Cinque Terre Day Trips From Florence

Embark on a sunshine-filled adventure and discover the vibrant towns of Cinque Terre on a day trip from Florence. Join our group tour and let us handle all the logistics while you relax and soak up the beauty of this must-see destination in Italy!

Duration: 12 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Florence - Embark on an exciting journey to Cinque Terre for an unforgettable beach day! Meet the enthusiastic tour guides at Piazzale Montelungo Bus Terminal, conveniently located 5-10 minutes behind Santa Maria Novella Train Station. Look for guides in bright orange attire, ready to assist with check-in. Settle into the comfortable,…
What's Included
  • Scenic local train transfers between picturesque villages
  • Guidance from an experienced, English-speaking escort
  • Ample free time to discover each charming town at your leisure
  • Comfortable round-trip travel in a luxury GT Coach
  • Relaxing beach time in Monterosso with options to tan and swim
  • Exploration of iconic Cinque Terre towns: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Monterosso, and Vernazza
Additional Information

Cinque Terre is a definite highlight while on a student exchange or vacationing in Italy! It features five towns boasting vibrantly colored houses, sapphire-blue sea, delectable cuisine, and nature-inspired shopping! Our organization provides an exciting travel experience alongside young, adventurous individuals. Regardless of whether you’re an…

Location
Piazzale Montelungo
PIAZZALE MONTELUNGO - BUS TERMINAL, 5-10 minutes behind the Santa Maria Novella Train Station. Look for our staff wearing bright orange Smart Trip gear! :)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mark
Jun 23, 2025
Book this Cinque Terre tour! - This was our best day in Italy. Hands down. We are a family of 5 with three teens. We wanted to see Cinque Terre in one day without having to figure out travel. This trip made it easy. The bus ride was comfortable. And I cannot say enough about our tour guides, Emma and Ana. They were very enthusiastic and kept the whole group on moving from village to village on the trains. They had food and drink suggestions for each stop. Best part - jumping off the rocks into the harbor in Manarola. Monterosso had a great beach and highly recommend renting beach loungers. Also recommend the fried calamari cones, pesto focaccia and the drink buckets. I would recommend this trip for families with teens/college kids. And I would highly recommend Emma and Ava as best tour guides ever.
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Anamf5172ke
Oct 14, 2024
Amalfi coast with smart trip! - It was such an amazing trip. Our guides Lizzie, Alexa, and Will made the trip 100% better. It was such a great trip, everything was planned perfectly, we were able to do more than expected and the guides were always helping us, giving us tips, and taking us to the best places. So grateful to experience this trip with my friends!
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Virgilio_f
Aug 5, 2024
Love the time spent in Monterrosso - Justin, tour guide was knowledgeable, respectful, & kind. Would love to have Justin with next Vistor Day Trip in Florence
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Casperkitt
May 20, 2024
Exceptional day trip - All the towns are beautiful but Gabrielle made it much more with sharing the details of the area and sights to see. We had lunch and met people from several countries and enjoyed conversations. Took a swim with plenty of time. Must do trip.
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Thomassi8464fz
May 7, 2024
SmartTrip - smart way to travel! - Amazing company and staff. My friends and I booked trip to Cinque Terre through SmartTrip. It is so easy and organized. Colette helped us through the entire process and was so informative. Using her code "Cheers" got us a discount too. If you are studying in Florence and want to travel, I highly recommend using SmartTrip. Ask for Colette.
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Malak_a
Feb 5, 2024
Excellent - Would def recommend! The guide was very informative and lovely. Enjoyed the bus ride as long as the flexibility that we head at each stop.
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Rushier2022
Oct 3, 2022
Best Tour Guide - Sandro - Going to Cinque, Terre? Be sure to look up Sandro- BEST TOUR GUIDE ! He did such a magnificent job of answering questions and keeping our group together. The trip itself was AWESOME and so much more memorable and enjoyable with the help of this lovely person and guide. Sandro made the trip most pleasant and memorable. Having been surrounded with the knowledge of area made our trip so much fun!
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Leahl574
Aug 12, 2022
PERFECT! - It was so easy to plan this trip! I love how this company makes it easy to get where you want, along with guides that are just there for help. Overall 10/10 experience I wouldn’t trade for the world!
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942maiaw
Aug 8, 2022
A lovely adventure - These guys are the best! Everything was so easy since the whole trip and activities were already planned for us. Cinque Terre was absolutely beautiful and having guides gave us a unique experience and better than if we had just walked around on our own without any information. Find one of the guides around town or at their office in Florence and they'll give you a special discount code :)
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Douglas_o
Jun 28, 2025
Good tour. Poor organization. - The tour itself was satisfactory, but the total logistics around it were a disaster. Upon arrival at the designated meeting point ten minutes early, there were no tour guides in Orange jackets as advertised. There are several tours gathering at the location so lots of people everywhere. We went to every tour guide we could find asking for guidance. We finally found one young lady who offered to make a call on our behalf. Ultimately, she was able to send us to a tour guide already on a bus (with no orange jacket) who said we were indeed on her list but she didn’t understand why as her group were all 20ish and we were late 60’s. She said she didn’t think we would have a good day with her group so she talked to a man who had previously told us he had no idea where we belonged and we joined his group. Again, the tour was okay. We enjoyed ourselves. When part of his group was preparing to take a brief boat ride, he said that he didn’t have tickets for us because we hadn’t booked that tour. Ultimately, he got us on the boat. I have no idea what that was about. After the final train segment, the guide disappeared leaving about 15 passengers wondering where to go. Again, after 15 minutes or so, everyone got rounded up and headed for (home). Again, the tour itself was okay. We did enjoy ourselves. It was a lot more walking than we thought, but we are in decent shape so 15,000 steps didn’t kill us. Hopefully, the tour company will get their logistical problems worked out.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).