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My wife and I are heading to a small village near Brunico for New Year and I have been trying for weeks to book return trains from Verona Puerta Nuova to Fortezza ,but I can’t book on Tren Italia as I assume timetables have not been released yet.I did this route last year to and from Valdaora.Are there any snowHeads in that neck of the woods that can give me an idea when trains become bookable for that festive period.I tried to book on OBB,there site gave train times but also said timetables had not been finalised .
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The coordinated europe winter timetable typically gets released some time in October I think (so should be imminent), starting from 2nd Saturday in December (or the Sunday that follows it). Trenitalia, OeBB and DB should all get updated at the same time.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks very much.I guess I’ll have to keep checking daily as I assume trains will be busy and tickets will sell fast.
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Yup, train times in Europe change on the second Sunday in December, however in Italy they seldom go on sale until the beginning of December.
These are mostly local trains, so the Verona to Fortezza will change little from year to year. Buy a ticket locally as they cannot be booked in advance
Hope this helps
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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This ticket will not sell that fast. In fact I would probably wait until after arrival, or at least watch availability last minute.
And by the way: for this high up in Italy it really is wiser to use the -real- German names: Franzensfeste and Bruneck. Locals will appreciate it
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This ticket will not sell that fast. In fact I would probably wait until after arrival, or at least watch availability last minute. And indeed regional trains are not online available in general.
And by the way: for this high up in Italy it really is wiser to use the -real- German names: Franzensfeste and Bruneck. Locals will appreciate it
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pat51 wrote: |
Yup, train times in Europe change on the second Sunday in December, however in Italy they seldom go on sale until the beginning of December.
These are mostly local trains, so the Verona to Fortezza will change little from year to year. Buy a ticket locally as they cannot be booked in advance
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There is a non local Euro City train on this route which runs once every two hours. This can be booked on OBB or DB websites as soon as the timetables are released. Not sure I'd want to prebook a particular time though if catching the train soon after a flight arrival. Your relying then on the flight being on time. I would just get the ticket at the station and get the next train out (local or Euro City)
Also if your not already aware there is a bus connection service between Verona airport and the Porta Nuova train station that runs quite frequently and will save you a taxi fare. Cant remember if the bus is free or not!!
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Thanks for the above tip. It will certainly come in handy for us in January.
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The Euro City trains are the route that runs from Munich to Verona (some go on to Venice or Milan). My experience is that if you travel second class you really need to reserve seats. Sometimes the trains are fairly empty but often very busy and it can be a real pain without a reservation. First class is generally not that much more (especially if you book in advance) and then need to reserve seats is much less.
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