I have tried to find information in previous threads and elsewhere online but I still have questions about how to plan for and navigate during strike days. Any advice will be appreciaated.
I am arriving at Milan Malapensa on Sept. 30 and planning to take the Malapensa express to Cadorna station very near my hotel. The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport (Mit) strike calendar shows a 23 hour strike on Trenord that day. Should I consider this schedule pretty definite or likely to change?
The Trenord website states that Trenord strikes include the Malapensa Express. For Sept. 7, it says that there will be special busses from Malapensa to Cadorna station. Can I expect busses also on Sept 30? Do you buy a train ticket to use on these busses or is there a special bus ticket?
The Trenord site says that there will be "no activity" on the guaranteed trains. This is probably a dumb question, but does “no activity” mean no strike activity or no normal train activity?
If the guaranteed trains are running on a strike day, is it reasonable to expect to get on one or are they impossibly mobbed? I know these trains don’t sell out but what happens if you buy a ticket but can’t get on? Can you take a later one with the same ticket?
I am travelling solo so a taxi would be very expensive unless ridesharing with strangers is common on strike days.
On Oct 5, the calendar shows local transport strikes, nationally. I will be traveling from Ortisei to Padua on Oct 5. How do I find out what and where local transport is affected? Is the bus from Ortisei to Bolzano local transport?