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Dear Eurail community,

I have bought a Global Pass. Could you please share one or more recommendations for the route Freiburg (Germany) - Roma? The idea is:

Freiburg - Milano: here’s where I need the recommendation.

Milano - Roma: it’s easy, just a direct Frecciarossa, I don’t have doubts here.

 

For Freiburg - Milano, I read in this forum that the EC 151 is often delayed, and SBB has been lately strict with delayed trains coming from Germany. So, I could take other options. I could do Freiburg - Basel - Milano. Freiburg - Basel is quite easy. The main doubt/advice needed is for Basel - Milano as I read in the forum more than one option, but considering that later I’m going to Rome (in the same day) I’d like to see what recommendations you would have.

 

Thanks in advance! 🚃

Best answer by thibcabe

My advice would be:

Just take whatever train is on time-ish in Freiburg. The ICE could be 40 min late ("delayed preparation"), the NJ/IC could be 1h+ late ("exceptional construction works") or both could be on time. It is a lottery. In any case none will be busy between Freiburg and Basel, you certainly don't need a reservation.

Then go via Lucerne or Zurich and plan a 1-2h stopover in Milan.

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What is your travel date?

In any case, if you want to spend some time in Milan, I'd leave Freiburg earlier.

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Thanks for the quick answer :) Travel date is 7th June. Yes leaving early should not be a problem, it’s more about finding the right routes. Also because in function of the route I could take a walking break, either in Milan as you suggest, or in another place.

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The ICE from Freiburg at 8:04 seems to be mostly on time; the IC at 7:23 too. No reservations needed.

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Thanks very much. Where do you check the statistics of delayed trains?

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https://bahn.expert/ works good for Germany and neighbouring countries. It's in German only, but you can search a train by train number via "Zugsuche” (= train search) in the menu.

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My advice would be:

Just take whatever train is on time-ish in Freiburg. The ICE could be 40 min late ("delayed preparation"), the NJ/IC could be 1h+ late ("exceptional construction works") or both could be on time. It is a lottery. In any case none will be busy between Freiburg and Basel, you certainly don't need a reservation.

Then go via Lucerne or Zurich and plan a 1-2h stopover in Milan.

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rvdborgt wrote:

https://bahn.expert/ works good for Germany and neighbouring countries. It's in German only, but you can search a train by train number via "Zugsuche” (= train search) in the menu.

Perfect thanks for the website and info rvdborgt :)

 

thibcabe wrote:

My advice would be:

Just take whatever train is on time-ish in Freiburg. The ICE could be 40 min late ("delayed preparation"), the NJ/IC could be 1h+ late ("exceptional construction works") or both could be on time. It is a lottery. In any case none will be busy between Freiburg and Basel, you certainly don't need a reservation.

Then go via Lucerne or Zurich and plan a 1-2h stopover in Milan.

Perfect it makes total sense, why didn’t I think about that before :) You’re right, I live in Freiburg and the ICE is often times quite delayed, but with Germany and Switzerland not requiring reservations I can just jump in any train that looks punctual. Thanks!

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