We have heard you can buy train tickets at the travel agency in Varenna since the train station is an unmanned, but what happens if the travel agency is not open? We will be there on a weekend in October. Can we buy tickets in Milan for our trip from Varenna to Pontresina? Can tickets be bought on board? Thanks for your help!
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23653 posts
You can buy tickets at any train station. There should be a ticket machine in the station. Tickets are not sold on the train. Most likely it will be a regional train. Buy the ticket anywhere, validate, and get on the train.
Posted by
Green Bay
21274 posts
Trenord lists Tobacco Proto Tosca,Via Per Esino 1 Perledo LC. 50 meters from station, hours 6:00 to 23:59 7 days a week as ticket purchase point for Varenna-Esino station
Posted by
OP
Seattle
8 posts
Thanks so much for the help, Frank and Sam. It will make the trip easier.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17580 posts
The Varenna train station does not have a ticket machine. That is why every suggests buying at the travel agent. But you can also buy the tickets at a different train station before you go to Varenna. When we were there the outside validation machine did not work, but the one inside the station did. Everyone went in to validate their tickets.