Is ItaliaRail same as Trenitalia?

ItaliaRail is an official partner of Trenitalia, the national railway of Italy. We are the largest foreign seller of train tickets in Italy. We have direct, real-time connectivity to Trenitalia's schedule and reservation system, allowing us to give you the best fares and most up-to-date availability.



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Trenitalia's high-speed Frecce trains are also called Alta Velocità (AV), and are broken down into three categories: Frecciarossa (“Red Arrow”), Frecciargento (“Silver Arrow”), and Frecciabianca (“White Arrow”). Frecciarossa trains are the fastest of these, reaching speeds of up to 190 MPH (300 km/h).

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Italiarail is a reseller, Trenitalia and Italotreno are the train operators. We always find a place for our luggage; the trick is not carrying to much. For train travel, it is essential that you do not have more luggage than you can *comfortably* handle by yourselves.

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On the newer high-speed trains there are storage areas at one end of each train car, often across from the toilet, which are available for anyone in that car to use for their larger bags. On the older trains, the only real storage areas are overhead shelves above the seats.

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What are the luggage fees on Trenitalia? Every passenger of Trenitalia can take luggage and suitcases on board the train for free. Trenitalia luggage policy is not strict about the number of suitcases and dimensions limit, and it doesn't require any fee or extra fee in case of overweight or oversize luggage.

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Where can I purchase tickets? You can purchase your ticket on this website, on the Trenitalia app, by contacting our call centre on: 89 20 21(premium-rate number), at the ticket offices in the station, from the Self service machines and affiliated travel agencies.

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ItaliaRail.com is the easiest and best site for booking Italy train tickets. It's cheaper then Trenitalia.com if there are 2 or more passengers. It's an online website that sells Trenitalia tickets in Euros, Pounds, and Dollars.

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You can reserve all seats in Italy in the high speed network. You do not need to reserve seats in regional trains in Italy. For seats on trains outisde of Italy, you will have to wait until you are in Europe and head to the station to make the reservation.

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As a general rule, it's a good idea to arrive 20-30 minutes before your train's scheduled departure time so you can get familiar with the station, find the information monitors as well as find your platform without being in a rush.

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Trenitalia. Trenitalia is the main operator of rail services in Italy, formed by the Italian government and entirely state-owned. The types of trains that Trenitalia run can be split broadly into two categories – high-speed trains and regional trains.

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Like I mentioned above, Italo is usually cheaper than Trenitalia but because the cabins on lower-class tickets aren't the most comfortable, I'll usually consider Italo only for trains that are less than 2 or 3 hours long unless the Comfort ticket class is cheaper than Trenitalia.

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There is rarely any discount for buying a regional train ticket in advance, but these are also the least expensive tickets within the Trenitalia system. If you buy your Regionale tickets online, they do not need to be validated before boarding.

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"Seat Reservation" is an additional service offered by Trenitalia and is offered on a voluntary basis and not required to complete the train booking.

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For the cheapest high-speed tickets in Italy, go for Italo, and buy your tickets in advance. If you're on a super budget, go with the regional trains on Trenitalia. If you've never been to Italy and aren't super great at navigating confusing websites with translations that might be off, book with ItaliaRail.

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Better yet, just download the Trainline app before you travel. Our handy app lets you explore routes across dozens of Italian train stations and instantly purchase e-tickets. Plus, you can do your due diligence before you even leave your house by browsing our helpful FAQs and destination guides right on our website.

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First class seats are usually larger with reclining backs and offer more legroom than 2nd class seats. In a typical 1st class train car there are usually 2 seats on 1 side of the aisle and 1 seat on the other.

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Every passenger of Trenitalia can take luggage and suitcases on board the train for free. Trenitalia luggage policy is not strict about the number of suitcases and dimensions limit, and it doesn't require any fee or extra fee in case of overweight or oversize luggage.

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Food & drink You can buy food and drink from the cafe-bar. Or you can bring your own picnic and even a bottle of wine if you like. Business class includes a 'welcome' drink of coffee, juice or prosecco, and a snack.

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