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Train fares and tariffs / Re: Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 13, 2011, 08:41:52 pm »

Thanks for all your good advice!

I was in Masaryk train station and the cashier seem to finally work out how to sell TCV tickets point to point. When I requested to add via points she asked me where I was from and upon hearing that I was not from Europe she refused to sell me such tickets! Save her a lot of work trying to figure out the fare system which she is supposed to be familiar with in the first place!

In the interest of time, I have given up trying to buy such tickets in Prague. I think Prague is no longer a good place to buy such tickets since Wasteels ceased operations. I worked out Italy's regional express tickets prices and they seem to be rather reasonable, albeit a little slower than the IC trains.

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Train fares and tariffs / Re: Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 10, 2011, 01:33:30 am »

My attempt to buy the TCV tickets continues.  I think if I ever successfully buy any of these TCV tickets I will have substantially increased my knowledge on European railways. 

I was at Cedok travel agency trying my luck buying the train tickets. Even thought the cashier knew about TCV, she didn't quite know how to actually sell the tickets. She showed us in her system she needed to have the date and time so that she can find the route from point A to B. For example, from Brussels to Paris, all train journeys that showed up in her system needed a reservation but she could sell an open ticket from Amsterdam to Brussels.

I think I will need to work out a possible route myself and present it to them. Is there a resource online that has all the european railway maps with the stations which will correspond to the stations from the jizdenka fare calculator?

From reading other posts, I discovered that you can buy reservations separately. Would it be possible to buy reservations for certain TCV ticket segments so as to "upgrade" them to trains such as Intercity in Italy?

Another question on Trenitalia website. For longer journeys, the system always display the fast trains. Is there a way to find out the timetables for the regional trains?

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Train fares and tariffs / Re: Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 08, 2011, 10:13:11 pm »

Thanks for all your advice but I am facing problems buying TCV tickets in Praha.

2 hours ago I was in Praha Hlavni Nadrazi international ticket counters and to say the very least the cashier was very unhelpful. When I mention TCV they stare at me blankly and they also refuse to sell tickets that do not depart from Praha.

Is there a good place to buy TCV tickets in Praha? I heard of Wasteels but from its Czech website it seems they have ceased operations from 1st Feb.

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Train fares and tariffs / Re: Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 07, 2011, 01:09:45 pm »

Do you think getting a Railplus card will help me save more? A railplus card bought from Prague seems to cost about 40 euros.

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Train fares and tariffs / Re: Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 07, 2011, 01:52:19 am »

Thanks for your ultra quick reply!

1) Is there a way to input multiple destinations?

2) There are 2 of us and we are planning to travel in this way: Praha -> Berlin -> Amsterdam -> Brugge -> Paris -> Lyon -> Geneva -> Milan ->Venice -> Florence -> Bologna -> Pisa -> Rome. These are the main cities we would like to visit but the itinerary could be changed if there is a more cost effective method. Please kindly advise.

Thanks!

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Train fares and tariffs / Check TCV tariffs?

« on: February 06, 2011, 01:42:19 am »

I am now in Prague. Is there a way to check TCV tariffs online?

Thanks!

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All other train travel questions / Questions on TCV tariff

« on: July 25, 2010, 11:24:20 pm »

Hi,

I have the following questions on TCV and I was wondering if you could help to clarify on some points:

1) When does the TCV validity starts? From the date you buy them or the first date you use them?
2) How do you buy them?

I have a few months from Jan 2011 to travel Europe and am thinking of starting in Budapest -> Prague -> Germany (rest of Western Europe in an anti-clockwise direction, except UK) -> Greece -> finally ending up in Istanbul in a ferry from Greece.

Will TCV tariff help me save a lot?

Thanks