I'm planning a night train from Beryc, Paris to Venice, Italy. Comfort T4 or T6 with passholderfare seems reasonable. However, is EuroRail the only website to buy from? I tried Trenitalia, not much luck and the website is not friendly. Is the suggested $153 three point fare a good deal - Venice to Florence to Rome?
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Before committing to reservations from RailEurope (it's not "EuroRail"), contact Euraide (www.euraide.com). They get reservations in Europe at European counter prices, which are less than the price on RailEurope. They then send them over here. However, they charge $50 (for the entire order) for the service and shipping. For just one reservation, it might not pay, but for several, it's worth checking out. From Eurail's website, www.eurail.com, "With Eurail Passes (also known as Eurorail)....". It's a common misconception that Eurail is Eurorail. Eurail is a consortium of European national rail lines that packages and markets rail passes. Eurail does not run any trains. Eurail only sells rail passes, not tickets or reservations. They also distribute the rail passes to resellers. One of the resellers is RailEurope, a subsidiary of French Rail. RailEurope also sells tickets and reservations, at prices higher than the price in Europe.