Originally Posted by
sophiesophie
There are a few kiosks that you can put in euros or your credit card. Screen is in Italian and it was not obvious to me if it could be translated to another language. That visit I did the window. Luckily, I had some time. This last visit, an employee was standing at the kiosks and helping people get tickets. My credit card didn't work - I had to have my PIN.
Agree. As for the credit card not working at the train station ticket kiosk, that is the primary reason for the long lines. When I need cash, I use my ATM card, which has a PIN that will work anywhere in the world. Using a credit card at a train ticket kiosk requires having a PIN, and few credit car holders have one.
I don't. As soon as you use your credit card with PIN, it' like using it for a cash advance at an ATM machine. Immediately, 25-35% interest accrues per day. For this reason I don't even have a PIN for my credit card. Few people do. Use ATM card when PIN is needed as it always does at train station.
Once, maybe 20 years ago I called my credit card company to get a PIN, "just in case." The agent counseled me not to get one because the interest and charges will be three times the cost of the train ticket. Since all ATM cards have a PIN, just use your ATM card, not credit card. I'd say that half of the waiting in the long lines at train kiosks are from people from other countries, especially the USA, trying to use a credit card, and they don't have a PIN, and they just keep trying to use their credit card. Use your ATM card and there will be no problem.