Anonymous10
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Does anyone know If when interrailing to Italy you get set travel times? Can you pay extra for sleeper?
Family are planning a similar itinerary.
Family are planning a similar itinerary.
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peterblue
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Interrailing to Italy may not be the best value for money, as nearly every long distance train requires an additional reservation fee. Interrail is not valid on Italo. Have a look at point to point tickets first.
You need reservations for most long-distance trains through France and Italy.
Yes, you can pay a supplement for a sleeper but you might find the regular advance-booking fares are cheaper.
Anonymous10
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Many thanks for this, we plan to take a few days stopped in Paris to see the sights and possibly travel on a day trip before heading to Rome and Sorento. Possibly also take in the alps.
Ah ok, we are limited in dates so were planning to travel from Paris to Rome by sleeper if possible. There is 4 travelling 1 in 40's and 3 between 18 and 23. Don't suppose you would know what would be the best value in light of this.
At the risk of this hijacking someone else's thread, take a look at the trenitalia Italy passes, which are free for kids and can include couchettes/sleepers/reservations. Obviously you'll also need something to get you to Italy.
Do keep in mind that the Trenitalia pass only works for long distance trains, isn't valid in regional trains and works per train, not per travel day. So what works out better depends a lot on your plans. Children under 12 are free of charge, but that's also the case for Interrail.
Yes it's a very different sort of tick, but can be very good value as includes couchette/sleeper/posh train reservations, unlike inter rail
Anonymous10
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Could Anyone advise me of a route to get to italy with the current line closure?
D6130
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Paris-Nice-Ventimiglia
Paris-Lausanne-Milano
Paris-Genève-Milano
Paris-Basel-Milano
Paris-Zurich-Milano
Paris-Frasne-Bern-Milano (saves money on Interrail!)
Paris-Chur-Bernina-Tirano-Milano (for scenery not speed)
and (further East) Munich-Brenner-Verona (or Nightjet sleepers via Salzburg to Venice and Rome/Ancona).
Or you can even take the Mont Cenis route if you don't mind an hour on a bus.
D6130
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....and even further East:
Muenchen-Salzburg-Villach-Tarvisio-Venezia....but that's a long way from France, unless you particularly wish to visit Bavaria en route!
nwales58
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If Interrail cheapskate: Brussels-Frankfurt-Lugano-local train-Milano before paying supplements but at the mercy of Brussels-Köln unreliability.
Intermediate: Paris-Strasbourg (end of fixed trains)-Basel-Lugano (or not)-Milano.
Intermediate: Paris-Strasbourg (end of fixed trains)-Basel-Lugano (or not)-Milano.
That should improve sometime in June.
which is one of the the sleeper routes. I forgot about the day connections though
nwales58
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408s taking over or something else?
The former.
LNW-GW Joint
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I did see that services via the Gotthard base tunnel will improve from March when a length of tunnel will reopen, allowing an increase in capacity/speed.
Fewer diversions via the mountain route as a result.
Fewer diversions via the mountain route as a result.