We are a family of 5 flying into Rome-spending 3 days in Rome, 2 in Venice, a week at a Timeshare near Salzburg and two days in Fussen flying home from Munich. With this being the order of places, what would be most economical/easiest for travel? We need to get from Rome to Venice, then Venice to Salzburg-then from Salzburg to our timeshare which is in Saint Martin B Lofer (2o min or so from Salzburg) would like to visit Salzburg, Hallstat and other day trips from our Timeshare, then onto Fussen and finally to Munich to return home.
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Minneapolis
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Hi Kristen. For Rome to Venice, there are about 15 high speed trains per day. can buy in advance online for a discount if willing to lock in your date and time. use web site trenitalia.com. Otherwise, just buy tix when you get to Rome.
Enjoy your trip!
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naperville
33 posts
Thank you. I checked the site just to get an idea and the trip from Rome to Venice is about $100 per person. Is that the average price or am I missing something?
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Minneapolis, MN, USA
8700 posts
The standard 2nd class fare for Rome-Venice on high-speed trains is €80.00. Booked well in advance on trenitalia.com, you can get a discount fare as low as €9.00. There is an allotted number of tickets at each discount fare level. After the €9.00 tickets are gone, the fare goes up to €19.00, etc. There is one direct InterCity train that departs at 10:36 and arrives at 16:49. The standard 2nd class fare is €45.50. The same discount fare tickets are also sold for that train. The fastest daytime route from Venice to Salzburg is a highway bus operated by Austrian Rail from Venice to Villach and a train from there to Salzburg. Booked well in advance on the Austrian Rail site, you can get a discount fare as low as €29.00. If you're willing to depart after 09:00 on weekdays (anytime on weekends) and limit yourselves to regional trains, one €38.00 Bayern-Ticket bought at the German Rail office at the Salzburg station will cover all five of you from Salzburg to Fuessen. Using the same conditions, a €38.00 Bayern-Ticket will cover all five of you from Fuessen to Munich. Buy the ticket in Fuessen.
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naperville
33 posts
Thank you so much!
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naperville
33 posts
How far in advance can train tickets be purchased? Also thinking of skipping Rome and just fly into Venice. Is it too muxh train time: Rome to Venice to Salzburg? Skipping Rome would save around $1500 but we may never be able to afford Europe for 5 again. Is 3days in Rome worth the cost and train time?
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Northamptonshire, England
33553 posts
Is 3days in Rome worth the cost and train time? kristen, Unfortunately I believe that only you and your family can answer that. Only you know the value of what you want to experience, only you know each other. The train need not be the problem - the prior poster showed how to do it very cheaply and Rome-Venice is not a long trip at all. I just did that trip in the opposite direction in April. €9 tickets are offered for a short while at either 90 or 120 days ahead (I don't remember which) and go up at €10 a level each time they sell out. Good luck with your decision. Let us know what you decide.... EDIT: I see that you have asked this question in other words elsewhere on this helpline with different information.
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Myrtle Beach, USA
12313 posts
We did a similar trip, as a family of 5, starting in Amsterdam and ending in Rome. Our trip was a month, and we wanted to spend some time touring Tuscany. We chose to lease a car for our trip, it gave us maximum flexibility and was also remarkably affordable (even with pick-up charge in Amsterdam and drop-off in Rome) compared to other choices (large rental car, train tickets times 5). My biggest concern with leasing for your trip is picking up in Rome. We lost time because the person who was supposed to collect our car wasn't where he was supposed to be. We enlisted the aid of lots of people at the airport to track him down. Fortunately, we were dropping off before our time in Rome so we weren't missing a plane. It was irritating at the end of our trip but would have been worse with jet lag. In Amsterdam, the guy who picked us up at the Schipol had bright magenta hair, black painted fingernails, and dressed like a member of a 70's hair band - but he was right on time, courteous and efficient.