@BrendanDB You are very kind not to lose your patience with me, no, I am not staying in Italy for long, that is why I thought 3 weeks will go by in a flash and I won’t be doing that much travelling, so why bother with all this headache? But a senior rail card is worthwhile if the UK experience is to go by. Fares are generally 30% cheaper with a senior rail card. I am thinking after my retreat in Perugia, I will take 1 train from Arezzo or Perugia, whichever has better connections to Napoli, stay in the area for 4, 5 days, take another train towards Sicily, there I’ve been having problems finding trains from Napoli or Bari (on the east) down to Palermo or Catania...I can stay here for a week and ponder how to get back to London using the last week. Perhaps I can find trains from Palermo or Catania to Montepulciano without too much problem? So, 3 - 5 train journeys (major ones) max for the 3 weeks, not worth getting the Italy Pass?Within Sicily or around Napoli/Bari, I can always ta
@rvdborgt Haha, more complicated a process I cannot think of… I didn’t know eating pasta every day will do that to you 😂😂 I am beginning to think this train travel business is all too hard….thank you so much, Railmaster! I’m in your debt.cheers,
@BrendanDB , @rvdborgt Hey travel experts, I checked the Trenitalia website, it looks like I should just buy individual tickets on the ground, since the Interrail Pass is just too complicated for me to navigate and the savings are not there, really, not if I count the stress and mistakes I am bound to make. One other question if either of you could shed some light on this, I tried to find out the cost of a senior rail card (the CartaFreccia, if I am correct) and if I can buy it not being Italian. Without the CartaFreccia, it seems I cannot get senior fares, much like in the UK.Oh one other thing, since the Italians change their train schedules regularly, how far ahead should I book/buy my tickets? Can I leave it till I am in Perugia, so one week ahead?Many thanks!
@rvdborgt Many thanks for this! I actually don’t know if it’s Arezzo or Arezzo Pescaiola that I want - I’m going to a retreat at Villa Pia, which apparently is reached by 20 min car ride from Arezzo. I have to contact the Villa to ask them. Thanks again!
@BrendanDB I’m on Trenitalia website, to get a sense of trains from Florence to Arezzo, in case I have to fly from London to Florence. The flights are not totally problem-free, the Vueling direct flight from Gatwick - the only one - only arrives at close to midnight in Florence, costing £31 but if I take an earlier flight arriving around 6 pm it jumps to close to £200, much like the BA flights.There are many regional trains from Firenze to Arezzo Pescaiola, but the website says “this service is not sellable on this channel” and will not tell me how much it costs or where else I could book it or buy the ticket. So how? Thanks a million.
@BrendanDB How do I confirm if I can use the Eurail Global Pass for the Eurostar from London to the continent - must email Eurostar?And then how do I plan the London to the Arezzo train journey (there are 2 train stations, apparently, I need to find out which one is closer to my retreat venue)? and how to confirm that the global pass covers this route?thank you again for your generosity with your time.
Hi BrendanDB, mcadv,Thank you both for your ideas and suggestions, which have given me plenty of food for thought.Two main takeaways for me from your replies: a) global pass may give me a lot more flexibility; b) buying train tickets locally in the region could be cheaper or works out as the same price as getting a Interrail Pass if I am not going to take that many train journeys.the train map link is a godsend, BrendanDB, very many thanks!I may have other questions as I continue to “plan” this escapade. I apologise in advance if I ask stupid questions. It’s not that I don’t want to search online myself, it’s just that I am not as good as I should be with IT...sorry.Cheers,
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