For our Napoli Central to Roma Termini train travel in June, we're debating between the Super Economy (no refund, no exchange on dates/time) of 95Euro vs the 145 Euro Economy (date/time change allowed with a fee).
From the Trenitalia site:
Booking/ticket changes: Changes are allowed once from the issuing date up to train departure.
The departure date or time can be changed only for the same train category or service purchased, *subject to a change fee (which is equal to the difference to the corresponding full Base price)*.The new ticket (called "e;Economy ticket change"e;) has the same characteristics of the Economy ticket.
I'm confused about how much it would cost us if we buy the Economy and decide to change date or time. Our arrival to Napoli Central is dependent on our Italian hosts, so we want some flexibility and willing to pay the 50 Euro difference. But if we will be charged up to the full Base price in the event we need to change the date/time, then we might as well buy the Super Economy and prod our hosts to get us to the train station on time.
Am I understanding it right?
(PS: We looked at Italo trains but the time doesn't work, unless we travel to Tiburina, which would add time and expense to getting to our Rome destination, negating the convenience and savings).