If I go the Rail Europe website, I can purchase train tickets at a youth rate for my under 25 travelling companion. Trenitalia doesn't have that (unless I don't see it), so is it possible to purchase youth rate tickets at the ticket machine when we arrive (I don't buy tickets beforehand)? Thanks!
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
Which route(s) are you looking at?
Posted by
OP
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
712 posts
This time it will just be R/T between Rome and Florence.
Posted by
Austin, TX, USA
492 posts
Comparing the same train on the same day, the faster ones between Rome and Firenze, Trenitalia quotes 44 euros per person each way which is about $110 for 2 people with current exchange rate and Raileurope quotes $124 for one full fare and one youth discount, so the "discount" is wiped out by the added fees and you are still at a better cost buying your tickets from Trenitalia when you get to Italy.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
If Trenitalia doesn't offer youth discounts, it's highly unlikely RailEurope will offer them, since they're just a reseller. Reviewing the RailEurope site, I found that, on Rome-Florence, it didn't matter if you checked 1 Youth or 1 Adult....the prices were the same...either $41 or $66 for a second class restricted ticket, or $55 or $87 for a first class restricted fare.
Posted by
Pa and Italy
4152 posts
Also, you must pay a 10 euro reservation fee for each seat with the rail pass. This would add 40 euros to your pass.
Donna