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Post by eparsons on Jul 13, 2007 18:42:48 GMT -5
I am going on a trip through Europe this summer and at one point I have to leave a friend in Naples and make my way to Lecce to meet up with another friend, but I'm having a bit of trouble finding a route to get there. I'd like to travel by train, but I've been on raileurope several times to search possibilities, and each time it says that longer trips may need to be broken up. Is there an easy way to make this trip?
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jul 14, 2007 0:18:59 GMT -5
Welcome to GFE, eparsons! The train route you are seeking will be found on www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html (or www.ferroviedellostato.it/ if you speak Italian). It will take around 5hr30m and might have a few changes, but it goes through some pretty, and not-oft visited, countryside. I have a sneaking suspicion that Eurostar (Italia) has begun servicing this route at some point too, so that will make for a faster journey. Buon viaggio! |
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Post by eparsons on Jul 15, 2007 13:00:58 GMT -5
Great! Thanks for the information. Now that I've had a chance to look at the website, I have just a few additional questions. I'm getting a eurail pass, does this go along with that? Or is this train line separate from the eurail system? And then, I went through and picked a train so that I could see how much the ticket would be, and there are a lot of options. I see that Junior 10% and Junior 20% are both valid for people under 26, so what's the difference? Finally, it says that I need to present the "socio" with the Cartaviaggio...what does that mean?
Thanks so much for all of your help! If you can't tell, this is the first time that I'm attemping to book a trip through Europe by myself!
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jul 16, 2007 3:43:42 GMT -5
Your Eurail pass will be valid on these trains, just keep in mind that you'll need to pay an additional reservation fee for the Eurostar trains (can be booked and paid from any station in Italy, just know the time and date of travel) as this fee isn't covered by the pass. Not sure why you couldn't find the route on RailEurope as it's coming up when I just searched for it - technical issues! At any rate, at least with the Trenitalia site you can work out the exact route and times that suit then keep that info for when you travel.
The "socio" is, from memory, the ID card to prove your age - particularly necessary if you are travelling on a discount ticket purchased in Italy (and many other countries, but I digress). If you use a Eurail pass your Passport is (very) valid ID. As far as the difference between the two junior ticket types, these are for tickets purchased in Italy as opposed to applying to the Eurail pass, so I wouldn't worry about it. Cartaviaggio is the travel card (Italy purchased), so again this won't apply to your Eurail pass.
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Post by eparsons on Jul 16, 2007 8:02:41 GMT -5
Thanks for clarifying that. And knowing that you were able to find the route I went back on raileurope and the first time I searched, when I clicked the "I have a pass" box, it didn't come up. Then when I left that box unclicked, I was able to find the route. I'm not quite sure why that happened, but unless you have any ideas I think I'll try to get in touch with their customer service and see what they say.
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