Barcelona to Milano

There was once a night train Barcelona-Milan. I believe it has been discontinued. If so, fly; taking trains would be an odyssey, from 14 to 24 hours long, and in most cases without even doing the coast itinerary.

The whole point is to take the train. Regional trains go via the coast. The question is, can I book it as one ticket on the Eurail pass?

Not sure what you mean by "book it as one ticket on the Eurail pass.". With a pass, you only book trains when reservations are required, such as the TGV trains in France and similar fast trains in Spain and Italy. For those trains there is a separate reservation fee for each train. Generally the regional trains do not require reservations for Eurailpassholders but you should confirm that for each train you plan to ride.

Regional trains are not the standard method of transport for this long distance, unless you plan several stops along the way. The minimum number of train connections between Barcelona and Milano is 2, e.g. at Montpellier and Marseille, with at least the first leg by TGV trains. Schedules are changing, so your travel date will make a difference. The TGV limits the number of pass holders, so you should plan to reserve weeks ahead, and would also need a separate reservation for some trains into Italy, such as the new, direct EuroCity from Marseille to Milan.

Rail passes are available for two countries, such as France-Italy or France-Spain or for four countries on the Select pass. If you are ready to book weeks or months ahead, then advance-discount TGV tickets are an alternative option to the rail pass.

If you want to see only unreserved trains using the schedule link above, set the Means of Transport to "all without ICE" or "only local transport." If you like those schedules, then a rail pass would allow you to hop on the unreserved trains without advance planning.

This is what I wan to know: If I buy a ticket from Barcelona to Verona, and I have to take more than one train to get there is it considered more than one ticket on my eurail pass

tiera,

First of all, could you provide some clarification - your title indicates you want to travel from Barcelona to Milan, however your last reply now indicates Verona?

Some thoughts on your proposed rail trip (using Milan as the destination)......

• One of the easiest trips (shortest, fewest changes) will be a departure from Barcelona Sants at 09:20, arriving Milano Centrale at 22:35 (time 13H:15M, two changes at Valence TGV and Geneve, reservations compulsory for two legs).
• The first train from Barcelona to Valence is via TGV and if travelling with a Railpass, you MUST get reservations. Note that Passholder reservations are limited on TGV trains, and once the quota for a particular train is reached, you won't be able to use our Railpass. The only options are to buy a regular ticket or take a different train.
• The middle trains on that route appear to be Regional, so your Railpass should be fine on those.
• The final train on that route is a Eurocity, which again has compulsory reservations. Even with a Railpass, if you don't have reservations specific to that train, date and departure time, you may be fined on the spot and it's NOT cheap (about €40-60 PP)! The layover in Geneve is 1H:42M, so that should be adequate time to stop at the ticket office and buy the reservation.

There are numerous other trains you could use, which have longer travel times and more changes. Have a look at all the options on the bahn.de website.

Hope this helps.

Just because a train travels near the coastline on a map doesn't follow that it is a scenic trip with ocean views. I'd not fret about specific train routes for such long journeys.