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C4 vs C6 couchette tickets

Posted by (Abruzzo Mountains) on

I want to book a C4 couchette compartment for an overnight train from Venice to Paris. Trenitalia seems to be the only site that allows you to book C4, but they have not released the date I want for booking yet. SNCF and TGV-Europe do not allow you to specify, and the compartment they showed me for my reservation was clearly a C6 one, according to the seating charts at seat61.com.

Does anyone know how to book a C4 compartment other than on Trenitalia? Or how to block all 6 couchettes in a C6 so my family of 4 can have the whole compartment?

I am aware of the credit card issues with Trenitalia. I'm somewhat optimistic since seat61.com says Canadian CIBC cards have been proven to work, but I haven't tested it yet. This question is just about seat reservations.

Thanks for any advice.

Posted by
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All couchettes are the same size. The only difference is in the number of bunks that are pulled down. If you pick 1st class on either voyages-sncf.com or tgv-europe.com, you will be able to choose a 4-person couchette and you will have it to yourselves. tgv-europe will mail tickets to Canada.

Posted by
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Thanks for your help, Tim. I just tried that, but the price was E100 higher. Just to make sure, I tried Trenitalia one more time. Got the C4 reservation at the price I wanted and my credit card sailed through with no issues! I have the email confirmation already. I am so happy! I've been waiting to buy this ticket for months and now I have it waiting in the computer for me to pick up at the Venice train station.

Posted by
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I found the answer to the 4 vs 6 berth couchette question at artesia.eu, in case anyone else is curious or is buying from the French site:

"Every Artesia Night train is composed of 10 to 14 cars, depending on the time of year.

The cars are numbered in the following manner :
- sleeping cars: from 91 to 94
- 4-berth couchettes: from 95 to 98
- 6-berth couchettes: from 83 to 89"

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