I'll be in Lake Como, Italy are on Sept. 17. I will be staying in Garmisch, Germany Sept. 17-20, flying out of Munich on 20th. I'm unsure as To whether to rent a car or take the train to Garmisch & rent car there.
There are 4 of us travelling. Need advice on what to do.
Posted by
OP
Stafford, Va, Usa
2 posts
Do you know where I would catch the train and how to buy tickets?
Posted by
Paradise
7158 posts
Not sure why you'd need a car once in Germany. Are you returning to Italy? If not, you'll pay hundreds of dollars in drop-off fees for a car if you pick one up there. Plus rental fees, gas, and incidentals. I'd use the train. But that's a very long train journey. I'd either change my itinerary - pay a visit to the Säntis peak in Switzerland, not far from Lake Constance... http://spass-muss-sein.ch/ausflug/images/stories/saentis/saentis_von_oben.jpg Ride the lift up: http://www.saentisbahn.ch/en.html ...or on Lake Constance itself (visit Mainau, Lindau, Konstanz, Meersburg) or both - or break up the long journey to Garmisch in this area with an overnight stop. I see a savings fare of 212€ for 4 adults at 11:10 between Milan and Radolfzell (on Lake Constance) at the German railways itinerary page: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en From Radolfzell, you can proceed to Munich or Garmisch on a group daypass (Quer Durchs Land ticket, 60€ for 4) using the regional trains.
Posted by
Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, departing at 07:42 and arriving at 15:59. You will connect in Milano, Verona, and Innsbruck. See the detailed timetables on the German Rail site. Como S. Giovanni - Milano Centrale: Buy your tickets at the station. The fare is €4.45. You've waited too long to get the lowest discount fares offered by trenitalia.com for Milano - Verona and Verona - Innsbruck. The small savings you can get by booking now may not be worth the hassle of dealing with the Trenitalia site. Milano Centrale - Verona Porta Nuova: The standard 2nd class fare is €21.00. Buy your tickets at Como. If you book today at trenitalia.com, you still can get a discount fare of €19.00. Verona Porta Nuova - Innsbruck: The standard 2nd class fare is €38.40. Buy your tickets at Como. If you book today at trenitalia,com, you still can get a discount fare of €29.00. Innsbruck - Garmisch-Partenkirchen: You only have six minutes to make the connection at Innsbruck so book your tickets in advance on the German Rail site and print them yourself. The 2nd class fare is €15.10.