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Rome to Val d'Orcia (Tuscan Countryside) by train or road
About 190 km. The private car is fastest at 2.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹4,790 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Private car with driver (NCC), per vehicle
2.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Train to Chiusi + taxi to Pienza or Montepulciano
from ₹4,790 per person
Best value
Train
Train to Chiusi + taxi to Pienza or Montepulciano
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Train to Chiusi + taxi to Pienza or Montepulciano | 3 h | ₹4,790–₹10,120per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Private car with driver (NCC), per vehicle | 2.5 h | ₹31,950–₹51,120per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Train, Train to Chiusi + taxi to Pienza or Montepulciano: Book the taxi ahead: Chiusi station has few. Most visitors rent a car at Chiusi or in Rome instead.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Train to Chiusi + taxi to Pienza or Montepulciano | ₹9,580–₹20,240 | ₹19,160–₹40,480 |
| Private car · Private car with driver (NCC), per vehicle | ₹31,950–₹51,120 | ₹31,950–₹51,120 |
Once you’re in Val d'Orcia (Tuscan Countryside)
- Best time: April – June, September – October
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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