The whole “runs right at the end of the day preventing onward travel” is exactly what I need to know and also why I’m so scared to book hotels anywhere in advance! Thanks again for your help.The cost of transportation in Southern Pines is less expensive than the United States average and earns a score of 9 out of 10. Actually, even Ventimiglia itself is very nice it combines a belle-epoque seaside resort with a proper Italian mediaeval village up on the hill, while managing to come across as a bit more down-to-earth than some of the more exclusive communities over the border.ĮdM, I’m so grateful for your insight! Ventimiglia looks great and we will most likely use your suggestion as there was no place specifically that we have settled on we just want to experience the region and aren’t that concerned with which country we end up in.
I hope someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think these tickets allow breaks of journey, so you’ll be just as free to stopoff at points of interest (Menton, Monte Carlo, Eze, Nice, etc.) along this short stretch of the French coast as you would be if you were using the pass. The next day, take a direct local TER train to Cannes, but don’t use a Travel Day for this, as you’re very unlikely to breakeven. What I would do (and what as it happens I actually am planning this summer, albeit in the reverse direction), is to take the said daily long-distance train, then overnight at the border station of Ventimiglia where it terminates. There are no long-distance trains at all anymore that cross the Italian-French border along the Cote d’Azur and - unless you don’t mind diverting via Milan - only one direct train from Rome up to said border, which runs right at the end of the day preventing onward travel. It’s worth mentioning (and in all fairness, there’s no reason you’d be expected to know this) that Rome and Cannes aren’t well-connected via rail. Since it’s our first time, we want to explore as much as we can (not to mention hit up the RHCP show in Hamburg) and then maybe zero in on a region for a return trip. Probably too much used to flying everywhere.Īdmittedly, I am “skipping off a long list of places that I’ve heard about,” but am in the process of ascertaining the feasibility, hence my post. What mostly USAers also tend to do is skip off a long list of places they have heard something about without any clue about distance or time needed and without much thought about planning. And often these offer far better sights too! Often there are slower alternatives by local/regional trains, except ESpana. when over the border this can add substantial sums to be paid. (except when there are longer time works planned along just that sector).Ģ.wanting to make the -if needed (fairly often not really needed at all) REServations also ar too long advance.īesides that common traps: mostly ESpana=Spain, then FRance, then ITaly: ALL hi-speed long-distacne trains must be reserved and esp. As above: use timings for next week on same weekday as basic, if there are changes this will be mostly by just a few mints. There are also strikes, bad wheather and other potential disturbing sources. There are 2 main dates for changes in timetables all over EUR, but on a certain line it can happen every week. those from Norte-America seems to make:ġ.checking timings for far too long advance. Tentative outline of trip: Paris -> Hamburg -> Prague -> Munich -> Rome -> Southern France -> ParisĢ basic errors that about any newbee, esp. I consider myself relatively resourceful but am finding this process overwhelming, so I’m sure this won’t be my last post.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. If so, what is the most reputable website to do so?.Is it common to purchase faster tickets separately for situations such as this? I know that it may be an issue of which rails Eurail has access to.