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John Kino
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John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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Interrail in Italy - need advise please

I have not decided yet whether to take the day or night train. Do you not book either the day or night train on the site like www.Trenitalia.com site.I was looking about the tour Italia 3 or 5 day passes but you have to use them every day so not good for me, once you don’t use them apparently they become invalid.  I was then looking at the Trenitalia Pass which you can get for like 15 days but apparently they are not valid on the Regional trains, and I think that some of the trains that I will be taking will in fact be regional like the one from Lake Como (Verrenia) to Cinque Terra (is a regional train. So the two passes are not really any good so it would be back down to using Interrail which is 306 euros for 5 days, or I could probably buy one for just fours because some of my trips are surely just regional trains and may well be cheaper than using a travel day. I mean for my itinary which I already mentioned on here, I wonder which ones I would actually need a IR pass for.  This is

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John Kino
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John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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Interrail in Italy - need advise please

Blunt but short: do not use IR for this-unless you are definite into using these superfast Frecce hi-speed trains as much as poss. Just buy when you go-there may evne be a small senior discount. But yes-the cheap pass Angelo mentions is only for consecutive-so it depends on how long you spend to stay if it pays off or not. Around the regions of Roma and Napoli-and in Umbria-there are also quite cheap local regional (day)passes, incl also bus+metro etc. Buy advance-and do that now-for the overnight Nap-Sicilia-note that for sleeper etc there are strict covid-rules and they only sell whole coupe. DO be aware that IT still has the most stringent covid-rules of all EUR- a green pass is indispensable. Get informed how your NHS vaccinations can be turned into such a thing HI, interesting, I wonder if there are many super fast trains on the route I am planning, not 10 percent certain. Milan> Lake Como (Verenna)> Cinque Terra> Florence> Sienna > Rome > Naples (then my Sicily

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John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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Interrail in Italy - need advise please

You can check timetables with an general timetable website like german railways bahn.com or via italian railways trenitalia.com, for only using Interrail in Italy you can buy an Interrail One Country Italy. Tickets for regional trains are very cheap in Italy. You can also buy an Travel Pass for Trenitalia Regional Trains “Promo Italia in Tour - Trenitalia” for 3 consecutive days 29€, 5 consecutive days 49€, but trains of Trenord (to Lake Como) are not included. All other regional trains operated by Trenitalia from Milan to Cinque Terre, Pisa, Florence, Siena and Rome are perfectly to get there with regional trains. From Rome to Neaples, there are regional trains, but they need way longer than high speed trains Frecciarossa. With Interrail you need a reservation (10€ via ÖBB - tickets.oebb.at - in the link how it works to get reservations or at any Trenitalia counter in Italy or France or with an additional booking fee via interrail.eu). You can also book an normal Ticket for this le

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John Kino
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John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

Night trains are more modern but basically work the same. Except that in Italy, you still cannot book a single bed or berth for yourself in a compartment because of COVID. You still have to book a complete compartment. I bet that would be expensive. What would be the alternative to getting an compartment, just curling up on a seat in normal carriage? Correct. And advance fares (check on www.trenitalia.com) are often lower than Interrail supplements. What do you mean Interrail supplements? You mean there are also supplements to pay on some trains? I mean Interrail reservations, specifically for night trains here. I see, is it (www.trenitalia.com) that run that train from Rome to Syracuse that I could pick up in Naples? And is the night train same company? 

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John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
posted in Eurail & Interrail Passes

I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

Night trains are more modern but basically work the same. Except that in Italy, you still cannot book a single bed or berth for yourself in a compartment because of COVID. You still have to book a complete compartment. I bet that would be expensive. What would be the alternative to getting an compartment, just curling up on a seat in normal carriage? Correct. And advance fares (check on www.trenitalia.com) are often lower than Interrail supplements. What do you mean Interrail supplements? You mean there are also supplements to pay on some trains?

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2 years ago
John Kino
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John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

How do the night trains work this days. Are there sleepers with seperate compartments that you share with a stranger or does the whole carriage just convert i sleeper? Its so long since I have done this long travels on trains. Night trains are more modern but basically work the same. Except that in Italy, you still cannot book a single bed or berth for yourself in a compartment because of COVID. You still have to book a complete compartment. I bet that would be expensive. What would be the alternative to getting an compartment, just curling up on a seat in normal carriage?

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2 years ago
John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

On the ferry you can stay in the train or exit and go at the top of the ferry to see the sea.    Please check trenitalia.com to confirm the timetable but from Napoli Centrale should go the IC train from Rome to Siracusa via Catania at 9:50 IC723/721 (this train runs together with IC to Palermo) and at 13:45 IC 727 to Siracusa via Catania. And the night train ICN 1955 to Siracusa via Catania at 23:24. That is great info, thanks. It would be interesting to take a night train, not done that since travelling in Eastern Europe across Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia back in the 80s before the fall of communism. How do the night trains work this days. Are there sleepers with seperate compartments that you share with a stranger or does the whole carriage just convert i sleeper? Its so long since I have done this long travels on trains. This community is wonderful , thanks for all the replies it really helps. No doubt I will be posting more questions.  

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2 years ago
John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

This intercity goes onto the ferry indeed, with you in it. And in that case, you only need a train ticket (your Interrail) and a reservation. Thank you. How far does this train go to? Would I then need to book another train reservation to get to Catania?

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2 years ago
John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

From Neaples there are some Intercity trains that run to Sicily (From mainland to sicily they go on a boat with the train to get over). You need a reservation for 3€ for the train. You can also use one of the High speed trains on the route (they are not realy faster on this route), and thannin Villa San Giovanni change for the express boat to Messina (Sicily). Highspeed train (Frecciarossa or Frecciargento) reservation 10€. Express Boat not included in Interrail, but it cost only about 5-10€ Is the intercity one the same as someone else suggest that goes from Rome to Sicily and it just goes onto the train with you in it? So I presume if I was on this train I would not have to change for the boat and then another train as if I was using the high speed train. Does this train carry on your journey to for example to Catania without having to change and does this ticket include the ferry charge or do you always have to pay extra once on the boat in the train or does the boat ticket always

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2 years ago
John Kino
Keeps calm and carries on
John KinoKeeps calm and carries on
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I want to buy a 6 day one country pass in Italy. Can I use it to go to Sicily as that is part of Italy?

There is a section on the site that say plan your journey. SO I can plan my route out in Italy. You enter your next destination and it marks the route. So I can go from Pisa to Napes for example as I intend to visit Pompeii and Sorrento. Then I want to go from Naples to Cantania in Sicily but on this Plan your route page will not let me select in cities in sicily so it makes me think that travel to Sicily is not possible.  How would I get from Naples to Catania in Sicily. Please can you advise me?

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