My itinerary includes Milan- Venice, Venice Genoa, Genoa- Monterosso, Monterosso-Rome.
to be completed within two weeks.
Should I get a saver pass that costs 149 Euros for two people or try getting individual tickets?
Any thoughts?

As a senior, though not an Italian, can I get a senior discount on Trenitalia?

I have been trying to work Trenitalia's site without much success.
Thanks.

Hi S,

Sr discounts are for Italians only.

What problems are you having getting prices on www.tren?

You can only search up to 60 days ahead.

<Should I get a saver pass that costs 149 Euros for two people or try getting individual tickets?>

what Saverpass is this? Italian Passes cost way more than that i thought - about $170 p.p. thru RailEurope and didn't know trenitalia charges any less?

Where can i get this special pass? At that price a great deal - at $170 p.p. for 3 days of travel plus $20/day not a good deal for you IMO

Well part was the senior thing so now I know I can't get a senior rate.

Can I book a reserved seat from Milan to Venice now online if I join?
Or should I wait til I get to Italy and buy the Saver pass to save a few bucks but risk not getting a seat at all? Should I be worried to book it on the 6th when I arrive into Malpensa?
I'm scheduled to be in Venice July 7

there will be no problem getting seats on any of these routes which have trains hourly or more. No problem at all.

Still like to know where i can buy a Saverpass for two for 149 euros - could that be per person? which would make it more expensive than buying in US?

I'd like to know because i regularly advise folks here not to buy the Italian railpass because it's rarely economical - but at that price it certainly is.

thanks

it's on their site you can travel for four days within a two month .

http://www.trenitalia.com/en/promozi...alia_pass.html

I've been trying to see if I can do better on individual Tkts.

I really think it says that it's a pass for a group of two or more. Am I misreading it.

Well that price is per person i believe though it doesn't say it it should

it's a Saverpass for two or more names on one pass but it's per person not for the two - i'm fairly certain but could be wrong.

But prices always match the US dollar prices for passes thru RailEurope and a 4 day pass saver here would cost $188

vs 149 euros = $207 - so if you think you need a pass buy it here and save about $40 total - RailEurope would charge a $15 mailing fee but agents like BETS (www.budgeteuropetravel.com; 800-441-2387) who i always recommend would not charge RE's mailing fee unless real rush order. But in any case at even at $188 p.p. point point tickets, which you can book now on trenitalia.com to be guaranteed a seat would be significantly cheaper - especially since with a pass you still must pay extra for seat reservations of between 5 and 15 euros, and these are included in trenitalia.com pricing.

Yes I do have to pay extra if I take eurostar trains.
I am convinced that the pass price is not per person then it would cost a fortune.

Re-checking trenitalia it must be per person because a one-person 4-day individual pass costs euro 172 or so and the saver costs 149 - no way could the saverpass cost 149 for two people than a single pass 172 for one - it must be 149 p.p. and then you can forget about the pass.

That doesn't make sense if you have a group of 5 people it would be 800.00 euros

PalenQ
Did you go to the link I sent you?

The price for the pass in second class for 4 days travel in two months is 149 Euros.

Yes - and five people would be 5x149 euros - still cheaper per person than one person at about 172 euros - saverpasses give about an 18% savings over an individual pass but they are not group rates.

Know that I'm thinking about it, it can't be 149 for five people. Palenq you have to be right.

PalenQ
The train from Milan to Venezia leaves from central station right?

Yes all of them serve Milano Centrale

The Rick Steve's website has really good information about rail passes.

Plus it has a chart that will help you figure out how much point to point will cost vs a pass.

Sometimes a pass is a good deal. Other times, with all the supplements and reservation fees, it isn't.