Hi, When wil the August train scheduled be available?I am trying to book seats for a direct train from Milan Centrale to Venice S. Lucia on Thu 8 Aug in the morning. We have 1st class Eurail passes, so would like to ensure I can reserve a seat in advance in case they have limited availability for Eurail pass holders.
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Direct Train from Milan to Venice
Best answer by thibcabe
There is no passholder quota. Availability a day or two before is never an issue in Italy.
About your main question:
Verona - Padua is closed for 3 weeks in August*. High-speed trains will be rerouted via the Bologna outskirts. It's a much longer journey than usual (1h30 extra) but way better than replacement buses!
They are still figuring out the timetables, they should come out in a week or two. :)
*if you're curious: they're connecting the new high-speed line to the old mainline. Works to continue in the next years, few weeks/weekends at a time.
There is no passholder quota. Availability a day or two before is never an issue in Italy.
About your main question:
Verona - Padua is closed for 3 weeks in August*. High-speed trains will be rerouted via the Bologna outskirts. It's a much longer journey than usual (1h30 extra) but way better than replacement buses!
They are still figuring out the timetables, they should come out in a week or two. :)
*if you're curious: they're connecting the new high-speed line to the old mainline. Works to continue in the next years, few weeks/weekends at a time.
Thank you for the reply. I am seeing some schedules on the rail europe site now. It looks like there is a direct train at 8:13 from Milan Porta Garibaldi to Venice S. Lucia that will take 4 hr 29 mins. With my eurail pass there are good seats I can reserve in business class for a low price. Would you recommend this journey? There are shorter ones that require a change and cost much more.
Also, it looks like Milan Porta Garibaldi station isn’t too far from Milan Centrale?
Yes sure the 08:13 train would work. It should cost 13€ pp (+2€ for seat selection if you wish). Porta Garibaldi isn't far from the center and it has a subway station.
Yeah it's faster to change in Bologna but I'd rather stay on the same train and enjoy the scenery from the windows. :)
Few days ago I was able to purchase seat on Aug 10 from Milan Centrale to Venezia S Lucia train Frecciarossa 9709 from 10:45 am to 13:12 pm. I have the tickets for this train but somehow now on Eurail its not showing and i cant able to add this to my schedule in Rail planner application. Please let me know will i run into issues to get access to the train when i am in Milan because it is not showing in Eurail. How i will access the train.
Few days ago I was able to purchase seat on Aug 10 from Milan Centrale to Venezia S Lucia train Frecciarossa 9709 from 10:45 am to 13:12 pm. I have the tickets for this train but somehow now on Eurail its not showing and i cant able to add this to my schedule in Rail planner application. Please let me know will i run into issues to get access to the train when i am in Milan because it is not showing in Eurail. How i will access the train.
A train can always be added manually if needed. However, it looks like the timetable recently changed because of engineering works. I can't find train 9709 anymore. There is another train (9717) with departure time 10:45, but arrival is now 15:45. The Rail Planner app also shows this; if you turn off online updates (under More > Settings), then you'll still see the old arrival time.
Ask the place where you booked your reservation to rebook it to the train of your choice. This is free of charge, since your train has been cancelled. You may also be able to rebook yourself, by loading the reservation into the Trenitalia app.
If you choose the same departure time, then after the journey, you can apply for compensation for delay (€24) because it's a delay of at least 2 hours:
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