Fine Tune my trip

Thanks for the support. I’ve tried to integrate your comments (and one’s I’ve extracted from earlier messages) so my amended plan is as follows. At this stage the plan is only a list, not entered in any planner or booking site. What I need to know now is:

1. Which ones should I book now vs later vs on the day.
2. Which web stie should I use to book? I’ve dug out this info by looking at the Italian and Swiss train booking sites, not Eurail.
3. Which trips should I us my Eurail pass for, and which should I pay for?
4. Should I try to convert my Eurail pass to advance purchase since I have such a detailed plan, and it seems I need to make so many reservations in advance?
5. I have some Specific questions on some trips

13/4        Roma Termini – 09:25 - 11:01 Rome Termini - Florence S. M. Novella Duration: 1h 36m Train number: 9308

13-17/4   Florence day trips to Bologna & Sienna to be worked out later

18/04 07:28 - 08:28    Florence S. M. Novella - Pisa Main Station   Duration: 1h 0m    Train number: 4013   (keep large luggage at the Pisa railway station)

18/04 – 09:56 - 11:17 Pisa – Monterosso al Mare   Duration: 1h 21m, 1 change.  You said “Shorter option available: departure 10:28, arrival 12:53.” – I couldn’t find the 10:28 departure on either Trentialia or interrail web site. The 9:56 might be a bit tight

19/04 Cinque Terre – Monterosso - Milano Centrale - Fri, Apr 19 · 12:55 – 15:53 2h 58m · Direct

20/04 Milano Centrale – Brig 08:20 - 10:14 Duration:1h 54min

20/04 Brig – Andermatt 11:23 - 13:20   11:23  Brig Bahnhofplatz   1h 57m    R 43 530    13:20  Andermatt (????? Is this the one? https://www.thetrainline.com/book/results?origin=urn%3Atrainline%3Ageneric%3Aloc%3A17537&destination=urn%3Atrainline%3Ageneric%3Aloc%3A18564&outwardDate=2024-04-20T10%3A00%3A00&outwardDateType=departAfter&journeySearchType=single&passengers%5B%5D=1990-12-17%7C5328ef20-6612-4353-b845-ad567267a758&directSearch=false&selectedOutward=q6PmbPbfX2w%3D%3AZgGUl0zBupo%3D%3AStandard)

20/04 Andermatt - Disentis/Muster 14:28 Andermatt 1h 11m 0 changes 15:39 Disentis/Muster

20/04 Disentis/Muster -Chur 16:28 Andermatt 1h 11m 0 changes 17:39 Disentis/Muster

21/04 Chur – Tirano 07:58 Chur 4h 25m 2 changes 12:23 https://www.thetrainline.com/book/results?origin=urn%3Atrainline%3Ageneric%3Aloc%3A6378&destination=urn%3Atrainline%3Ageneric%3Aloc%3A18820&outwardDate=2024-04-21T06%3A00%3A00&outwardDateType=departAfter&journeySearchType=single&passengers%5B%5D=1990-12-17%7Ce5657a97-e376-40d6-b03c-399b3b4d0791&directSearch=false&selectedOutward=q%2Ben3G0B%2BIA%3D%3A%2FW5TBRrggVc%3D%3AStandard

21/04 Tirano 21/4 Tirano – Varenna 15:08 – 16:34 Duration:1h 26min (1 Minute walk to accom)  Is Tirano worth a 2 hour stopover, or is my time better spent in Varenna?.

24/04 Varenna – Milan 11:08 2h 32m 13:40 Milano Centrale

24/04 Milan – Venice 14:15 2h 27m 16:42  Venezia San Lucia (to accom 6 min walk)

27/04 Venice – Pordenone 17:13 - 18:46 Venice Santa Lucia – Pordenone Duration: 1h 33m Train number: 16812

02/05 Pordenone – Vienna 11:07  6h 22min High Speed Trains RJ 132 / RJ 132 to Wien Hbf 17:29  Wien Meidling  7min Transfer  17:36   Wien Meidling  16min  S-Bahn S 1 to Marchegg  17:52   Wien Praterstern (750m 10 m walk to accom)

06/05 Vienna – Prague 10:51  Wien Praterstern 10min     S-Bahn  S 3 to Wiener Neustadt Hbf    11:01 Wien Hbf (Bahnsteige 1-2) 9min 201m Walk (approx. 8min) 11:10 Wien Hbf   4h 3min High Speed Trains  RJ 74 / RJ 74 to Praha hl.n.  15:13    Praha hl.n.   (Accom 9 min, 750 m) 

09/05 – 10/5 Prague to Zurich  EN 50466 overnight train  6:20PM Arr 8:20 AM

13/05 Zurich – Basel 09:34 10:28   54m, 0 changes

13/05 Basel – Mulhouse Not Yet Available

13/05 Mulhouse – Dijon  Not Yet Available (I’d like to get to Dijon by about 1PM if possible)

13/05  Dijon (Car from train station)

19/05 Massy – Paris –. Eurail not valid. There are direct RER to Paris city center every 8-10 min.

22/05 Paris – Richmond (Surrey) 13:12 – Planned arrival 15:36 Duration:3h 24min1 Transfer  You’ll arrive at St Pancras International, then there are quite a few routes to Richmond. TBD.

27/05 Richmond (Surrey) – Heathrow 07:16 – Planned arrival 08:40 Duration:1h 24min2 Transfers