Transport

Destination
Freccia IC/Regionale
Rome (Roma Termini) ---> 1 adult - 22euro, 1:15 1 adult - 14euro, 2:30
Naples (Napoli Centrale) 2 adult - 44euro 2 adult - 27euro

Train
Train Type in Italy (in ranking order) : Eurail
Frecciarossa - Red Arrows - unlimited travel in Italy
Frecciargento - Silver Arrows - Children from 4 to 11 travel for free. As a r
Frecciabianca - White Arrows - For guaranteed seats on board high speed
InterCity trains (IC) - Valid for Trenitalia, Trenord, Leonardo Expre
Regionale Veloce & Regionale (RV, R) - Valid for ferries : Grimaldi Lines, Superfast

2 adults + 3 kids , 2nd class only, validity : 8

2 adults + 3 kids , 2nd class only, validity : 3

1) Regional trains, no. For example, Pisa to Florence, Milan to Como or Tirano, Florence to Siena. The
The price is fixed so there's no cost advantage in pre-booking, no reservation is necessary or even po
Just buy a ticket at the station or from the self-service machines when you get there, validate it in the

2) Long-distance trains, yes. For example, Rome to Florence, Milan to Venice. All seats on Frecciaross
So yes, there's usually no problem at all buying at the station on the day if you want. The issue is pri
Rome-Venice 80, but if you book in advance you can buy a cheap economy or super-economy fare fr

3) The railway from Naples to Herculaneum, Pompeii & Sorrento isn't run by Trenitalia, it's the private
Simply buy a mainline ticket from Venice, Florence, Rome or wherever to Naples Centrale at www.itali
these will take you downstairs to the adjacent Circumvesuviana station, which has its own ticket offic

4) ItaliaRail is an agency who connects directly to the Trenitalia ticketing system to sell the same train
They charge a booking fee of around 3.50, but this will be refunded if you send them an email at sea

Station Name Distance

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Pisa S. Rossore 5-10 min walk
Pisa Centrale 30 min walk
Rome Stazione Termini
Venice Venezia Santa Lucia
Florence Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Milan Milano Centrale

Hiring a car is a great way to explore the countryside & villages of Tuscany or the Dordogne (indeed,
If you want to get out of the cities and into the countryside, for example Tuscany or the Amalfi Coast,

Links
Transport : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30006269/eurail-map.pdf
http://www.raileurope-world.com/
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
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om 4 to 11 travel for free. As a rail pass will still be issued for them, please make sure you include them in your
teed seats on board high speed and night trains, please remember to book a seat for you and your children.
enitalia, Trenord, Leonardo Express (Roma Termini to Fiumicino Airport) and Micotra.
rries : Grimaldi Lines, Superfast Ferries, Blue Star Ferries, Minoan Lines

kids , 2nd class only, validity : 8 days within 1 month = 468 euro
kids , 2nd class only, validity : 3 days within 1 month = 252 euro

or Tirano, Florence to Siena. There's absolutely no need to pre-book.

ervation is necessary or even possible so the train can never 'sell out'.
n you get there, validate it in the machines and hop on the next train, sitting in any empty seat you like.

Venice. All seats on Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca & InterCity trains are reserved.
day if you want. The issue is price. On the day of departure you'll pay the most expensive base fare, Rome-Flor
onomy or super-economy fare from as little as _x0081_19 Rome-Florence or 29 Rome-Venice, assuming you're

run by Trenitalia, it's the privately-run Circumvesuviana Railway, www.eavsrl.it. That's why you can't find trains
r to Naples Centrale at www.italiarail.com or www.trenitalia.com. On arrival at Naples Centrale, follow the signs
on, which has its own ticket office. Buy a ticket to Ercolano, Pompeii Scavi or Sorrento, go through the automatic

ng system to sell the same trains at the same prices as Trenitalia, but in plain English using English-language p
f you send them an email at seat61@italiarail.com after you book.
 cany or the Dordogne (indeed, I'd recommend it!), but to visit cities such as Paris, Rome, Prague, Barcelona or B
ple Tuscany or the Amalfi Coast, hiring a car can be a good idea.

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for them, please make sure you include them in your booking.
member to book a seat for you and your children.
cino Airport) and Micotra.
Minoan Lines

pre-book.
er 'sell out'.
next train, sitting in any empty seat you like.

anca & InterCity trains are reserved.

re you'll pay the most expensive base fare, Rome-Florence 44,
9 Rome-Florence or 29 Rome-Venice, assuming you're OK with limited or no refunds or changes to travel plans.

ilway, www.eavsrl.it. That's why you can't find trains to Sorrento on trenitalia.com or italiarail.com.
a.com. On arrival at Naples Centrale, follow the signs to Circumvesuviana,
, Pompeii Scavi or Sorrento, go through the automatic ticket gates onto the platform and hop on the next train.

enitalia, but in plain English using English-language place names.

visit cities such as Paris, Rome, Prague, Barcelona or Budapest, hiring a car is a mistake.
changes to travel plans.

aliarail.com.

d hop on the next train.