italy rail pass

Will cover them all but reservations fees apply for the high speed. But Italian trains are pretty cheap so compare to point to point before making a decision to buy a pass.

To add to Franks comments, if you figure out the daily cost of the pass, it comes out to about 43 euro on a 3 day pass, 33 euro on a 5 day and 28 euro for a 9 day pass (all based on 2nd class saver pass for two pwople travelling together) If you go to www.trenitalia.com, you can see the cost of tickets for each route, for example, a premium train from Rome to Florence is 44 euro, with a pass that still costs you 10 euro for a reservation, meaning that with the 9 day pass (28 euro + 10 euro) you save 6 euro with the pass, the 5 day pass is a wash, and with the 3 day pass, it costs you 9 euro more. For longer hops, like from Venice to Naples at 107 euro, you save quite a bit, even if you took the longer IC train at 52.50 euro, you save some. Overall, the pass can be a value if you are making long trips, of which there are few in Italy, or you have many travel days to bring the average day cost down. However, the typical trip in Italy usually has short hops, making the cost of the pass not a bargain. Go through and price out your trip segments (just use a date next week to get a price) and see if a pass makes sense. the 10 euro reservation cost is from here: http://www.ricksteves.com/rail/pdfs/reservations.pdf

Beware that, when connecting during a train trip, you will pay reservation for each leg of your reservation.

The only trains that your Eurail pass covers in Italy with no additional fees are the Regionale trains. You will pay additional fees on all other train types. 3E for the IC and 10E for the Eurostar class trains. A Eurail pass in Italy generally will not save you money. Buy your point-to-point tickets in Italy. If you are going to Sorrento or the Amalfi coast, the private Circumvesuviana train from Naples to Sorrento will not accept the pass nor will the SITA buses down the coas.

I believe for the IC trains, the 3 euro reservation fee is optional, and if you wish to reserve, would need to add that onto the cost of the ticket price displayed. For the premium trains, the 10 euro fee is mandatory and included in the price shown. Reservations might be a good idea on popular trains during peak periods (morning and afternoon commutes) but usually not necessary.