Is first class really better than 2nd in Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Poland?

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Hi all, my first post here, thanks for any information you could give to me.

My wife, my 16 years old daughter, and I, are going to travel a little bit more than 2 months in Europe, by Train, car, ferries, ..

The idea is to stop several days (for example 7 to 10 days) in some specific destination : Greece (Paros), South Italy, Albania (not in the pass), Croatia (split, krk). And less days in other destination : Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic..

We probably will use train most of the time, and I was wondering if, for those countries, 1st class is realy more interesting than 2nd one.

Is someone knows both 1rst class and 2nd class in some of those countries?

Thanks, and sorry if my question is a stupid one!

Ronan

ralderton · Accepted Answer

I think first class is always worth it, especially with the pass where the price difference is relatively small.

Generally you’ll get 2+1 seating instead of 2+2, more leg room and a quieter, less busy carriage.

No ‘free extras’ in those countries, except the Freccia in Italy, where you’ll get a coffee/ water and maybe a glass of Prosecco. And in Poland a snack and drink on Intercity trains.

If you check the journeys on Seat 61, you’ll often see photos of first and second class.

Do check your journeys to see if first class is actually offered on all the trains you want. Obviously if you end up on lots of regional ‘second class only’ trains, it’s a different calculation!

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