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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:46:30 +0000

hello again

one last time with the train questions:

i am going to buy point to point in italy
but as i am looking at trenitalia.com, i notice that some of the transfer trains between the places i am going, have an option to choose "mandatory reservation" or just "seats".

if i buy a ticket to go from florence to la spezia and there is a transfer in between that has the mandatory reservation option, does this mean i will have to make a reservation?
and if i am buying point to point at the stations, how far ahead of time do reservations need to be made?

if none of that made any sense, i guess, to put it simply:
if i am doing all of my travelling during the day, in what situations would i need to make reservations? and can they be made at the train station as you are leaving?

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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:35:38 +0000

EuroStar Italia trains require reservations. For InterCity trains, like the ones in your Firenze-La Spezia example, you have a choice between "mandatory reservations" and "seats only." This means that a reservation is recommended but not required. "Mandatory" isn't literally true. Your fare will be 3€ lower if you don't reserve.

Whether a train requires a reservation or reserving is recommended, you can get that reservation up until shortly before departure--if seats are available.

On regional trains, reservations are not even possible.

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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:06:24 +0000

thank you.
i finally understand

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