Rome to Florence with Eurostar Italia (ES)

Flo
Traveller
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Where do you see Eurostar Italia? Link?

Corks118
Traveller
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[quote]Where do you see Eurostar Italia? Link?[/quote]

On the bahn.de website:

reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query2.exe/en?ld=96253&seqnr=1&ident=9c.016441253.1366460546&rt=1&OK#focus

If the link doesn't work I just typed in Rome - Florence and looked at the available trains. Under 'products' it says 'ES' and when I click on the details it says EuroStar Italia.

Peter
Traveller
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Hi.
The link timed out. But it is wrong labelled on the website you mentioned. The old name of the Italian high-speed-trains was [b]Eurostar Italia[/b].
The new one (you are talking about) is an [b]AV Frecciarossa[/b] train - details here: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train-type/frecciarossa/50[/u]

If you want to avoid the reservation fee, use a direct and free local train - a bit slower, but free!
All schedules here on railcc including detailed information about these extra fees and possible free options:

:arr: [u]https://rail.cc/en/train/rome-to-florence[/u]

Note: here at railcc we use the Bahn-railcc version beside the railcc schedules: [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]
:)

If you want to support this answer and all the information on railcc, please buy your official Interrail pass via our partner link [ux]https://rail.shop/interrail[/ux]
Thank you. :)

Peter :)

Corks118
Traveller
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Ah, thanks Peter that's great.

So if I see EuroStar Italia again am I to assume that it is actually an AV Frecciarossa train and I am fine to use it?

Peter
Traveller
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Yes. The trains marked as Eurostar Italia are high-speed trains with an extra fee of EUR 10.

Corks118
Traveller
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Right, excellent.

So now that's sorted, I guess it's in my best interest to look for the Regionale (R) trains which are slower but free, and have the 10 Euro AV trains as back-ups!

The best place to find these free trains are by searching countries and train connections on the railcc website, as opposed to looking somewhere like Bahn.de where they might not be listed. Is this correct?

Peter
Traveller
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Like I said, we don't use bahn.de here on railcc. Only: [ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux]
:)

Electronic schedule planers, like the one you mention, are NOT made for Interrailers. They are stupid and give you usually just the fastest connection from A to B, what is okay for a traveller using point to point tickets.
You sometimes won't find all the free connections avoiding trains with extra fees, using special routes... so yes, I recommend first to have a look at the railcc schedules - that's why we run this website since more than 15 years!
;)

Corks118
Traveller
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I'm sorry if I'm being a bit dense here, but the link you're providing just takes me to the same website I've been searching.

I will indeed look at the railcc schedules, they are proving very helpful.

Flo
Traveller
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Hi!

[ux]https://rail.shop/bahn[/ux] = you support railcc and all the free content. And same price for you! :)

Flo 8)

Corks118
Traveller
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Right I see, excellent.

I'll go through the railcc site from now on.