Untold Italy · Friday, July 17, 2026
For travelers concerned about train strikes in Italy, particularly for longer journeys like Florence to Solano, Untold Italy host Katie Clark suggests FlixBus as a reliable alternative. She notes that while high-speed train routes are often less affected, FlixBus offers comfortable services with WiFi and can be a cost-effective option, potentially requiring a change in Rome. Private driving services are also mentioned as a more expensive alternative.
“yes, one feature of traveling in Italy is that you may need to deal with train strikes. The good news is that these are announced well in advance, and of course we keep our untold Italy app users notified as they come up.”
“should you need a backup plan then the best and most effective option is flicksbus. This is not the. Old Greyhound services of your nightmares. These are really comfortable services with on board WiFi that get you from A to B.”
“In this case, you would likely need to go to Rome. And change bus from Florence, so you go from Florence to Rome and then get off the bus and go from Rome to Solano. But it is an option and it would be from thirty euros.”