Rome to Florence via Train ?
Sep 24th, 2007, 01:09 PM
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Rome to Florence via Train ?
Hello all,
Is it cheaper to book the train tickets before hand at RailEurope website or purchase it when we are in Rome?
Thanking you in advance for your assistance
Is it cheaper to book the train tickets before hand at RailEurope website or purchase it when we are in Rome?
Thanking you in advance for your assistance
Sep 24th, 2007, 01:31 PM
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Hi Graziella
Here's the site:
trenitalia.com
or in English
http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html
I haven't checked for Rome > Florence, but I do know that Amica fares aren't available on every train.
I think RailEurope is always more expensive than buying in Italy. I won't swear my life on it, but I do think it is true.
Ciao, Debbie
Here's the site:
trenitalia.com
or in English
http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html
I haven't checked for Rome > Florence, but I do know that Amica fares aren't available on every train.
I think RailEurope is always more expensive than buying in Italy. I won't swear my life on it, but I do think it is true.
Ciao, Debbie
Sep 24th, 2007, 02:10 PM
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Thank you IRA - Just saved e20.00
Here is what you do:
1. go to www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html
2. enter Rome and Florence for a sample trip
3. Click on the shopping cart icon to see pricing (no, you don't have to buy).
4. Note that there are different types of trains with different prices (slower is cheaper).
5. Note that from the drop down menu, there are few fares available. Choose Amica. The Amica fare is a 20% discount on limited seats, and must be bought at least the day before. It is available on many higher speed trains, but not regional trains.
Play with the trenitalia website, and see if you have any questions...
Thanks guys - Fodorites are saying my money already!
Here is what you do:
1. go to www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html
2. enter Rome and Florence for a sample trip
3. Click on the shopping cart icon to see pricing (no, you don't have to buy).
4. Note that there are different types of trains with different prices (slower is cheaper).
5. Note that from the drop down menu, there are few fares available. Choose Amica. The Amica fare is a 20% discount on limited seats, and must be bought at least the day before. It is available on many higher speed trains, but not regional trains.
Play with the trenitalia website, and see if you have any questions...
Thanks guys - Fodorites are saying my money already!
Sep 25th, 2007, 10:33 AM
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Eurostar Italia (ES) high-speed trains (a k a ETR) that run on purposely built high-speed lines mainly between Milan, Rome and Naples - as not all the high-speed lines are complete they also run on regularly older tracks
pecking order:
ES IC+ (InterCityPlus), IC (InterCity), Regionale - stops everywhere. You often have a choice of any or all - regional trains are dirt cheap.
pecking order:
ES IC+ (InterCityPlus), IC (InterCity), Regionale - stops everywhere. You often have a choice of any or all - regional trains are dirt cheap.
Sep 25th, 2007, 10:46 AM
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Linda, sorry I misread your question last night.
Is anybody else having trouble processing their credit card payment on the TrenItalia website? Since last night my cands have been "declined" on the English version, but when I ran one using the Italian version, the message seemed to say more, something like "unable to process, try again later". Any thoughts??? Thank you!
Is anybody else having trouble processing their credit card payment on the TrenItalia website? Since last night my cands have been "declined" on the English version, but when I ran one using the Italian version, the message seemed to say more, something like "unable to process, try again later". Any thoughts??? Thank you!
Oct 4th, 2007, 06:06 AM
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This summer we did not prebook our tickets (from Rome to Venice, actually) as Trenitalia seemed to be causing a lot of problems for people, and I wasn't able to find any discounts online for our train anyway. But once we got to Rome, we went to a travel agent with a Trenitalia sticker in the window facing Argentina, and they booked the tickets for us, at 20% less than the online fares. Supposedly it was some other special they could do -- two people traveling together midweek(?). I also liked the idea that they could guarantee us the seats we wanted -- two facing with a table between. That seems impossible to do online, as various cars seem to end up being numbered differently.
Oct 4th, 2007, 06:04 PM
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Hello Phyllish, yes I'm in Orlando and yes I advised my credit cards of the transactions in advance. When I called afterward, both said no such transactions came through, so I think the problem was with Trenitalia. I have never had a problem getting tickets after arriving in Italy, as I typically like to stay in my arrival city for at least a few days. But, I try to avoid the trains on Holidays and Sundays. And, now I've found that it is also quicker, at least for me, to just buy them there.
