BodyFlightUniversity in Reggio Emilia by train from Venice, how hard to get there?

[LawnDart21 0]

Okay, sorry for the lengthy title, but I'm going to be in Venice and need to get to BFU in Reggio Emilia, which according to RailEurope is 2 hours by train. I haven't been on a Eurorail in about 10 years.

My other option is to rent a car and drive. I'm thinking though that a train from Venice to Reggio would be the less stressful way to go?

Any advice? Thanks, Tom

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[SkydiveStMarys 0]

My advice is not to hitch hike...rent a car or take the train.





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> My other option is to rent a car and drive. I'm thinking though that a train from Venice to Reggio would be the less stressful way to go?
Well, it depends WHERE in Venice you are when you are going to head to Reggio Emilia.
Let's suppose your are a "pedestrian" in Venice. Railway station is in the city of Venice, and so it is easily reachable. Jump on a train, and, yes, in a couple of hours you are in Reggio Emilia (then you can take a taxi to get to the airport, it shouldn't be too expensive).
If you are going to hire a car, please consider:
1) hiring a car in Italy is jolly fucking expensive
2) if you are in Venice city, there is NO WAY that you drive from Venice (no cars are allowed in Venice), but reasonably you gotta go to Mestre (a city/suburb of Venice that is on mainland) by boat and then you can move off there by car, but consider that the traffic in the Mestre area is a NIGHTMARE.
So, IMHO, less stressfull and cheapest solution is to get to Reggio Emilia by train.

Stay safe out there
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[LawnDart21 0]

Thank you. I assume I can buy tickets on raileurope.com. Is it hard for someone that doesnt speak Italian to get around the station?

I remember being in Nice once and had a heck of time communicating with the ticket agent.

Thanks for your help.

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[LawnDart21 0]

www.raileurope.com shows "Venezia St. Lucia" and "Venezia Mestre" as the two starting train stations. I assume "St Lucia" is in Venice, and "Mestre" is the suburb you were referring to?

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[base689 0]

> Is it hard for someone that doesnt speak Italian to get around the station?
No, ii shouldn't be that difficult. In Venice they "should" speak enough English (lots of tourists all year long, so they are trained to speak English).

> I assume "St Lucia" is in Venice, and "Mestre" is the suburb you were referring to?
Yes indeed: Santa Lucia is IN Venice (with the train you pass on a bridge to get to Venice), Mestre is ON mainland.

Stay safe out there
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[LawnDart21 0]

Thank you, one last question, where should we stay in Venice, what hotels are worth staying at, which should we avoid? we have a 2 day layover there before going to Reggio.

Thanks for all the help.

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[base689 0]

> where should we stay in Venice, what hotels are worth staying at, which should we avoid?
I DO NOT KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me, as Italian, I have NEVER slept in Venice!!!!!
Venice is fucking expensive!!!!!!!
Every single time I visited Venice I NEVER slept in Venice, have ALWAYS been in Venice for one-day visits.
Last time I slept in a small town somewhere near Treviso (in any case in a town ALONG the railway heading to Venice), then, with the right timetable, you jump on a train and in 1/2 h - 3/4 h you are in Venice city centre.
Expect to pay for a couple of sandwiches as much as you would pay for a complete meal in a restaurant NOT in Venice!!!!!!
So my advice: try to settle in the cheapest hotel possible/available (if something as the "cheapest" exist in Venice )

Stay safe out there
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Thank you. I assume I can buy tickets on raileurope.com. Is it hard for someone that doesnt speak Italian to get around the station?

I remember being in Nice once and had a heck of time communicating with the ticket agent.

Thanks for your help.

You can buy your ticket online directly from Trenitalia here

http://www.trenitalia.it/en/index.html (Engish version
If you choose the "Self Service" ticketing option you can get your actual ticket from the automated ticket counters (you should have no trouble communicating with those ).
Enjoy your trip.
Ciao.

Vale