How much would a rail pass be for 1 adult and 1 child (age 14) for a period of time in Italy?

Question

We don't know how long we'll be staying yet, probably between a week and two weeks. We are on a very tight budget though, and will be staying in Family Hostels. So the rail tickets/pass have to be super cheap. Also, does anyone know if they have concessions?

Answer 1

i was in Italy last year, staying in sorrento, used train to get to Rome & other places, found them really cheap, dont know about concessions tho but i would think so.

Answer 2

The RAILPASS is cheaper for students under 27. If you are over 26, you must buy a 1st class railpass.

Point to point tickets are better in the long run if you are traveling only in Italy.

Railpasses will be good for  visiting several countries.

Railpass website

http://www.ricksteves.com/rail/rail_menu...

Hostel websites--- I recommend that you book your hostel

http://www.hostelz.com

http://www.europefamoushostels.com

http://www.hostelworld.com      *** highly recommend

http://www.iyhf.org

http://www.hihostels.com

http://www.hostels.com

Once you get to Europe it is best to call the night before; if you spend the night in a hostel you can fax to the next one and reserve a room.

Summer months and holidays make it almost impossible to get a room unless you reserve well in advance.

Most have private rooms now and you can lock your room. No one goes into your room.

Lockers - bring a small lock - NOT a Masterlock, they are too big. But overall you don't need a locker unless you are bringing a laptop or something valuable that you can't carry with you during the day

Here are some recommendations  from http://www.ricksteves.com

Hostel in Rome

Litus Roma Hostel

www.litusroma.com

A beautiful place right on the Mediterranean. Views of the sea, spotlessly clean, friendly English speaking staff.  Central Rome is easy train ride

Hostel in Florence

Ostello Gallo D'Oro AMAZING! The lade who owns the hostel (Silvia) is so nice. When I got there she gave me a map and pointed out all of the things I needed to see. I went to the store one day and she cooked my food for me! It was great! There was a bathroom in our room... and a TV! Free internet too. This place is great. I will DEFINETLY stay here again

www.ostellogallodoro.com

Via Cavour Camillo Benso, 104, 50129 Firenze (FI), Italy - [phone]

PNP Guesthouse

It's in a very gorgeous traditional building only a ten/fifteen minutes walk from the town center. The place itself has so much character. Its obviously run by a local artist and the place is very colorful and vibrantly decorated. The place itself offers everthing, clean linens, use of washer and dryer, computer, everything you'd need and its all complimentary. The rooms are bright, clean, and open.You have your own keys to come and go as you please and it was just awesome

Archie Rossi: Seems to be a popular Florence hostel. Very fun, young crowd. Cheap meals were available at the hostel. It was located within walking distance to the city center

Via Faenza 94R, Firenze

Tel : [phone]

Fax : [phone]

Locanda Starlight (www.locandastarlight.it)- nice lady runs it, just 3 rooms. Cute little place with . Good location between train station and city center. Very clean. Bathroom sparkling. She made reservations for us for the museums. Recommended.

Via Guelfa 59, Firenze

Tel : [phone]

Fax : [phone]

The Villa Camerata

was a wonderful hostel. The showers were nicer than most of the other hostels I have stayed in and the rooms were decent but what I remeber most is that they offered dinner in the hostel that was cheaper than some of the restaurants AND it was good. They also had a theatre, and they were only about 400 meters from the bus stop. We were on top of a hill, so carrying luggage was a bit of a chore, but other than that, it was a wonderful experience. I would defininately recommend it to anyone who will be staying in Florence.

V.le A.Righi 2-4 50137 Florence

Tel. [phone] ...

http://www.ostellionline.org

From Florence Central Station please get BUS 17 direction Viale Verga just outside the train station on Via Alamanni and then get off after about 15/20 minutes at Salviatino's stop. The hostel is just 400 m out there!

Youth Residence Firenze 2000: New youth hostel/B&B

Viale Raffaello Sanzio 16

Phone: [phone]

http://www.florencegate.it/yo/emain.html

Hostel in Venice--- http://www.hostelscentral.com/city-136.h...

Residence Santa Croce

S. Croce 901/C

has kitchen, living-room, bathroom with shower or bath and beds: matrimonials, singles, sofabed with 2 single beds. It has also air conditioning, heating, small garden outside where you can eat and relax, hair-dryer, sheets and towels(that are changing twice a week), dishies and all for cook. WE accept small dogs and all the apartment are no-smoking

Villa Dori -- located on the mainland. Walking distance to bus that takes you to Venice. Friendly staff. Nice rooms (ask for something away from the nightclub, or else you'll be kept awake by the music all night), somewhat affordable depending on time of year/day of the week

Via Colombara 213 Malcontenta

Alloggi Gerotto Calderan. Nice hostel, very amicable staff. Rooms are nice and clean (we stayed in a double room), very good facilities. Very close to train station, so convenient. Definitely recommended.

was a wonderful place to stay. Very easy to find, great location near the train station. Less than a 5 minute walk to the vaperetto. This was probably one of my favorite hostels in Europe! The dorms have no more than 6 beds(no bunks) plus it had an ensuite bathroom. The room was cleaned and made up daily. I am already planning my return!

Ostello Santa Monaca ph: 055 268338. I stayed in an all female room and found it to be just fine. The bathrooms were outside of the rooms and very clean. Overall, I found it easiest to shower before bed to avoid crowds and the bathrooms tend to be cleaner at night than in the morning when there is heavy traffic. Breakfast was not included. Linens were included and the sheets were Frette! :) Towels were available to rent. Internet is available and numerous phones.

Albergo Doni - Fabulous! Great location by St. Mark's. The staff was very kind and spoke English very well. The room was very comfortable and the bathroom was clean. We also stumbled across Albergo Silva, which turned out to be a great deal for the price. A man at the train station directed us to them, and it was legitimate. He was very nice and not out to scam anyone.

Answer 3

www.trenitalia.it

put in where you want to go to and from and hey presto - a price