We are traveling for rome to naples 7/13/12 staying in sorrento 3 nights then naples to venice on 7/16 having some trouble finding trains on trenitalia site any suggestions?
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23569 posts
I am not sure what you mean about trouble finding trains. You may be a little early for posting of summer schedule so just use the same day of the week for next week. There will be little change in schedule from one period to another. You may try bahn.de as it is a little easier to use for scheduling information.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17249 posts
You have to spell them in Italian: Roma, Napoli, and Venezia. I just checked July 16 and it displays hourly trains from Napoli Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia, with a change at Roma Termini. The mini fare is 88 euros.
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3260 posts
Eileen, did you find the trains? Those mini fares are worth going after. You do not need to wait like Frank suggested, you should book them now as they are limited.
Posted by
OP
bayonne, nj, usa
11 posts
I will try today thanks. Can i book this as one trip with 2 destination rome>naples, then naples>venice?
Is there only one train station in venice?
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17249 posts
You would book them as separate trips as you will travel on different days. Naples to Venice will be on two trains, Naples to Rome and Rome to Venice, but it is booked as one ticket. Venice has several stations, which will appear in a drop-down menu when you start typing Venezia. The one you want is Venezia Santa Lucia, which is the one on Venice island. It will be in red. These are the fast EuroStar Italia trains (Frecciarossa, Frecciabianca, or Frecciargento) which are very nice, and fast. First class gets you a bit more seating room and a free beverage (prosecco) but second class is fine.
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OP
bayonne, nj, usa
11 posts
hi can someone clarify for me the difference between the base fare and the mini fare on trenitalia website. we are traveling from naples to venice on 7/16. two seperate fares are listed naploli to roma and roma to venezia. comes to around $100 per person. thanks,
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33553 posts
The base fare is the actual fare. The mini fare starts out much smaller (mini), at €9 initially, then goes up €10 at a time as the train fills up until it is very near the base fare. The base fare has few restrictions, the mini fare has many including that you must take the exact train in the exact seats you reserved.