Our party plans to travel by train from Cinque Terri to Siena in May. I remember watching a Rick Steves Travel Tip segment describing him getting on and off a train for an hour or so, then getting back on one toward his original destination. Is one still able to do this? The only Trentalia booking I can find, it seems to discourage this practice.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area
5697 posts
I think Rick was demonstrating how a rail pass can work for non-reserved trains. For trains with reservations, you may be able to book trains with scheduled stopovers. I did this last year on OEBB/DB traveling Vienna to Frankfurt, booking a 5-hour stop in Wurzburg -- haven't tried on Italian trains. But it was booked in advance, not done on the fly.
Posted by
Boston, MA
1832 posts
Yes, I am sure that was a rail pass not a single ticket but in your case does matter?
Where do you want to get off that is a stop between Siena and CT on route of the train?
You will definitely have a stop and train change in La Spieza.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16766 posts
And I see you'll have luggage: another reason why I wonder why you want to get off for an hour if you'll be hauling it around with you?
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23666 posts
Yes, you can if you have a Regionale train ticket from A to D. Regionale tickets are non-reserved seats and you can get on and off in the direction of travel within the valid time of the ticket. I believe Regionale tickets are good for five hours after being validated (time stamped) in the little blue/green/yellow box in the first station. All other trains in Italy require a seat reservation so it is not possible to hop on and off any of the other trains.
However --- big however -- buy your Regionale ticket only at the station DO NOT buy on-line. On-line Regionale tickets come pre-validated with a much shorter time window.