coolerthedong Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Hello. I tried searching for this specific topic but seems like most are interested in getting from Venice to Ravenna. We will be disembarking on Sunday May 15th at Ravenna. I was wondering if anyone has recently taken the train from Ravenna station to San Lucia Venice? I would imagine there would be plenty of taxis to take us from the port to the train station. Please correct me if this assumption is wrong. My other concern is if I need to pre-book the train tickets, my acquaintance suggested that obtaining a train ticket is rather easy. However I would imagine that plenty of cruise passengers leaving the port would have the same idea that day. Any advice would be appreciated. I don't really have any interest in booking anything through RCL as they have not been the most reliable from my experience. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spang1974 Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 I would google and Youtube Italian train journeys, to get an idea of what they are like. In my opinion they are unique and might not be as easy as paid transfers especially when travelling with luggage. At least from my experience, I am comparing to UK, France, and Spain train journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJones Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 Train tickets are sometimes cheaper if purchased in advance, and depending on the train route, could sell out if purchased day-of. coolerthedong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennaRCB Posted April 20, 2022 Report Share Posted April 20, 2022 I've had no problem booking train tickets while at the train station in Italy the day of, BUT since many people will likely be taking a train to Venice I would book ahead of time if you can. The Trenitalia website is where you would want to look: https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html coolerthedong, KJones and Matt 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolerthedong Posted April 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 Thanks to those who responded. I shall go ahead and purchase in advance. This cruise was sort of planned hastily and when my wife kept saying it ended in Venice, I urged her to stay at least one night in Venice afterwards. I had no idea that Ravenna was about 3 hours away until last night! I think its somewhat disingenuous of RCL to designate Ravenna as being quite proximal to Venice. I understand that this is common practice ( Rome/Civitavecchia Orlando/Port Canaveral), but in this case its about 3 hours away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennaRCB Posted April 23, 2022 Report Share Posted April 23, 2022 I agree... I think it makes much more sense to put "Bologna" than Venice, as Bologna is another excellent Italian city with an international airport but is closer to Ravenna than Venice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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