Independent train travel guide

Italy is best seen
from a train window

Frecciarossa or Italo? Termini or Tiburtina? Book now or on the day? We ride these lines and keep the answers current — times, fares and the tricks locals use.

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The big routes

Rome → Florence1 h 32 min · from €19.90Florence → Rome1 h 32 min · from €19.90Rome → Milan2 h 55 min – 3 h 25 min · from €29.90Milan → Rome2 h 55 min – 3 h 25 min · from €29.90Rome → Naples1 h 10 min – 1 h 20 min · from €19.90Naples → Rome1 h 10 min – 1 h 20 min · from €19.90

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How Italian trains work, in 60 seconds

Frecciarossa 1000 high-speed train

🚄 High speed

Frecciarossa (Trenitalia) and Italo compete on the same lines. Dynamic prices — early birds pay a third of walk-up fares. Seats always reserved.

Italo AGV high-speed train

🚉 Intercity & Italo

The classic long-distance workhorse: slower, cheaper, reserved seats. Night trains (Intercity Notte) still roll to Sicily.

Trenitalia Regionale train

🚃 Regionale

Fixed prices, no reservations, hop on any train. The budget king for Tuscany and short hops. Validate paper tickets before boarding.

Plan the rest

📶 eSIM for Italy

Five providers compared — data sorted before you land.

🧳 Luggage storage in Rome

Termini's deposit vs the apps: prices and queues.

🏛 Day trips from Florence

Pisa, Siena, Bologna — all on cheap fixed-fare trains.