Rail Pass or Point to Point in Italy?

You're almost certain to be better off buying the tickets as you go. Research no more.

But to be sure, click on the "Railpasses" tab at the top of this page. There's a handy map of estimated fares between cities that you can use to compare to the price of a railpass.

Thanks so much for the advice Doug.

I agree with Doug. Train travel in Italy is relatively inexpensive so a pass rarely is a good deal. If you buy your tickets at least one day in advance, you may be able to get Amica fares (20% discount). Be sure to ask at the station.

Thank you Tim. I think this is the route to go too. Cheers!

This is really easy to figure out yourself. Go to the Trenitalia website, www.trenitalia.com, and look up the fares.

Point-point tickets from Milan to Venice, to Florence, and to Rome total €108,50 ($159.50) in 1st class or 78,50 ($115.40)in 2nd. Three day Italian rail saver passes are $208 1st class or $167 2nd. So you see point-point would cost less. Also, two of those legs are EuroStar trains, for which there is a large surcharge with the pass. And, as previously pointed out, you can save 20% on P-P tickets by purchasing the day before.

The flex saver pass is a Eurail pass, only available for 3 countries in 1st class for $364. If you are only traveling in Italy, the 1st class Italian pass is less (but still not as good as P-P tickets).

Don't buy a pass.

Everyone is amazing - its a done deal! Thanks!