5-10 minutes on foot from Santa Maria Novella station: look for staff with a fuchsia jacket and Ciaoflorence folder. You travel by air-conditioned GT coach, with Wi-Fi on board, to La Spezia. From there the train takes you to Monterosso, the boat to Vernazza and then the train again to Manarola and Riomaggiore. It is 12 hours. On GetYourGuide it has 4.5 out of 5 with 3,455 reviews and starts from $46 per person (October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
The price includes the coach, the multilingual tour leader, the boat cruise, the trains inside the Park and what the listing calls the entry fee to the National Park. The semi-independent option removes boat, trains and Park: only the trip from Florence remains. For reference, those traveling alone pay for the train with the «Cinque Terre» ticket, €5, €8 or €10 per trip for an adult according to band A, B or C of the Trenitalia 2026 calendar, valid for 75 minutes for a single trip (from 14 March to 1 November 2026), or with the Treno MS Card, from €22.00 for an adult, 1 day, in green band. An entry ticket to the Cinque Terre does not exist: the villages can be visited freely, and the Cinque Terre Card is only needed for the paid Sentiero Verde Azzurro and for the Via dell'Amore.
The street food is an option: Ligurian focaccia, a cone of fried fish (or the vegetarian version) and a taste of limoncino. Without the option, lunch and drinks are extra. When booking, you need the first name, last name and date of birth of all participants, for transport and local services. The tour may run in multiple languages together: from 1 April to 31 October there is always English and Spanish, and on some days, with a minimum number of participants, French (Wednesday and Sunday) and Portuguese (Monday). It is not suitable for wheelchair users; animals, luggage and large bags are not allowed.
5-10 minutes on foot from Santa Maria Novella. Look for the fuchsia jacket and Ciaoflorence folder.
Air-conditioned GT coach with Wi-Fi and audio system. In La Spezia you switch to the train.
By train to Monterosso, the largest of the five villages, with the historic centre and the sea.
You arrive in Vernazza by boat along the coast. Free time and, with the option, the street food: focaccia, cone of fried fish or vegetarian, limoncino.
After lunch the train takes you to Manarola and Riomaggiore. Then return to Florence by coach.
★★★★★A great day trip from Florence. Roberto was an excellent tour leader: he gave complete information about the places and managed the day's logistics very well.
★★★★★Our guide, Lorenza, was perfect. Our group appreciated her very much, and she also gave us advice for the rest of the trip. [...]
★★★★★We had a wonderful day [...]. Our tour leaders, John and Dion, were fantastic, especially John, who was our reference and stayed with us for the whole trip. [...] It is a long day, but it was definitely worth it. The villages were beautiful and picturesque, and the food we ate along the way was exquisite.
★★★★★I highly recommend this trip! The views were splendid and those who accompanied us did everything possible to make the trip simple and enjoyable.
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Coach from Florence, tour leader, boat, trains in the Park and Park fee, except in the semi-independent option. The street food (focaccia, fried fish or vegetarian, limoncino) is only if you choose the option.
Four: Monterosso, Vernazza, Manarola and Riomaggiore. Corniglia is not among the stops. The five villages in order are in the one-day Cinque Terre guide.
On GetYourGuide it starts from $46 per person (October 2026); the price changes with the option chosen. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.
5-10 minutes on foot from Santa Maria Novella station. The staff wear a fuchsia Ciaoflorence jacket and hold a Ciaoflorence folder.
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Coach from Florence, tour leader, trains, boat and Park included (not in the semi-independent option), four villages.
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