InterRail benefits in Italy

The St. Peters Church in Rome

If your InterRail pass is valid in Italy, you can get discounted and free ferry crossings, as well as other great offers.

Show your InterRail pass to receive your discount or special offer or contact the specific company in advance. The benefits apply during the validity of your pass, whereas free travel on trains, buses or ferries is only valid on travel days.

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Transport

Ferries

Travel between Italy and Greece with Superfast Ferries International

Ferry between Italy and Greece

InterRail pass holders with a pass that is valid in Italy and Greece can travel for free on the routes:

Bari – Corfu (Greece) (crossings during summer only)
Ancona – Igoumenitsa (Greece)
Bari – Igoumenitsa (Greece)
Ancona – Patras (Greece)
Bari – Patras (Greece)

1^st class: Free airline-type seats or dormitory.
2^nd class: Free economy seating.

InterRail pass holders with a pass valid in Italy or Greece get a 30% discount on these routes.

Because InterRail celebrates it's 40th anniversary this year, The Attica Group offers a 10% discount for InterRail passholders on all consumptions at bars, self service and a la carte restaurants onboard Attica vessels during 2012. The discount is valid from 27 March until 31 December. To benefit from the discount, just present your InterRail Pass at the check-in point!

Please note that the 10% discount isn't valid on the onboard shops, boutiques and casino.

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Booking information
Reservations can be made at the port where you depart on the day of travel. You can also book on the Superfast Ferries website. Please note that there are special instructions for InterRail travellers' discounts.

For more information e-mail the Attica Group.

Additional charges/Conditions

Seasonal surcharge:
- June & September €10 per person
- July & August €20 per person
Port taxes: €7
Fuel surcharge: may apply
Check-in time: 2 hours

Bari is a 4 hour train ride from Rome. From Bari’s train station, take bus 20 to the ports.

Ancona is a 3 hour train ride from Rome. From Ancona's train station, take bus1 or 4 to get to the ferry terminal.

Free and discounted ferry travel on international routes with Minoan Lines

Minoan ferry between Italy and Greece

With an InterRail pass valid in Greece and Italy, you can travel for free on the routes:

Ancona – Igoumenitsa (Greece) – Corfu (Greece) – Patras (Greece)
Venice – Igoumenitsa (Greece) – Patras (Greece)

2^nd class pass holders travel for free on the deck and 1^st class pass holders get free airline-type seats between Italy and Greece.

InterRail pass holders with a pass that is valid in Greece or Italy receive a 30% discount on these routes.

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Booking information
For booking information visit the Minoan Lines website or e-mail the Minoan Line port office of Ancona, Venice or Piraeus (Greece). You can also call the offices at +39 071 201708, +39 041 5041201 or +30 210 4145700.

Additional charges/ Conditions

Seasonal surcharge:
- June and September €10 per person
- July and August €20 per person
Port Taxes: € 7
Fuel surcharge: €15 (excl. infants)
Upgrades available with reduced fares upon embarkation
Check-in time: 2 hours

Ancona is a 3 hour train ride from Rome. From Ancona's train station, take bus1 or 4 to get to the ferry terminal.

Venice's passenger terminal is located near the city centre. There’s a shuttle bus service that can take you from Piazzale Roma to the terminal. Please note that you have to contact your ferry company for timetables and more information.

Set sail for Spain, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Morocco or Tunesia with Grimaldi Lines

Grimaldi ferry

InterRail Italy pass holders receive a 20% discount on official fares (port taxes, fixed dues and special fares excluded) on the routes:

Civitavecchia – Barcelona (Spain)
Livorno – Barcelona (Spain)
Porto Torres (Sardinia) – Barcelona (Spain)
Civitavecchia – Porto Torres (Sardinia)
Civitavecchia – Trapani (Sicily)
Civitavecchia – Catania (Sicily)
Palermo – Salerno (Sicily)
Civitavecchia – Valetta (Malta)
Livorno – Barcelona – Tangier (Morocco)
Civitavecchia – Tunis (Tunesia)
Salerno – Tunis (Tunesia)
Palermo – Tunis (Tunesia)
Trapani – Tunis (Tunesia)

Please note that the ferries on most routes do not sail daily. Check the Grimaldi Lines website for detailed information about departures.

