How to Get Your Money’s Worth from the Rail Pass – Example 2

The rail pass can be the best train travel option as shown in example 2.

Example 2:

Step 1:

Day 1 – Arrive in Rome – morning train to Naples. Tour Naples.

Day 2 – Train from Naples to Salerno (then take the bus from Salerno to Paestum)

Day 2 - Train from Salerno to Naples.

Day 3 – Train from Salerno to Naples (bus ride along the Amalfi Coast ending at Salerno).

Day 4 – Tour Pompeii then take train from Naples to Rome.

Days 5-9 Tour Rome

Day 10 – Train from Rome to Florence

Day 11 – Train from Florence to Riomaggiore (hike the trails of the Cinque Terre)

Day 11 – Train from Riomaggiore to Florence

Days 12-13 Tour Florence

Day 14 – Train from Florence to Montepulciano (wine tasting)

Day 14 – Train from Montepulciano to Florence

Day 15 – Train from Florence to Perugia to Assisi

Day 15 – Train from Perugia to Assisi

Day 15 – Train from Assisi to Perugia

Day 15 – Train from Perugia to Florence

Day 16 – Tour Florence

Day 17 – Train from Florence to Milan to Verona.

Day 18 – Tour Verona

Day 19 – Train from Verona to Venice to Ravenna.

Day 20 – Tour Ravenna

Day 21 – Train from Ravenna to Rimini then bus to San Marino; train from Rimini to Rome

Step 2:

Day	From	To	Price (Euros)
Day 1	Rome	Naples	19.50
Day 2	Naples	Salerno	6.50
Day 2	Salerno	Naples	6.50
Day 3	Salerno	Naples	6.50
Day 4	Naples	Rome	10.50
Day 10	Rome	Florence	39.90
Day 11	Florence	Riomaggiore	16.40
Day 11	Riomaggiore	Florence	9.20
Day 14	Florence	Montepulciano	9.50
Day 14	Montepulciano	Florence	16.80
Day 15	Florence	Perugia	14.25
Day 15	Perugia	Assisi	2.05
Day 15	Assisi	Perugia	2.05
Day 15	Perugia	Florence	9.20
Day 17	Florence	Milan	44.70
Day 17	Milan	Verona	14.30
Day 19	Verona	Venice	6.15
Day 19	Venice	Ravenna	24.30
Day 21	Ravenna	Rimini	3.80
Day 21	Rimini	Rome	29.00

Applying Steps 3-8 provides the following table. The rail pass of choice is again the Saver Pass from Example 1.

Day	Cost	Running Total	Saver Pass (second class)	the Rail Pass Price (Euros)
Day 17	59.00	59.00	none	none
Day 10	39.90	98.90	none	none
Day 21	32.80	131.70	3 days in 2 months	120
Day 19	30.45	162.15	4 days in 2 months	140
Day 15	27.55	189.70	5 days in 2 months	156
Day 14	26.30	216.00	6 days in 2 months	170
Day 11	25.60	241.60	7 days in 2 months	185
Day 1	19.50	261.10	8 days in 2 months	201
Day 2	13.00	274.10	9 days in 2 months	215
Day 4	10.50	284.60	10 days in 2 months	231
Day 3	6.50	291.10	none	none

The price of the Saver Pass is cheaper than the running total of the point-to-point tickets for Days 1-10. The Saver Pass is therefore preferred. Since the Saver Pass is only good for 10 days, a point-to-point train ticket must be used for Day 11.

Return from The Rail Pass Example 2 to Example 1

SBI!