Italy Train Rookie: how difficult is it to change trains?
Jan 20th, 2008, 02:22 PM
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Italy Train Rookie: how difficult is it to change trains?
It seems it is sometimes not possible to get a direct route without changing trains, and sometimes connections times have about 6 minute windows.
Should be I worried about this?
Sorry if this is a really stupid question. We've never travelled on trains in Italy before...
thanks,
dina
Should be I worried about this?
Sorry if this is a really stupid question. We've never travelled on trains in Italy before...
thanks,
dina
Jan 20th, 2008, 02:34 PM
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we only took a train from Nice to San Remo and found the time to get on and off surprisingly short - you really have to be ready at the door.( unless of course it is the last stop).
It is not at all a stupid question!
It is not at all a stupid question!
Jan 20th, 2008, 02:52 PM
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You should be able to tell from bahn.de whether you have to change platforms - with only six minutes you would hope you just have to cross from 2 to 3, say. However, in my experience Italian trains do NOT run to time. I once booked a 10 minute connection in Milan through a TA and she thought I was nuts. I wouldn't have made it if the outbound train hadn't been on the next platform, and if I hadn't walked through the inbound train to the front. I think six minutes in Italy is optimistic.
