Driving by Car to Italy

Driving to Italy can be both exciting and enjoyable. If you are a family going on holiday to Italy, it can be cheaper to drive a car from Norway compared to the price you pay for direct flights. Especially if you are going on holiday during the summer holidays. It’s very practical to have a car anyway, and you avoid the cost of renting if you have your own car with you. Houses and apartments are mostly rented out from Saturday to Saturday, and it is not always possible to find suitable flights. If you choose to drive, you immediately have more options for accomodations that are available.

You can choose to experience European cities along the way, or drive the shortest route to Italy one or both ways. Regardless, it is a great experience to drive through Europe, and children and adults learn about the countries and Europe.

Depending on where in Norway you live, there are several possible itineraries. Many people living in the east choose to start the trip to Italy by car ferry to Germany. Color Line has a ferry from Oslo that goes to Kiel. You arrive in Kiel early in the morning and can book your first overnight stay in Switzerland. From Switzerland you can arrive to Italy via the Brenner Pass in South Tyrol.

Experiences:

We have talked to some of our customers who have driven to Italy from Norway. Here are their experiences.

Family from Stavanger

We had 3 nights at hotels driving down to Italy and two nights on the way back home. From Stavanger we took the ferry to Hirtshals. Our first night we spent in central Germany. Second overnight stay was at Lake Como in Italy, in order to have a short leg on the last day. Between Milan and Viareggio in Tuscany we stopped by an outlet. On the way home we travelled from the coast of Tuscany (Viareggio) to Milan and had an overnight stay there. One person in the group took a flight home to Norway from Milan for work reasons. The rest of us drove on to Hanover for one more overnight stay, and then on to Hirtshals for the ferry back to Stavanger.

Family from Ski/Akershus

Chose to drive to their holiday in Italy since they were travelling with small children, and wanted to make sure that they had the appropriate, safe car seats for their children. They chose to travel to Kiel via the Gothenburg-Kiel ferry. They drove through Germany and over the mountain pass in Austria. They had an overnight stay in Innsbruck, Austria. The next day they drove straight down into Italy.

Family from Oslo

A wish for experiences along the way was crucial for this family who wanted to drive to Italy. They had four nights on their way to Italy. From Oslo they first drove to Copenhagen and spent one day there. The next nights they had in Dresden in Germany, Basel in Switzerland and Ledro, a mountain area in northern Italy. Their final destination was a holiday home they had rented in Tuscany.

Chose to fly to Munich

A family from Eastern Norway got affordable airline tickets for their family from Oslo to Munich. There they rented a car and drove directly to Italy. They needed no accommodation along the way. The destination was Lucca, and they spent about 8 hours by car. On the way home, they chose an overnight stay in Bolzano in South Tyrol.

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Gunvor J. Garvik

10:10 23 Oct 24

Both those who work in PrimaToscana and those who work at the reception at Varramista are super welcoming and helpful. Fast response time and on the offer side, both when it came to procuring transport and miscellaneous. activities such as wine tasting and cooking classes. Very satisfied! Would love to come back.

Torunn Neerland

11:53 21 Oct 24

Hello. Me and my friends had a great stay in September in Portovenere. Primatoscana can be highly recommended!

Aurora Hansen

11:05 21 Oct 24

We had a great holiday in Tuscany in an apartment at the Casale Terricciola winery. Nice and easy communication. No problems.

Torill Mathiesen

07:49 14 Oct 24

Very charming place. Lovely surroundings, great pool and pleasant service.

Linn Stokstad

19:36 07 Oct 24

Fantastic service. I have used Primatoscana both privately and when I had to organize a larger event through my company. Thanks to Cecilie and Knut for helping to make dreams come true!

Camilla Svendsen

08:54 22 Aug 24

Casa Mira is an absolutely lovely place with plenty of space and facilities in true Tuscan style. Very nice family who welcomed us and followed us up along the way if we needed help. They quickly arrived when we called, for example when the power went out a couple of times during our stay. Rubbish was emptied every day, and we came to a clean and tidy house on arrival.We were two families with a total of 8 children, for which the house was perfect. The only thing we would like was air conditioning in all bedrooms, only two bedrooms have this and it was very hot at night.Super location with a short stroll to the nearest local baker with fresh bread every morning, a lovely pizza place with takeaway, and a short drive to the nearest grocery store. Very good restaurant just down the street from the house. And a lively playground/meeting place two minutes away where families, young people, grandparents etc. met in the evenings with a small kiosk, tennis court, football pitch and playground. The kids had a great time here.We would love to come back to Casa Mira!!

Bodil Moe

09:50 05 Aug 24

We had a great stay in the beautiful Villa Sole Mio. The villa has a great view, lovely garden and great pool. Air conditioning in all rooms.

K Johansson

20:07 18 Jun 24

Primatoscana is a very professional operatorwith high quality dialogue and communication before the start of the stay.Perfect family place in lovely surroundings. Nice pools and not least very good qualityfood in the on-site restaurant.

Stig Brathaug

14:26 25 Jan 24

The house exceeded our expectations, it was almost like a castle with a lovely location in central Tuscany, close to other great places. There were 12 of us, grandparents with children and grandchildren. The accommodation was top notch, and the property with its own pool was undisturbed. We stayed in Villa Torre in Iano.