Today I purchased three 1st Class train tickets from trenitalia online, traveling from Ventimiglia to Pisa with a stop in Genoa to change to the fast train. The purchase went fine however, I made an error in the three passenger names, I used my credit card to purchase all three tickets. My name was listed as two of the three passengers, does anyone know if this will be a problem with the conductor when they check our tickets. I have been on several train rides in Italy and I don't remember the conductors ever asking to check ticket name with passport or identification only that we have the tickets and are sitting the right seats and that tickets were validated at the station. Will be have "una problema" any help will be appreciated. Thanks,
Suzanne.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23268 posts
Your are correct. All they want to see is three tickets and everyone in the correct seat. Names other than the initial ticket purchaser is unimportant.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16893 posts
Nothing to worry about. Tickets purchased at train stations (and printed on special ticket stock) don't have names on them at all. E-tickets usually have at least one person identified to help reduce ticket fraud by just photocopying a document. Some tickets purchased through US vendors and other sources might add names onto your tickets in an effort to help you, the traveler, keep all your stuff sorted out. (This is different from multi-day rail passes, or airline tickets, which are both personal and nontransferable.)