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3 trains but for 4 travel days is recommended?

  • July 28, 2022
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Hi,

 

We are booking a pass for Italy. I am travelling to Italy and will be going to Milan, Rome, Naples and Venice. I will only need 3 trains but the website is recommending me 4 days. Does anybody know why?

Best answer by cdwatkins19

That makes 3 days travel so that’s all you need! Make the reservations asap if travelling in August.

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It all depends on how long you intend to stay in each city! Please note that there is compulsory reservation on all high speed trains in Italy. Please read the guidance on the Eurail or Interrail sites.


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  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2022

I will be staying:

flying into Milan- 2 nights

Rome- 2 night

Naples- 3 night

Venice - 2 night

our flight is back from Venice

 

 


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  • Answer
  • July 28, 2022

That makes 3 days travel so that’s all you need! Make the reservations asap if travelling in August.


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  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2022

do I need to buy the pass now before i reserve the seats 

what if there are no seats and we book passes?


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Seat reservations are completely separate from the passes so you get these first. Once you have the reservations buy the passes. Look at the reservations section and advice on this site about how to resere in Italy.


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  • Railly clever
  • July 29, 2022

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  • Full steam ahead
  • July 29, 2022

IF money is more imptt as time: check what normal tickets may cost on those days-IT is not overly expensive as UK so you might be well surprised. R->N can also be done on much cheaper regional treni.

Then there is also private competitor Italo trains-most often a little cheaper=does not take passes.

IF you decide on pass: READ-as direct RES cannot be done via trenItalia site.