Does the ticket include seat reservation?
'Prenotazione' — 'pre-no-ta-TSYO-ne'. Five syllables; stress on the fourth.
Ask when buying a ticket for a high-speed or intercity train to confirm whether the seat reservation is bundled in the price or needs to be bought separately.
'Include' means 'includes'. 'La prenotazione del posto' is the seat reservation. On Italian Frecce and Italo trains, the seat reservation is included in the ticket price. On Intercity trains it is sometimes separate.
Devo prenotare il posto separatamente?
Do I need to book the seat separately?
Asks if reservation is a separate purchase.
Quanto costa la prenotazione?
How much is the reservation?
Asks the price if it is indeed separate.
Posso viaggiare senza prenotazione?
Can I travel without a reservation?
On regional trains, reservation is not required.
On Italian high-speed 'Frecce' trains (Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca), the seat reservation is always bundled into the ticket price. On older 'InterCity' trains, a separate reservation ('prenotazione') can be purchased for €3.