What is the difference between standard and premium in Trenitalia?

Whatever your plans are, travel in Trenitalia's Frecciarossa Premium Class – with a few extra euros compared to Standard Class, you'll get to enjoy plenty of amenities on board, including: Super comfy leather reclining seats. Extra luggage space. Free newspapers and magazines.



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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.

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Premium seats are identical to standard, but with a small welcome drink of coffee or prosecco. You'll have to judge if the extra cost makes that worth it! Business class gives you more leg and elbow room plus a small welcome drink of coffee or prosecco.

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Some trains require seat reservations, and on other trains it's optional. If you're riding a train on which reservations are only recommended or completely optional and you don't have a reservation, you can sit in any available seat in the appropriate class you have booked.

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Premium is the third level of service on Trenitalia's Frecciarossa trains, after Executive and Business. The primary color is red, and there is typically one Premium car per train. Seats are set up in rows of four across, with two on either side of the center aisle. Each seat has a power outlet.

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Seat Reservations are based on actual availability at time of booking (as such there is no guarantee of seat proximity in case of very busy sectors/travel date) . 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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Just leave everything empty. You'll be assigned 3 seats together or very close together.

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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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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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Trenitalia Economy tickets guarantee savings and flexibility – they allow you to change the date or time of travel only once before your train's departure, you can do this by choosing a ticket for the same train type and class and paying the difference compared to the full price (Base fare).

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There is no check-in prior to boarding high-speed and regional trains. It's best to arrive at the train station at least 15 mins before departure. You'll need time to find the platform. Ticket inspection occurs onboard.

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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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