Eurail Trenitalia Italy Rail Travel Pass This Italy Rail Pass allows you 3 to 10 days of train travel within 60 day period and is available as an adult, svaer/grouip and youth travel pass. One of the most popular single country passes the Italian Trenitalia pass allows options that will fit any travel itinerary.

A great way to meet the locals and take in some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. The Trenitalia Pass is a specific offer for travelers who are not residents of Italy, which allows first or second class traveling, on all Trenitalia trains circulating in Italy, for 4 to 10 consecutive or non-consecutive days, within a span of 2 months.

Not only a country of ancient empires and beautiful cities; Italy is also the place to go for great deals! Explore the Vatican, experience the art and history of this beautiful country, or escape to the beautiful countryside vineyards.

Use the Italy Trenitalia rail pass to experience the beauty and wonder of the ancients. Explore the Vatican, experience the art and history of this beautiful country, or escape to the beautiful countryside vineyards.

The Trenitalia Pass also entitles you to benefit from numerous bonuses.

The Eurail Trenitalia Italy Pass Entitles You To:

• Valid for unlimited travel on the entire Italian Rail network including intercity, Eurocity and Rapido Trains with no surcharge.
• The Eurail Trenitalia Pass entitles you to unlimited travel in Italy, Sardinia and Sicily.
• Available for 3 to 10 days of unlimited unrestricted 1st or 2nd class travel within a 60 day period.
• The Pass is available in 1st class for individual travelers.
• Saver passes are for groups of two or more people traveling together.
• For travelers under 26 years of age, there is a reduced price Youth Pass in 2nd class available.
• Children aged 4 up to and including 11 years of age get 50% discount on the full fare.
• Children under 4 travel free.
  
  Additional benefits the Eurail Trenitalia Italy pass will entitle you to are:-
  
  
• OTTURNO ITALIANO HOTELS: 100 hotels all over Italy. For business or leisure we have the right solution for you! Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: From 10% to 40% reduction on the official rates. To access bonus: insert the password "Trenitaliapass" or contact the booking center at notturno@notturno.it. The promotion is not valid for bookings made directly to the hotels. E- mail: notturno@notturno.it with 'Trenitaliapass' in the subject line.
  
  
• BED & BREAKFAST ITALIA: the first Italian hospitality network: 2500 places to stay in over 650 Italian cities. Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 5% reduction on the official rates for Trenitalia. To access bonus: Visit www.bbitalia.it/trenitaliapass.
  
  
• HELLENIC MEDITERRANEAN LINES GREECE-ITALY SHIPPING LINES. Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 50% reduction on the official passenger and vehicle rates (except on DeLuxe cabins) for departures from 15th June to 15th September.
  
  
• VOLAVIAMARE: Shipping Lines for: Capri, Ischia, Isole Pontine, etc. Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 10% reduction on the official rates during high season (from 1st May to 31st August); 20% reduction on the official rates during low season. For information: call center +39.081.4972222 - http://www.volaviamare.it/
  
  
• VENICE CARD: Single ticket to access to all the main tourist facilities in the city.Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 5% reduction for Trenitalia Pass holders. By reservation only! To access bonus: When you make your reservation you can print the voucher directly from your pc and take it with you to Venice. The customer services represntatives will let you know where you can pick up your Venice-card in Venice. E-mail: venicecard@venicecard.it - customer service: +39.041.2424 - http://www.venicecard.it/
  
  
• WINESOFTUSCANY.COM: The best Tuscan wines directly to your home. Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 10% discount off every bottle of wine purchased from the winesoftuscany.com catalogue. For every order over €200 you will receive a free bottle of '2001 Chianti Classico "Il Vicario" - Tenuta di Torciano' . When registering on winesoftuscany.com you can book a free guided tour of "Cantina del Redi" in Montepulciano. If you make an order to Winesoftuscany.com you can visit the wonderful village of Montepulciano at a very special price. Don't miss this great opportunity to discover Tuscany through it's wines! To access bonus: To take advantage of these great offers available to Trenitalia Pass holders, please click on the link below: http://www.winesoftuscany.com/
  
  
• WINESOFPLANET.COM Some of the best Italian wines directly to your home. Benefit for Trenitalia Pass holder: 10% OFF every Italian wine of Winesofplanet.com catalogue; for every $ 200 order Winesofplanet.com gives to you a present: a bottle of 2001 Chianti Classico "Il Vicario" - Tenuta di Torciano; registering on Winesofplanet.com you can book a free guided tour of "Cantina del Redi" in Montepulciano; making an order to Winesofplanet.com you can visit the wonderful village of Montepulciano at a very special price. Please, remember that we ship only to the USA. To access bonus: Follow our directions http://www.winesofplanet.com/
  
  
• GRIMALDI FERRIES PRESTIGE Car Ferry services: Rome (Civitavecchia) - Barcelona - Salerno - Valencia - Salerno - Malta - Salerno - Tunis - Palermo - Tunis. Benefit for holders of Trenitalia Pass: 20% reduction on the Passenger fares of all categories. For information: Phone: +39.081.496 444, e-mail: info@grimaldi.napoli.it web: http://www.grimaldi-ferries.com
  
  

Using Your Eurail Italy Rail Pass

• Always have your pass validated prior to your first train trip in Europe. Do NOT validate it yourself.
• Passes are issued on identity, not to be used by any other person.
• The Flexi Passes have a schedule with boxes to fill in the date of travel. Always fill in the boxes yourself before embarking on the train.
• When taking an overnight train leaving after 7 pm, please fill in the next day of travel in your Flexi Passes. Travel days would have to be within the validity of the pass.
• There are free bonus and discounted bonus that entitle you to reductions with every pass your purchase.
• When you use a free bonus, you will have to use a day of your pass. A discounted bonus will not utilize any day of your pass.
  
