SenlacScotland
Traveller
4 comments
Posted 13 years ago
Hello all!
I was wondering if somebody could clear something up for me? I am travelling from Milan to Rome on the 12th July and was originally going to get the Eurostar Italia, but seeing it had a 10€ reservation fee, i decided to find another route. I found one which uses the IC659 from Milan to Genova and then he IC9765 from Genova to Rome. However, i keep finding conflicting information with regrds to reservation & fees. Some places tell me no reservation is required, another tells me it is recommended but not compulsary, and aother says reservation is compulsary. Does anybody know for sure which one it is?
Also, if it is recommended but not compulsary does that mean i can pay to reserve a seat if i want, or choose just to get on on the day without paying anything?
Confused.com :S
Thanks all in advance! :)
Hetman
Traveller
364 comments
[u]https://rail.cc/en-type-country/intercity/trenitalia-ic/47[/u]
InterRail: free of extra fees
t is recommended but not compulsory - for longer trips, for your comfort, better book place but you do not have to do it
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Hej!
Just to add:
IC (with a 3 digit number): 3€ reservation recommended, not (!) compulsory; it is recommended since all other kinds of tickets (except InterRail/EuRail) are sold with a reservation and it could happen that someone with a reservation claims your seat (reserved seats are not labelled).
IC (with a 4 digit number): 10€ reservation, compulsory (!); these are in fact Eurostar City or Frecciabianca but unfortunately many schedule planners call the IC as well - you can recognize them by their 4 digit number
Flo 8)
SenlacScotland
Traveller
4 comments
Thank you both!
So just to clarify, as this (longer) route which i found contains one IC train with a 3 digit number, and one with a 4-digit number, then i am going to have to pay at least 10€ extra, possibly 13€ if i want to be safe? Therefore, i am better off taking the faster Eurostar Italia train which goes direct as it is only a 10€ chage anyway?
Thanks again! :)
Flo
Traveller
10724 comments
Yup.
If you are travelling Milano - Roma, go with a fast AV (Frecciarossa) which is 10€ but the fastest connection. :)
There should be also one or two daily IC trains on this route (3€) but these will take considerably longer.
Flo 8)
Obolo1
Traveller
5 comments
In the Route Planner i got this result while searching for a train connection between Verona and Brescia.
Verona Porta Nuova 14:02
IC 9722
Brescia 14:37
[b]Subject to compulsory reservation[/b], Global price, Snacks and beverages available, space for wheelchairs
This is a IC-train with a 4 digit number and it says Subject to compulsory reservation. But I read that all IC-trains were free. I'm really confused, can somebody help me, do i need to make a reservation although i have an Interrail Pass?
Hetman
Traveller
364 comments
sorry, you have red wrong. please, look one more time:
[quote]IC (with a 3 digit number): 3€ reservation recommended, [b]not (!) compulsory[/b]; it is recommended since all other kinds of tickets (except InterRail/EuRail) are sold with a reservation and it could happen that someone with a reservation claims your seat (reserved seats are not labelled).
IC (with a 4 digit number): 10€ reservation, [b]compulsory[/b] (!); these are in fact Eurostar City or Frecciabianca but unfortunately many schedule planners call the IC as well - you can recognize them by their 4 digit number
[/quote]
so your train is with reservation.