What is the best way to buy train tickets?
Waiting in line at the windows at Termini Station is a lesson in patience, especially with the line cutting locals and summer heat. The station has large yellow, electronic ticket kiosks at the Termini Station. The multi-lingual touch screens make them easy to use, however the signs indicating which kiosks take only credit cards, and which ones take Euros are poorly posted, and you may have to try a few kiosks in different areas before you find the one that uses your preferred payment method. While using these kiosks you will surely be pestered by beggars and pickpocket types hoping to take advantage of you while you are busy reading the on-screen instructions. If you have your travel plans in order before you depart, or a day before you plan to travel. You can pre pay for your train reservations on-line by using TrainItalia’s user friendly website in English: http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html More then 60 days prior to your departure; you can view the train schedules, but you ca