  

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More About Italy Rail Travel

The Italian rail system has four levels: Eurostar, Intercity, Interregionale and Regionale, Eurostar being the classiest. Generally speaking, for a given distance each tier costs twice as much as the one below it. The train cars used by the Eurostar service are far newer than those used by the other three, but are not necessarily more comfortable. In fact, the cars used by Intercity trains are split up into distinct, six-seater compartments, which is really nice when you're travelling in groups. A new level has been introduced recently. It is called Intercity-plus and it is just a way to have passengers pay more than the intercity fares. Recently, many of Interegionale trains have been classified as Intercity.

The main practical difference between tiers is reliability. Intercity trains are generally very reliable, but if you need to catch a flight, for example, it might be better to pay extra for the Eurostar. Interregionale and Regionale are less reliable. The other big difference between Eurostar and the other two tiers is that Eurostar seating is all by reservation, while seating on the others is not. On the Eurostar and Intercity-plus, every passenger is assigned a seat. This means that the train will never be packed with an impossible number of people, but it also means you will need to purchase tickets in advance. During commuter hours, on major north-south routes during the holidays, or before and after large political demonstrations, trains on the two lower tiers can become very, very full, to the point where it gets very uncomfortable.

The pricier tier is usually faster, but there isn't a consistent speed difference between tiers. On some routes, the Eurostar will cut the travel time in half, but on others routes all three trains go the same speed, and taking the Eurostar is simply a waste of money. Just check the FS website or the printed schedule, usually located near the entrance to each platform, to see how long the trip will take.

On long routes, such as Milan - Rome or Milan - Reggio Calabria, Trenitalia operates special night trains Treni Notte. They depart around 10pm and arrive around 6am and don't have beds but it could be a useful options to save money and time.

On the train schedules, the Eurostar is listed in blue, Intercity in red while Interregionale and Regionale are green. The arrival times are listed in parentheses next to the names of each destination. One thing to watch out for: certain trains only operate seasonally, or for certain time periods (for example, during holidays).

The lines to buy tickets can be very long, and slow, so get to the station early. There are touch-screen ticket machines which are very useful, efficient, and multilingual, but there are never that many, and the lines for those can be very long too.

To avoid queues at the station you can reserve tickets in advance via the internet at the Trenitalia website. You can then either print out your reservation details or have them sent by SMS to your mobile phone. Phones do not need to be Italian. The conductor will validate your reservation details when you are on the train and provide you with your ticket.

Eurostar trains can fill up, so if you're on a tight schedule you should buy those tickets in advance. If you are running late and don't have time to buy a ticket, you can just jump on the train, but you will have to pay extra when the conductor (il controllore) comes around (a flat fee, somewhere around 5-10 euro) and they don't take credit cards. Technically, if you don't have a ticket you are supposed to find the conductor yourself and buy one (otherwise you have to pay another fee - approx. 20 euro), but for foreigners it's enough to just stammer something about being late and they will almost never hassle you about this.

Also, the way the system works is that unless you validate the ticket by inserting it into one of the yellow boxes on the platform (it says Convalida on the box), you could keep using it for months. The yellow box just stamps a date on the ticket, so the conductor knows you weren't planning on using that ticket again. Technically, a ticket that isn't validated is just like not having a ticket: you have to buy another. It is quite important not to forget to validate your ticket as the conductors are generally not tolerant in this particular matter.

The cheapest way to travel in a region is to buy a zone ticket card. A chart displayed near the validating machine tells you how many zones you must pay between stations. To buy a zone card for the next region you would have to get off the train at the last station and because the stops are so short you would have to board the next train (usually in about 1 hour).

As of January 10, 2005 a smoking ban in public places went into effect in Italy. You will be subject to fines for smoking on an Italian train.

Some special deals are offered. some of them are reserved to foreign tourist, some of them are also available to locals. Some offers are pass that allow travel on the period chosen, while other special deals are just normal tickets sold at special prices with some restrictions. Before you choose to buy a pass, check first if it is cheaper than buying a normal ticket (or better, a discounted normal ticket, if available).

Valid for unlimited travel on the entire Italian Rail network including intercity, Eurocity and Rapido Trains with no surcharge the Italian Trenitalia Rail Pass is outstanding value for money.

TRENITALIA RAIL TRAVEL PASS - View Pass Prices and Purchase Online Eurail Trenitalia Adult Rail Pass (individual 26yrs and older) Eurail Trenitalia Youth Rail Pass (individual 25yrs and younger) Eurail Trenitalia Saver Rail Pass (2-9 passengers traveling together) View information on all other available Eurail Travel Passes

Please Note: As Eurail rail travel passes are not able to be purchased in the country of travel advance purchase is essential and will also cost you less.