Hi fellow travellers, I'm gonna travel by train from La Spezia to Venice, with a short transfer at Pisa Centrale. Is 8 minutes enough time to transfer train?
Thank you very much for your answer.
Hi fellow travellers, I'm gonna travel by train from La Spezia to Venice, with a short transfer at Pisa Centrale. Is 8 minutes enough time to transfer train?
Thank you very much for your answer.
My experience to short in Italy i usually plan with atleast 20mins
How are you travelling? Wich trains? When? So we can give you some advice. How
I'm using Eurail Global Pass. Travel on the 23rd June 10:11am, the train is IC505 (La Spezia -> Pisa Centrale) then 8 minutes transfer to RE4028 (Pisa -> Firenze SMN) before continuing to Venezia S. Luzia.
If 8 minute not feasible, then I plan to take the IC657 on 11:23, with a 15 minutes transfer at Pisa Centrale.
Toss a coin. IF train#1 is on time-certainly feasible (unless you are overburdened with 5 suitcases and using waking sticks) for normal settings-BUT in general treni in IT are not really known for being on time-more for being ´ritardo´. As such Pisa is not a very big stazione.
Thank you all for the advice
Thanks for the nice words.
Thanks also @rvdborgt
The short answer is NO
Timekeeping on Italian Railways tends to be poor. Long distance trains - especially the ‘Frecce’ - get priority, but get held up because they travel long distances and delays happen along the way. The local ‘Regionale’ then often pull over to let them past .
I would always allow at least 20 minutes - preferably 30 - to connect, and longer still for a train with a non-refundable ticket or one that operates infrequently e.g. Milan/Turin to Paris. Bear in mind too that many regional routes tend to have a 3 hour gap in services in the mornings between about 9am - 12 noon which can be a further complicating factor.
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