Hi Jesse, It’s worth mentioning (and in all fairness, there’s no reason you’d be expected to know this) that Rome and Cannes aren’t well-connected via rail. There are no long-distance trains at all anymore that cross the Italian-French border along the Cote d’Azur and - unless you don’t mind diverting via Milan - only one direct train from Rome up to said border, which runs right at the end of the day preventing onward travel. What I would do (and what as it happens I actually am planning this summer, albeit in the reverse direction), is to take the said daily long-distance train, then overnight at the border station of Ventimiglia where it terminates. The next day, take a direct local TER train to Cannes, but don’t use a Travel Day for this, as you’re very unlikely to breakeven. Instead, buy a €13.20 ticket from sncf-connect.com. I hope someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think these tickets allow breaks of journey, so you’ll be just as free to stopoff at points of interest (M
Hi Jesse! 1) Timetables for July are not yet fully published (might happen only in May for Trenitalia for example). So better to check a timetable for right now… then will be very similar likely. Now you can travel in 10-11 hours from Rome to Cannes. 2) On all trains you can use the Interrail, so it makes no difference. Just you will need a reservation extra for some of the trains (between 3 and 10 euro, depending on what kind of train on this route) 3) you can check the website of thetrainline. But usually I book via the national operators → SNCF, Trenitalia, ÖBB, DB, CZ. Just go to their websites and check their offers. Offers might differ on same routes, so comparing pays off. Thank you so much Martin! This was very helpful. Cheers!
2 basic errors that about any newbee, esp. those from Norte-America seems to make: 1.checking timings for far too long advance. Trains are not planes. There are 2 main dates for changes in timetables all over EUR, but on a certain line it can happen every week. There are also strikes, bad wheather and other potential disturbing sources. As above: use timings for next week on same weekday as basic, if there are changes this will be mostly by just a few mints. (except when there are longer time works planned along just that sector). 2.wanting to make the -if needed (fairly often not really needed at all) REServations also ar too long advance. Besides that common traps: mostly ESpana=Spain, then FRance, then ITaly: ALL hi-speed long-distacne trains must be reserved and esp. when over the border this can add substantial sums to be paid. Often there are slower alternatives by local/regional trains, except ESpana. And often these offer far better sights too! What mostly USAers also tend to
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