Trenitalia....?? Trains in Italy?

Question

I am wanting to book a train ticket from Venice to Rome in Sept, on Trenitalia (as it is the only train company that can send e-mail confirmation) but have had some trouble trying to book a train....

is Trenitalia a good train company to go with or is it worth waiting until I get to Venice to book at ticket? If I book it while in Venice will it be more expensive and will there be a good chance of getting a train...?

Thanks in advance... =)

Answer 1

We booked the Euro rail, round trip, Rome to Venice. We went to their website to book directly  and received our tickets in the mail yesterday. We are also traveling in September and had plenty of time to receive them. They will overnight for extra charge. This is our first time traveling to Italy and I have had mixed responses as weather to book ahead or wait till you arrive. We choose to book as much in advance as possible. You might try looking into the regional train, if you don't mind spending a few more hours in travel time.

Answer 2

Trenitalia is almost the only train company in Italy (apart from some little specific route, like Ferrovie Nord for north of Lombardy).

Now, perhaps you could explain what the problem when booking more precisely, so we can help.

As for booking when you're in Venice: the price will be the same, apart from some "special offer" or last minute you can find on Trenitalia site, but the regular fare is the same.

If you need to book a seat (on Eurostar for instance is mandatory; on Intercity/Eurocity is just advisable)

if you do near departure you risk to find all seats are booked, yet (usually this can happen for Eurostar or night trains only); so, it's better some hours before or even the day before.

Edit: on Eurostar 90% you're going to find seats even booking a couple of hour before departures, still not 100%.

Smking is now strictly forbidden on ALL trains and inside railway stations.

"FREEDOM TO NOT SMOKE

Smoking is forbidden in the waiting rooms of stations and the stops and, irrespective of signs displayed in the carriages, on all national trains and, within Italy, on all international trains leaving and arriving in Italy."

http://www.trenitalia.com/en/area_client...

Answer 3

trenitalia is the only train company in Italy.

it is a very good service, not very expensive, but sometimes there are some problems about the precision of trains about their hours of arrives and departure.

so, i think it's better if you book your travel in Venice train station, there you can know all about the train you want...

NB. if you don't speack italian... don't expect the operator will understand English...

:-(...

bye and good travel!!!

have fun in Italy!!!

Answer 4

Trenitalia is the ONLY train company in Italy, so you have no choice! I think the price will be quite the same also if you book while in Venice. The only thing you have to be sure of is to book an Eurostar train, which is the fastest one, otherwise you could get stuck in the poor Italian railway system for far too long time!

Answer 5

"Trenitalia" is the online name of the state-owned FS ("Ferrovie dello Stato"), the only Italian railway company. Booking a ticket online will save you a queue. Can you elaborate on what sort of troubles you encountered while trying to purchase a ticket online?

Answer 6

it is no problem at all to get train tickets when you arrive in italy either in advance of leaving your origin or the same day.  do not worry about this issue.  

tips:  when you buy your ticket ask for the fast train which will be the train w/ the least number of stops.  also-- look for smoking or non-smoking cars.  this is important.  sometimes it is nicer to take the first class ticket for trips of several hours or more because the seats are larger & they give you prosceco & little snacks.

to answer your question:  the train from venice to rome leaves many times per day & nite.  

the easy way:  when you get to venice stop into the train station & get your ticket either from the machine or at the window if you know what day & time you are leaving.



also, you  can purchase your ticket the same day you want to go if you want flexiblility as to day or time...the same goes for any town in italy, & europe...except for sleeping cars....

Answer 7

The trenitalia website is not the best  - I have also had problems booking with them online. I now go down to the station to book when I need tickets but as I live in Italy that is feasible. With regards to booking from outside of Italy and train travel in Italy in general  I blogged about  the subject a month or so ago and a few suggestions of other ways of booking can be found here - http://www.my-italy-piedmont-marche-and-...

Answer 8

We travelled on trains around Italy last year, and had no trouble booking when we got there. I don't know if it was more expensive though-we had no defined plans before we left so chose not to book in advance and just play it by ear. Although one of the trips (Verona to Florence) we did have to travel first class because there were no standard class tickets available on the next train (but 2 more trains in the day so probably wouldn't have been a problem anyway)-but it cost about 8 euros extra per ticket and they offered a free cup of coffee! One thing to watch out for though, there are slow trains and fast trains, and the tickets are often different prices, so if you buy a slow train ticket and then accidentally get on a fast train you may be in trouble.......