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| RAIL RESERVATIONS You will require rail or car reservations to the starting point of your trip. Please feel free to email us at info@duvine.com or phone us at 1-888-396-5383 or 617-776-4441 and we will be happy to assist you. TRAVELING BY TRAIN: Give yourself enough time, especially when traveling with luggage; sometimes the main stations can be vast, with trains leaving on widely separated tracks, or, in smaller stations, from platforms requiring the negotiation of stairways.
The adventure begins in the European train stations. In most cases, these create the first impressions visitors have of each city on their itinerary. Each station is unique, often picturesque, with its own distinct personality. Most are centrally located and have a full range of convenient services and facilities to make transit passengers feel at ease. Remember: When you can't find your train or need help in a European train station, you should look for the "i", the universal symbol for "Information." On high speed trains, seat reservations can be made up to 60 days in advance until just minutes prior to boarding. Your seat reservation will usually appear as a separate coupon along with your actual train ticket. It will specify the train number, the coach number, class of travel and seat number.
At the station, you must electronically stamp your ticket in a pedestal located where you proceed to the quay or platform. Since there is often no conductor verifying your ticket once you are aboard, this is a form of honor system with potential penalties if a conductor or controller later discovers you are not respecting it.
What if I Don't have a Reservation? Then just sit anywhere. But be aware that if you don't want to be bumped from your seat, check the outside of your compartment for slips of paper that indicate if someone else has reserved that seat down the line. On newer trains the reservation info is on an LCD screen above the seats. Many cities have airport service by train. Most go to the heart of the city (to the central train station) where you'll usually find hotels. This means that you can also get to the airport from many cities; you don't have to return to the city the airport Please feel free to email us at info@duvine.com or phone us at 1-888-396-5383 or 617-776-4441 and we will be happy to assist you. Traveling to France Purchase the France Rail Pass, you'll receive 4 days of unlimited train travel in a 1-month period. The France Savers pass offers discount per person based on groups of 2 or more people traveling together. Also available are the France Youth Pass and the France Savers Pass at great discounts.
Average cost 1st class: $269.00 2nd class $ 229.00 Train Tickets for travel in Italy. With a Trenitalia pass, you can feast your eyes on Italy's art, food and fashion. This is a country you definitely won't want to give “the boot” after a few days, so stay a while. The memories will last a lifetime.
Average cost 1st class: $219.00 2nd class $ 175.00 EURAILPASS Eurail passes are available as consecutive day passes or flexipasses. If traveling in a group of 2-5 people at all times, save money on passes by booking Saverpasses. EURAIL SELECTPASS Know exactly what you want to see in Europe? Is it only 3, 4 or 5 countries that border eachother (France, Italy, Germany for instance)? The Eurail Selectpass offers unlimited train travel that can be used either consecutively or non-consecutively, which is quite flexible for the single traveler. If you are considering traveling through more than 5 countries, check out the eurailpass. And if you want to go to just one of these countries, be sure to see our single country passes
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