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Booking information
Reservations can be made on the Grimaldi Lines website. To get your discount you should fill out this form. The discount will be refunded on your credit card.

For more information you can call +39 081 496 444 or contact the company by e-mail.

Civitavecchia’s Port can be reached by train from Rome in about 1 hour. Grimaldi Lines operates a shuttle bus service from Napels to Civitavecchia. Purchase a ticket on board of your ferry or the bus (€24).

Livorno can be reahced by train from Rome in about 2.5 hours. From Livorno's main train station, take bus 1 to Piazza Grande, where you can find the passenger terminals.

Porto Torres can be reached by train from Calgliari (south of Sardinia) in about 4 hours. Shuttle buses will take you to the commercial port.

From Palermo’s central station, take bus 139 to Via Francesco Crispi. From there it’s a shot walk to the passenger terminal.

Salerno is a 2 to 3 hour train ride from Rome. From Salerno’s main train station, you can take a bus to the docks.

Special fares on Hellenic Mediteranean Lines

Ferry Corfu, Greece

InterRail pass holders get discounts up to 50% on the ferry route Brindisi – Patras (Greece) (with extra stops at Corfu & Cefalonia in the summer).

30% discount on all categories (except the luxury cabin) in high season (15/06 - 15/09)
50% discount on all categories (except the luxury cabin) outside the high season

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Booking information
For reservations you can e-mail the HML port offices in Brindisi and Rome or you can call +39 0831 528 531 or +39 06 4740141.

Visit the HML website for more information.

Brindisi is a 5 hour train ride from Rome. Take the bus (navetta centro storico) to get to docks. This bus line operates every 20 minutes.

Buses

Express buses through breathtaking scenery

Interlaken, Austria

Save over 60% on traveling with ÖBB intercity buses on the following route:

Venice (Venezia Mestre & Tronchetto) – Villach – Klagenfurt (Austria)

For this route passes must be valid in Italy and Austria.

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Booking information
Currently, the InterRail offer is only available in person. Show your InterRail pass at the bus station when you make your reservation.

For more information visit the ÖBB website.

Additional charges
- 1^st class €13 / 2^nd class €9

Travel directly between Turin and Lyon (France)

InterRail pass holders can travel for free with the French national railway’s bus service on the route

Lyon – Turin (Italy)

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Booking information

The best place to enquire about bus services is at a local tourist office or railway station. In large towns and cities, buses run to and from bus stations (gare d’autobus/routière) usually located next to railway stations. In rural areas, bus services are often operated by the SNCF and run between local towns and the railway station. An SNCF bus, on which rail tickets and passes are valid, is shown as an autocar in rail timetables.

Attractions

Doges Palace Venice, Italy

Discover the Musei dell’ Area Marciana in Venice

InterRail pass holders get a €2 discount on the entrance price for this museum complex located in the historical centre of Venice, in the area of Saint Mark Square.

The discount applies to:

Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Palace)
Museo Correr (Correr Museum)
Combined visit to Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Museum of Archaeology) and Sale Monumentali della Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana (Saint Mark National Library Monumental halls)

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Booking information

Present your InterRail pass at the “quick cashier” desk to receive your discount and for faster entry into the museums.

For more information about opening hours and exhibitions visit the MUVE website.

Other

Discover the most popular destinations of Italy with All Audio Guides

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Save 15% on MP3 audio guides from All Audio Guides covering beautiful Italian cities like Florence, Rome and Venice.

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The discount is valid for MP3 audio guides from All Audio Guides. Download audio guides for cities like Rome or Venice which will take you to the most beatiful places of these cities.

You can find your discount code in the InterRail Pass Guide you get with your InterRail pass.The discount applies during the entire validity of your pass and can be used multiple times.