What is the difference between Frecciarossa and Frecciargento?
Train Types: Frecciarossa trains run on high speed lines with exclusive WiFi, online entertainment portal and 4 classes of service. Frecciargento tilting trains run on high speed and conventional tracks with WiFi and online entertainment portal.
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Frecciarossa trains are Trenitalia's flagship product and offer passengers maximum comfort. They consist of ETR 500, ETR 600, ETR 700 and ETR 1000 models, all featuring: Air conditioning. Plug sockets for each seat.
Frecciargento trains run on both the High-Speed and the traditional lines, travelling at up to 250 km/h to guarantee frequent, easy connections between Genoa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Lecce and Reggio Calabria.
The fastest trains operated by Trenitalia are the Alta Velocità (AV) series, called – in descending order of speed – the Frecciarossa (“Red Arrow”), Frecciargente (“Silver Arrow”), and Frecciabianca (“White Arrow”).
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.
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.
Frecciargento trains run on both the High-Speed and the traditional lines, travelling at up to 250 km/h to guarantee frequent, easy connections between Genoa, Florence, Rome, Naples, Lecce and Reggio Calabria. Fast and frequent connections at convenient times.
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.
Trains and services:Espresso, ICN, IC, Frecciabianca, high-speed Frecciarossa and Frecciargento, in sitting rooms and bunks or high-speed, in 1^ and 2^ class and Executive, Business, Premium and Standard service levels. Excelsior wagons are excluded.
Seats are arranged 2+2 across the car width, grouped in bays of 4 around a table either side of the aisle. Free WiFi & power sockets at all seats. There's plenty of luggage space on overhead racks which take anything up to backpack-size, space between the seat backs, and racks for larger items at the end of each car.
Luggage. The total dimensions of your luggage set must not be larger than 250 cm (based on height, length and width) and its total weight must not exceed 25 kg. Door-to-door delivery and porter assistance services are available for a small fee in certain cities in Italy.
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.
On board services: Eating and drinking are permitted on all trains. Most long distance trains offer dining cars. If your train does not have a dining car, it likely offers a buffet bar car.