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Help with Italy!!

  • 09-05-2014 5:23pm
    #1
    littlelulu
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I'm travelling to Italy for the first time and just doing research and getting VERY confused.... :confused:

    I am flying into Da Vinci airport in Rome and want to travel to Salerno. Am I right in saying that I get the train from the airport to Roma Termini and then get a train from there to Salerno. From Salerno, I get a bus to where my hotel is?

    I'm not familiar with the transport system at all so is there a fast and slow train? Is there a massive price difference? Is it best/cheaper to buy in advance or buy there??

    Any advice at all would be great.

    I like to know exactly what I have to do before going especially because I don't speak Italian :D

    Thanks


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  • #2
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,490 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    littlelulu wrote: »
    I like to know exactly what I have to do before going especially because I don't speak Italian :D

    A 'ticket' in Italian is a 'bigletto' (bill-YETO) and when you want a return ticket you ask for 'andata e ritorno' - the word 'return' in Italy only refer to the return leg, not to a ticket that gets you there and back as it does here.

    Uno bigletto (one ticket)
    Due bigletti (two tickets)


  • #3
    jt_dublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭jt_dublin


    Hi LittleLulu,
    Yes, from Fiumicino Da Vinci airport, the quickest route is to go to Roma Termini and then take a train to Salerno. This may be direct to Salerno or may require you to change in Naples, depending on your times. Take a look on the TrenItalia website and you will see times / fares etc. it will probably be cheaper if you book in advance.

    I used to live in Salerno and have friends from there. Let me know if I can offer any further advice. I can give you a few recommendations. It is a lovely town plus you have all the nice touristy places of the Amalfi coast and Pompeii & Vesuvius on your doorstep. Where is your hotel? There are only a few in the town and most are walking distance from the train station.

    Send me a pm if you wish.

    Enjoy la bella Italia.


  • #4
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,363 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    there is a number of direct high-speed trains from rome main station to salerno every day. the Frecciarossa trains will do that route in about 1 hour 55 minutes but expect to pay for the privilege.

    there are also a number of "intercity" direct trains on that route, price will be less than the high-speed but you can add an hour to the journey.

    its always best to try and buy in advance if possible.

    http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=4ddd1a035296f310VgnVCM1000005817f90aRCRD


  • #5
    Sheldons Brain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,394 ✭✭✭Sheldons Brain


    You can check timetables or buy tickets on the site linked in the previous post.

    The airport station is "Fiumicino Aeroporto", leave yourself a bit of time after arriving and identify a connection that goes directly from Rome to Salerno rather than one involving a change at Naples.

    Sit on the left hand side of the train, there is a nice view of the acqueduct when leaving Rome.


  • #6
    littlelulu
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭littlelulu


    Thanks, thats a great help :)


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