Seat reservation
An advance purchased day train ticket includes seat booking with the exception of regional trains. The seat ticket states the coach and seat number.
- In Pendolino, InterCity and Express trains a ticket is always purchased for a specific day and train
- Regional train tickets are valid for 14 days and do not include seat reservation
- In night trains you can travel either in a day coach with an express train ticket or in a sleeping-car with a ticket whose price consists of a regional train ticket fare and a sleeping-berth charge.
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Changing a ticket at a VR station booking office
Should you wish to travel by a train type other than the one for which your ticket has been purchased, you may change the ticket at a station booking office.
- If you have an unused train ticket for a train that has already left you must buy a new seat reservation supplement ticket
- If you have an open return ticket and you want to travel by a train of a more expensive type; you must pay the difference in price of the supplement ticket. Correspondingly if you want to use a train of a less expensive type, the price difference is refunded.
Serial ticket:
- If you have a 10+1 or 44 journey InterCity train multi ticket and you want to travel in a Pendolino, you must pay the price difference between the supplement tickets at a VR station booking office.
- If you have a 10+1 or 44 journey express/regional train multi ticket and you want to travel in an InterCity or Pendolino train you must pay the price of a supplement ticket at a VR station booking office.
- A refund is not paid for a multi-ticket if you choose to travel on a less expensive train type.
| 0-75 km | 76-200 km | over 200 km | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express train 2nd class | €1,20 | €3,60 | €4,60 |
| IC and IC2 2nd class | €2,60 | €6,30 | €7,80 |
| IC/IC2 Business | €3,90 | €9,50 | €11,70 |
| IC Business Plus | €12,90 | €18,50 | €20,70 |
| Pendolino 2nd class | €7,00 | €11,40 | €13,40 |
| Pendolino Business | €13,70 | €20,30 | €23,30 |
| Pendolino Business Plus | €22,70 | €29,30 | €32,30 |
Change of ticket aboard the train
If you have an unused train ticket for a train that has already left the conductor will collect the following charge:
- Express train €5 train charge
- InterCity2 x €5 train charge
- Pendolino 3 x €5 train charge.
The train charge is also collected if you travel with an open ticket in a more expensive train type than you have a ticket for or with a multi-ticket purchased for a less expensive train type.
Seat reservation
You can buy your seat ticket at VR station booking offices










