Hi all, I’m new to train travel in Europe, so sorry for the newbie questions.
In September we (4 people) are traveling from Basel SBB to Lugano, then on to Milano Centrale and Monterosso.
The train reservations were made for us through Trenitalia. Upon checking the tickets I see that there are no seat reservations for Basel SBB to Lugano (IC 663); we do have seat assignments for the rest of the trip.
Questions:
1) I see that SBB has a train listed for the same time timetable (IC 21) as Trenitalia (IC 663). Are these trains the same and are a co-share?
2) Are seat reservations needed so that four people can sit together in first-class? I see that I can purchase seat reservations on SBB however I went to the Trenitalia website and it doesn’t allow me to purchase seat reservations through their website.
Looking for any advice yoou can provide. Thank you in advance!