Scenic route

Cinque Terre Express

Levanto → La Spezia · Italy

Village-hopping between tunnels where Liguria’s cliffs meet the sea. Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore in half an hour.

How this line was checked

Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 2216863 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 12215
Wikipedia has an article for this line
See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Cinque Terre Express?

The Cinque Terre Express runs 20 km from Levanto to La Spezia.

How long does the Cinque Terre Express take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 30 min for the 20 km. That is an average of 40 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Cinque Terre Express?

Trenitalia, with Rock double-deck EMU.

How old is the Cinque Terre Express?

The line has been in service since 1874. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Cinque Terre Express run?

36 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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