Recent content by Ian99

Thanks for your inputs. Decided to stay in Chambery, set an alarm for 0644hrs to check that the 0844hrs was showing as running (if not, I would get up and get the 0744hrs). Both were showing as running so all good, got the 0844hrs and now en route direct to Lille... If there had been a late...

It seemed quite hard to get the app to update but I did and, indeed, as you say, the timetable info is back in there.

On my way back from Greece and currently in a rather chilly but sunny Domodossala. I've got reservations for 1100hrs Lyon to Lille on Sunday and wondering whether to stay overnight tomorrow in Chambery or press on to Lyon. I'd probably rather stay in Chambery but I'm aware that if the Sunday...

I'd like to buy a ticket for a young person so that they can take the Eurostar for a return journey to Paris or Amsterdam. I don't however know when they'll want to go. Obviously I don't want to just buy them an expensive fully changeable ticket so does anyone have any thoughts on how to...

Thanks again for your input - there are some useful pointers therein. My draft plan at the moment is: Thursday - Depart Greece, arrive evening in Brindisi and stay overnight or stay on a different ferry overnight to Bari Friday - To Bologna from Brindisi or Bari Saturday - Bologna 0930 -...

Has anyone here done the bus substitution necessary from Turin to Chambery? How long is it? Also am I reading it correctly that there is a similar bus requirement from Geneva to Lyon at Bellegarde?

Many thanks everyone. Reference the hotel prices in Lyon, I see that I could stay in Chambery and still make a reasonable connection in Lyon before Lille & London.

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm more into routes and places to stop than the particular type of train but that route sounds good. It looks like the closest to Lyon that I can get to from Reggio Calabria is Turin. Does anyone have any thoughts on the getting from Turin to Lyon bit?

I'm in Greece at the moment and need to be in Lyon for Saturday 18 May to get the Sunday morning train to Lille and then Eurostar back to London. I've got interrail reservations for that bit (although the Lyon - Lille part could be cancelled without charge). I'll get the boat to Bari or...

The purchasing of SNCF Interrail reservations on Rail Europe appears to work very well.

I booked a last minute reservation from Strasbourg last year and everybody was wedged in downstairs. So I went upstairs which was only 60% full so plenty of places to change to and no risk of being asked to move as Paris was the next stop.

Would the change up to an hour before apply to booking Interrail reservations maybe?

I often check various sources when planning but I used to use the Interrail App as a starter. However now, apart from a list of stations, it has no built in timetable that I can see. It always says, "Enter journey manually"

Thanks. Yes all going to plan as I type - due into Bari in about 80 minutes. The TTPER regional train from Milan was very crowded but I managed to get a seat - it was taking at least 5 minutes at each stop as people tried to get on and off (mainly, on) so we arrived at Bologna 25 minutes late...

Thanks for everyone's comments. With the benefit of that input, I now have a 1240hrs Rimini to 1727hrs Bari reservation and before that a plan to take the Regionale 2455 Milano Centrale (07:20) - Bologna Centrale (10:10) and Regionale 3913 Bologna Centrale (10:34) - Rimini (12:01) So assuming...