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How to get here from Siena

Visitors can get to Colle di Val d'Elsa from Siena using a variety of means of transport.

See below for maps covering the route from Siena to Colle di Val d'Elsa, with details of all of the possible means of transport which can be used to make the journey.
Coming to Colle di Val d'Elsa from Siena

By car

1 Start of journey by highway From Siena, take the Autopalio highway in the direction of Florence 18 Km
2 End of highway Leave Superstrada at the 'Colle di Val d'Elsa Sud' exit  
3 Continue Towards town centre 2 Km
    Total 20 Km

All information on road journeys can be consulted on the internet site www.autostrade.it.
Information can also be obtained by phoning the Centro Informazioni Autostrade, on 06 43.632.121, or by consulting Televideo (Italian teletext) from page 480 to page 495.
Also, information in real time is provided on the radio, on 103.3Mhz (Isoradio www.radio.rai.it/isoradio).
By train

There is no direct rail link from Siena to Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Travellers by train must therefore take a train as far as Poggibonsi, and then continue by bus from here.
All information, including bookings and timetables, can be consulted on the internet site www.trenitalia.com - Italian Railways.
By bus

There are many bus services every day from Siena to Colle di Val d'Elsa.
All information, including bookings and timetables, can be consulted on the internet site www.trainspa.it - Autolinee Train (NB: despite the name, this is a bus company!)

"A journey of a thousand miles has to start with a single step."
Lao Tzu, Philosopher (400 - 500 BC?)