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Buying train tickets in advance

Posted by sqmeyers on 09/14/23 03:49 PM

I will be arriving in Rome airport and taking the train direct to Florence. Have confirmed train schedule and lots of trips available. Question on buying ticket in advance for a specific train and then missing it due to a late flight arrival. Does anyone know if the ticket could then be used/exchanged for a later train on the same day? I can't recall the rules...

Also I'm assuming that the Rome Termini station to airport service is a recommended way to get back to the airport and avoid higher priced taxis and traffic?

Posted by ChristineH

Gettysburg PA

09/14/23 03:53 PM

6621 posts

This question comes up often. Here are Forum Search Results for past 6 months:

https://search.ricksteves.com/?button=&date_range=6m&filter=Travel+Forum&query=train+from+FCO&utf8=✓

It is best to wait til you land til purchasing your tickets. Can easily be done at train station in FCO or on the trenitalia app.

Posted by Dario

Italy

09/14/23 04:52 PM

3812 posts

The only Trenitalia tickets that can be changed after the scheduled departure time are the full price, BASE tickets. € 64 pp, from FCO to Florence.

Up to 1 hour after the scheduled departure time, to be precise: quite obviously nobody pays the full price in advance, you can pay the same at the counter avoiding the stress.

On the other hand, if you can find online a Speciale Frecce discounted ticket at € 18.9 for the direct train you could run the risk of wasting your money. € 45,1 pp is quite a saving.

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