ugogirl

I am somewhat confused on how the Eurostar Pass works. Can someone explain buying a pass that says 4 days, valid for one month?

My itinerary is to travel by train from Venice to Florence, and then Florence to Rome, Rome to Sorrento or Naples, and back to Rome.

How is the best way to accomplish this? Also, how long of a trip is it from Rome to Venice by rail?

If anyone can help clarify how the pass works I would be most happy. I have read the info on the website but cannot make heads or tails of how the pass works.

Steve_James

Hi Ugo - It's best to 'pay as you go' on those routes. For fares/ journey times see:

www.trenitalia.com

Rome-Venice takes 4.5 hrs.

Hope this helps ...

Steve

CRAZY4TRAVEL

As Steve says, pay as you go. Train travel in Italy is quite inexpensive.

Dukey

A pass such as the one you describe works like this:

you can use it for the specified number of days within any one-month period.

When you arrive in Europe you have it "validated" by a railroad official in a ticket office; if it is good for a month that official writes in the start and stop dates and stamps the pass.

You decide on which dates you want to use it and every day that you use it you fill in that date on the pass.

After you have filled in four dates the pass has been used up.

Another way to check on whether or not a pass will save you money is to enter your proposed itinerary at www.railpass.com

ugogirl

Thank you for your responses. I will go to the website recommended and test out my itinerary.

PalenQ

with a railpass you'll still have to pay a 15 euro supplement ($20) to ride Eurostar Italia trains like most take between Venice and Florence, Florence and Rome and Rome and Naples - adding these supplements onto the pass price puts the Italy Flexipass way higher than what you'd pay locally.

Save your time about researching a pass - in no way do you benefit from one. Especially since you still have to go to the ticket window and make the mandatory reservations anyway.