Hi Rick and Andrea, brace yourselves, this is going to be a long one! My daughter and I are traveling to Italy in February for ten days in which time we also want to cover St. Moritz and Lugano for the scenic views from the Bernina Express. I know it’s going to be a pretty hectic trip as we plan to travel to Rome, Florence, Tirano (via Milan), St Moritz, Lugano and then to Venice from where we fly back to NY. Is it a good idea to buy the Eurail Global Pass for a week (which would cost around $546, plus reservation fee) or should we buy individual tickets for each of the cities? And then buy the Bernina Express tickets separately? I am so confused, can you help which is going to be more cost effective?
Is there is any particular way to insert the ticket in validation machine? Ticket facing down? Facing up? I saw a video from another group indicating the printed information must be facing down. What kind of information will be printed in the ticket as a confirmation I did it correctly? Or I did it incorrectly?
Another great video guys, just one question , If I book with Omio and the first leg is by bus and then 2 legs by train , when do I check-in ? Do I need to check-in on every leg ?
Hi, I have a question. I just booked a regional train ticket online from the Trenitalia website. The trip is from Pisa Central to Florence SMN and the train number is 4030. After buying, it is stated that "Validation is automatic and occurs at the time of the scheduled departure of the train. To change it, click on 'Manage' before the ticket validation.". This is a regional train and not a high speed and I don't have seat assignment either. There is a selection to change date/time which I believe that I can change the date & time before 11:59 PM the day before the scheduled departure, and change the departure time on the day of the journey. So, my question is do I still need to validate my ticket? Sorry the lengthly question, this is quite complex for me and I don't want to pay fines as I have paid for the ticket.
We just were charged $245 € because we didn't validate the ticket because we didnt know of course, it was 5 of us, $42€ each. We did payed 10 minutes before for the ticket from Principe Station to Ferrari (a 10 min ride in the local train) but didnt know we have to validate nothing. We exited the train a "seem to be" cops were with a credit card readers in hand, I have never seen this in ANY other country in the world. I am disputing this charge with my credit card company. Its is unfair. I have never be robbed by a cop before. Will NEVER comeback to Genoa.
Tickets bought on line don't need to be validated. If you have a valid ticket and you get an excess charge from an overenthusiastic ticket inspector, refuse to pay it. They will then issue you with vast amounts of paper stating that you owe them X amount and that it will double if you don't pay within so many days. You can ignore this. It's not a fine, it's a commercial charge. In theory they could sue you for it, but your defence would be that you paid your fare, you were not made aware of the conditions and you did not agree to them. That contravenes EU rules on treating customers fairly. They know this and won't pursue it. Locals never pay which is why inspectors target tourists.
More great advice. We have helped so many people with this issue.
Thank you Jeffrey 🙏
I like the way u are updating us on ur train transportation
Thank you 🙏
That was an informative and easy to understand video. It answered a lot of questions. Thank you
Thank you we are glad to help
Thank you for this. I know it doesn't seem like something confusing, I worry about remembering to do it!!
If you use Omio it will remind you to check in
@@TravelAddictsLife I have put that in my notes. Thanks again.
Thank you for this great videos
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks for the video. I am travelling with Italo with tickets booked online. Do I need to validate? thanks!
Italo is a high speed train with seats assigned so you should b e fine!
Hi Rick and Andrea, brace yourselves, this is going to be a long one! My daughter and I are traveling to Italy in February for ten days in which time we also want to cover St. Moritz and Lugano for the scenic views from the Bernina Express. I know it’s going to be a pretty hectic trip as we plan to travel to Rome, Florence, Tirano (via Milan), St Moritz, Lugano and then to Venice from where we fly back to NY. Is it a good idea to buy the Eurail Global Pass for a week (which would cost around $546, plus reservation fee) or should we buy individual tickets for each of the cities? And then buy the Bernina Express tickets separately? I am so confused, can you help which is going to be more cost effective?
Unfortunately we are not very familiar with the Eurail, also we believe it won’t cover high speed trains
Hello guys, great video as usual. You mention validation of train tickets for TrenItalia. I assume it’s the same for the Italo trains ? Thank you
Thank you 🙏 Italo only runs high speed trains with assigned seats
Is there is any particular way to insert the ticket in validation machine? Ticket facing down? Facing up? I saw a video from another group indicating the printed information must be facing down. What kind of information will be printed in the ticket as a confirmation I did it correctly? Or I did it incorrectly?
There is no particular way to insert the ticket, the machine will print the date and time that’s it
Any suggestions for purchasing Lake Como tickets for the first week of October before the trip? Will it still be hectic at the train stations?
It is not easy to predict if the station will be busy or not, usually they are pretty busy.
Another great video guys, just one question , If I book with Omio and the first leg is by bus and then 2 legs by train , when do I check-in ? Do I need to check-in on every leg ?
Usually yes you have to check in for every leg, but the app will tell you
Hi, I have a question. I just booked a regional train ticket online from the Trenitalia website. The trip is from Pisa Central to Florence SMN and the train number is 4030. After buying, it is stated that "Validation is automatic and occurs at the time of the scheduled departure of the train. To change it, click on 'Manage' before the ticket validation.". This is a regional train and not a high speed and I don't have seat assignment either. There is a selection to change date/time which I believe that I can change the date & time before 11:59 PM the day before the scheduled departure, and change the departure time on the day of the journey. So, my question is do I still need to validate my ticket? Sorry the lengthly question, this is quite complex for me and I don't want to pay fines as I have paid for the ticket.
No you do not need to validate digital tickets anymore since September 👍🏻let us know how your trip goes
@@TravelAddictsLife will do, thanks!
Thank you for the info ! Is there a train from Milan to Lake como or the only way to get there is by bus ?
Bermina express where does it starts ?
There is a train from Milan to Como city. The Bernina Express starts in Tirano
@@TravelAddictsLife thana you
Is there anyfree wifi available at the train station?
Depends on the stations.
I booked tickets of Trenitalia on Omio which says NOT VALID for TRAVEL. Do I need to check in to validate. Please let me know
You should see a link to validate your ticket in the app
We just were charged $245 € because we didn't validate the ticket because we didnt know of course, it was 5 of us, $42€ each. We did payed 10 minutes before for the ticket from Principe Station to Ferrari (a 10 min ride in the local train) but didnt know we have to validate nothing. We exited the train a "seem to be" cops were with a credit card readers in hand, I have never seen this in ANY other country in the world. I am disputing this charge with my credit card company. Its is unfair. I have never be robbed by a cop before. Will NEVER comeback to Genoa.
Tickets bought on line don't need to be validated. If you have a valid ticket and you get an excess charge from an overenthusiastic ticket inspector, refuse to pay it. They will then issue you with vast amounts of paper stating that you owe them X amount and that it will double if you don't pay within so many days. You can ignore this. It's not a fine, it's a commercial charge. In theory they could sue you for it, but your defence would be that you paid your fare, you were not made aware of the conditions and you did not agree to them. That contravenes EU rules on treating customers fairly. They know this and won't pursue it. Locals never pay which is why inspectors target tourists.
You are too stupid to be true. Troll.