Is a 12 minute transfer at the Parma train station do-able / reasonable? We are planning travel from Venice to La Spezia. Thanks!
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
I've been to the Parma train station, it's not too large, so 12 minutes should be fine if your train isn't late. I would try to be sure there's a later train, just in case. I like a 15-minute window, but if everything is on time, you'll be fine.
Posted by
Kingsburg, California, USA
137 posts
I agree with Zoe. Train travel in Italy is excellent and extremely time oriented. We found all of our departures and arrivals to be spot-on!
We used 7 stations in 10 days and never had a glich. In fact we could have set our watches by the trains. We used a Eurail pass and the extra 10 euros was worth reserved seats in A/C cars. Good luck.
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
7737 posts
Just FWIW, it almost never makes financial sense to buy a Eurail pass for train travel in Italy. More than 95% of the time, point-to-point is less expensive; sometimes MUCH less expensive.
Posted by
Bonney Lake, WA, USA
5 posts
Yes, very much reasonable. We traveled Firenze to Verona and changed in Parma with only 9 minutes. We departed from the same track! I agree with Michael, point to point much cheaper. This summer we booked all our train tickets online through trenitalia. First time traveling in Italy with a one page printed itinerary and a confirmation code. It worked! The conductor just entered in our code each time into his machine and no problems.