Train tickets--book online or in person?

Venice to Rome should not be a big problem unless it's some very popular time, but ALL tickets for the night train from Munich to Venice often sell out a month or more in advance. You should get those tickets from German Rail as soon as you can commit. If you order early enough, you can get SparNight (Savings Night) fares for little more than the cost of a passholder reservation alone. If you want to go during the day, a reserved seat on a Europa-Spezial-Italien fare are as low as €33, 2nd cl.

Trains from Venice to Rome leave hourly or less during the daytime. However, some runs have 2-3 train changes and some runs have none. Unless you like train changes, it's best to book the direct Eurostars that run about every two hours. Interestingly, these direct Eurostars will also stop at Bologna and Florence. The direct runs take about 60 minutes less time.

Just for fun, CLICK HERE to see what the train schedule looks like.

You really don't need to book ahead. You can easily buy your tickets for Rome as soon as you arrive in Venice. Trains are not crowded. You just need to know your departure date and time. The ticket machines or ticket agents will work out the seat reservations for you.

CLICK HERE, type in your age and press continue to see a sample daytime train schedule to Venezia Santa Lucia from Munich.