Village to Village by Train with the Cinque Terre Treno Card

The train is the way to get between the five villages: regional trains on the La Spezia – Levanto line stop at Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso, and between one and the next takes a few minutes, almost always inside tunnels. With the Cinque Terre Treno MS Card you can hop on and off as much as you like during the day.

What the Treno Card includes

• Unlimited second-class journeys on regional trains between La Spezia, the five villages and Levanto.
• Access to the Sentiero Azzurro between Monterosso, Vernazza and Corniglia and to the Via dell'Amore, which has reserved access.
• The village minibuses, useful at Corniglia, which is up on the heights, and for going up to Groppo and Volastra.
• The toilets at the village stations, which cost €1 without the card, and wifi at the park's points.
• Free entry to the CAMeC in La Spezia and to Podere Case Lovara, run by the FAI, on the path from Levanto to Monterosso.

If you are only going to walk and not take the train, the Trekking Card is enough, costing €10 a day (€15 on very busy days).

Prices

The park sets three fares according to each day's expected crowds, published in its calendar. From 14 March to 1 November 2026 the one-day card for adults aged 12 to 69 cost €22, €29.50 or €35, and for children aged 4 to 12, €15, €20 or €23.50. There are two- and three-day cards and a family one for two adults and one or more children.

From 2 November to 31 December 2026 there is a single fare:

• Adult: €17.30 for one day, €29 for two days and €34 for three days.
• Ages 4 to 12: €11, €16.70 and €22.30.
• Age 70 and over: €13.70, €21.30 and €28.50.
• Family: €43.70, €67.10 and €89.10.

The 2027 fares have not yet been published. The one-day card is valid until 24:00 on the day marked; the two-day card, until midnight the following day.

Where to buy

At the park's information points in the stations, from La Spezia to Levanto, or on the card's website (card.parconazionale5terre.it). Buying online saves you the ticket-office queue in summer. If you do not have it, you can also travel with ordinary Trenitalia tickets, but they do not include trails or buses.

How to organise the day

Start at one end, Monterosso or Riomaggiore, and hop from village to village. The stations at Vernazza, Manarola and Riomaggiore are in the village; Corniglia's is down below, next to the sea, with the village above: either you climb the Lardarina staircase, of 377 steps, or take the minibus with the card. A good plan combines the train with a stretch on foot of the Sentiero Azzurro and the return by train, or with the Cinque Terre line boat in one direction.

By car it makes no sense to move between the villages: the roads are narrow, parking is scarce and expensive and the centres are closed to traffic. Leave the car in La Spezia or Levanto and go in by train.

With children

It is the most comfortable way to travel the coast with children or a pushchair: journeys are short and under-4s do not pay. In summer the platforms fill up in mid-morning and late afternoon: hold little ones firmly, because they are narrow and very crowded.