ETR (Italian: Elettro Treno Rapido, Rapid Electric Train) is a series of Italian high-speed trains.
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High-speed trains in Italy can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h (248 mph). The fastest Italian high-speed train reaching that speed is the modern Frecciarossa 1000, which connects the main cities, including Turin, Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples and Salerno.
Should you choose Frecciarossa or Italo? On the Turin-Milan-Florence-Rome-Naples route, Venice-Florence-Rome-Naples route and Turin-Milan-Verona-Venice route you can choose between Trenitalia's Frecciarossas and NTV's competing Italo trains. Both are excellent, you won't be disappointed whichever you go with.
Best Italy trainsThe high-speed Italian rail network connects cities like Rome, Florence, Naples, Bologna, Milan, and Venice (among many others) by modern Italy bullet trains. Italo Train (aka Italo Treno) and Frecciarossa are among the best brands.
If you like dining on the rails, you may prefer a Frecciarossa as these all have a cafe-bar where you can buy coffee, tea, snacks and light meals. Executive class on the Frecciarossa includes a simple good quality cold tray meal.
All seats on Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Frecciabianca & InterCity trains are reserved, so they can in theory sell out. However, as there are so many trains each with hundreds of seats there are almost always places available on most trains even just before departure.
Tip: You can select your seat from a seat map when booking at www.italiarail.com, www.trenitalia.com or www.thetrainline.com. Frecciarossa 1000 at Rome Termini.
It has been an excellent experience. I had a seat on Executive class . The seats are very comfortable and you get better service than most airlines in Business class. The train stops in few stations but is rather fast only 2 hours from central station to central station in Florence.
Italiarail shows a whole day's trains in the search results and can book up to 20 people at a time. Trenitalia's own website only shows a couple of hours-worth of trains at a time and can only book up to 5 people at a time.
Traveling by train in Italy means always traveling with carry-on luggage. You'll carry on board everything you have with you. It's your responsibility to bring your bags on board and stow them properly, which is a great incentive to packing light. There's no fee to bring luggage on the train.
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.
First-class seating is more spacious, with fewer seats per compartment, and usually more quiet. There is more room for luggage and it will generally be less crowded as most passengers typically travel in second class.
Travelers in Economy (Turista class) have the option to purchase food and drinks depending on the train. Bathrooms are easily accessible on all trains and are frequently marked with the letters WC (Water Closet).