How to Travel in Italy By Train (Cheapest Tickets) | Rome, Florence, Venice (VIDEO)
In this video, I’ll be showing you the COMPLETE guide on how to book a train ticket to travel around Italy and also the difference between first class and second class seats for Italian trains. I recommend this for use on the trains: https://lifeofl.in/travelpowerstrip
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*Differences Between Regional and Long Distance Trains in Italy*
First off, there are two types of trains: One that goes long distances using the high speed rail, like going from Rome to Florence.
The other train is the regional trains. These go shorter distances like Milan to Como.
*How to Book a Regional Train in Italy*
Example train routes:
Milan to Como
Florence to Pisa
– The Regional trains don’t need to be bought in advance.
– Once you’re at the station there will be ticket machines to purchase the tickets.
– The prices are fixed so it isn’t cheaper if you buy in advance. There are no assigned seats so if you want a seat get on the train right when it arrives.
– Also don’t forget to validate your train ticket before hopping on. If you don’t do this, you’ll get fined!
The regional trains make it super easy to do little short one day trips to another city.
*How to Book a Long Distance Train in Italy*
The below is the cheapest and easiest method to book a long distance train from two cities such as Venice to Florence.
– All seats on these trains are reserved.
– I found that buying my ticket from Italiarail.com was the easiest to use. Some say it could be cheaper if you are buying two or more tickets. I’ve looked on other sites and it was the cheapest I could find at the time.
– The website charges a small service fee of 3.50 euros per transaction. HOWEVER, if you book it with Seat61.com, you can email them afterward to get the service fee refunded.
Here is a list some other sites you could compare prices with:
www.italiarail.com
www.loco2.com
www.trenitalia.com
If you are traveling with two people I suggest getting seats facing each other on the side.
* The Difference Between First and Second Class Seating*
Standard seating:
– Decent space to put luggage
– Cloth seats
– Comfortable
First Class seating:
– 25 euros more/person on avg.
– Leather seats
– A bit more leg room
– Free drink and snack
– Extra room for large luggage
Overall, I don’t think it’s worth the extra cost.
*Common Italian Train Station Names (Translated English to Italian)*
Rome: Stazione Terimini
Venice: Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia
Florence: Firenze Santa Maria Novella
Milan: Milano Centrale
For Rome the main station you should take is Station Termini because it is walking distance to all the sights. Roma Ostiense and Roma Triburtina stations are all on the outskirts of the city so you would have to take a local train or taxi into the city center.
Here are how long the train takes from one city to the next:
Rome to Florence 1 hour and 32 minutes
Venice to Florence takes 2 hours and 5 minutes
Florence to Milan takes 1 hour and 41 minutes
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please let me know if you have any questions on traveling in italy by train here!
We purchased our trenitalia tickets in advance. Do we have to print it out or are they able to scan it from our phones?
Very helpful video! What time of the year did you go that it was so foggy like that?
Excellent straight to the point vid! Thanks 🙂 also, can the seats be reclined? would you recommend overnight?
thanks for the great video! we will be traveling in June and want to purchase Rome to Florence tickets in advance. I cant imagine, it being high season, that the train will still have available seats the day we decide to go? How far in advance did you buy your tickets? I appreciate your help!
Nice video! If I am traveling with a 28" & 20" trolley, along with a backpack, would you recommend the 1st class train over the 2nd class?
Great video! We too have done a vlog for our trip from Venice to Rome, please have a look at our channel. Wishing you more awesomeness!
Thanks for posting this video, very informative and it was great to see a real view of the interior of the train cabins! It will definitely assist me in the booking process for our 3 train journeys this coming July. Grazie!
Lin thanks for the info. We are planning to go this year. For the trains for short distance I will be traveling with 4 people. Is there anyway to reserve the seats for first class on the regional trips in Italy.
You are awesome Lin!
Hi Lin, how many did you spend in each city? You mentioned Milan, did you visit there and is it worth a trip? I have 7 actual days of travel.
Do I need to validate my printed out online ticket at the machine before proceeding to the train.
You are very informative, super complete guideline!
Great video. Helpful, Although you may have mentioned before but I will be traveling with one carryon trolley(21'') and one bigger trolley(28''), so i should be fine while traveling even if I am not using first class in terms of luggage? are the overhead bins big enough to keep bigger bags there or do we need to keep them separately. I read somewhere that we need to keep them in luggage storage area at the end of the the coach.
Best video. If only all travel vids can be like this
This video was just what we were looking for, thanks! And those websites were great! Any opinion on the Eurail vs the Other high speed trains? Is the Eurail worth it?
very nice .. keep it up .. good information
This video was very helpful! Thanks for posting it.
Your tips are great and concise. Info with visuals makes things so clear. Thanks. Do we have two options in trains( Regional and Long distance both) to choose from ( in some cases, if not all) while travelling between two cities for eg- Pisa- Florence , Florence- Venice. Its confusing. How do I know which train should I opt for? For eg- I tried to book tickets for Florence- Venice for afternoon however it just showed me one late night option which did not suit my needs at all. Where can I find other trains? I need to make quick trips between Roma Termini- Pisa, Pisa- Florence, Florence – Venice at the end of the day in a single day . Cant figure out where the train options are ?Thanks
Lin thank you so much for this video i just got what I needed 🌹