FRECCIABIANCA - Italian Train Tickets - TRENITALIA
TrenItalia Frecciabianca
The TrenItalia ‘Frecce’ fleet
Frecciabianca
- Regular services between Milan-Venice, Udine–Trieste, Genoa–Rome / Bari / Lecce, Rome–Ravenna, Rome-Reggio Calabria.
- Maximum speed: 200 km/h.
On Board Comfort
- Fixed composition: two 1st class carriages, six or seven 2nd class carriages
- Air conditioning
- Electric socket
- Luggage space
- Bar trolley
- Two seats for wheelchair passengers
- One toilet for wheelchair passengers
| Main Italian Routes | Trains | Fastest journey times |
| Milan <=> Rome | Frecciarossa | 2 hrs, 55 mins |
| Milan <=> Florence | Frecciarossa | 1 hr, 40 mins |
| Turin <=> Milan | Frecciarossa | 53 mins |
| Bologna <=> Rome | Frecciargento | 1 hrs, 57 mins |
| Venice <=> Rome | Frecciargento | 3 hrs, 45 mins |
| Rome <=> Reggio Calabria | Frecciabianca | 6 hrs, 20 mins |
Train Name: Eurostar Italia, Eurostar City Italia, InterCity, Regional and Overnight trains.
Description: TrenItalia is the national rail operator of Italy, with over 150 trains reaching over 200 Italian stations everyday. Their trains include:
Eurostar Italia - top-of-the-range high speed trains running at speeds of up to 186mph, linking major Italian cities. Some Eurostar Italia trains have tilting technology and are also known as "Frecciarossa" or "Red Arrow" trains. Other Eurostar Italia trains are known as "Frecciargento" or "Silver Arrow" and run at speeds of up to 125mph, also with tilting technology.
Eurostar City Italia - operates on non-high speed tracks at speeds of up to 125mph, linking major Italian cities.
InterCity trains - operate at speed of up to 100-125mph, linking smaller towns and cities.
Regional trains - local and regional trains that usually only offer standard class seats.Overnight trains - depart late in the evening and arrive early in the morning, linking larger towns and cities.
Train Code:
Eurostar Italia - EAV
Eurostar City Italia - TRN - Train numbers in the booking system start with a 9 and are made up of 3 or 4 digits.
InterCity trains - ICP
Overnight trains - INI
Regional trains - TRN - train numbers in the booking system have either 4 or 5 digits and do not start with a 9.
Reservation: Compulsory on ALL trains except regional trains.
Booking Horizon: 3 months for domestic journeys, 4 months for international journeys.
Examples of Key Routes:
Eurostar Italia - Turin - Milan/Bologna/Florence/Rome/Naples/Salerno.
Eurostar City Italia - Genoa - Rome. Milan - Bari/Bologna/Pescara/Venice. Turin - Bari/Florence/Rome/Trieste/ Venice.
InterCity trains - Bolzano - Bari. Milan - Naples/Ventimiglia. Rome - Bari/Palermo. Trieste - Naples. Turin - Salerno. Venice - Bari/Naples.
Overnight trains - Bolzano - Lecce/Reggio Calabria. Milan - Bari/Naples/Palermo/Salerno. Rome - Palermo/Reggio Calabria/Siracusa. Turin - Bari/Naples/Palermo/Salerno. Venice - Lecce.
First class seats:
Eurostar Italia - Large comfortable reclining seats, Air Conditioning, Power sockets, Business seats, Welcome drink, Newspapers on morning trains.
Eurostar City Italia - Large comfortable reclining seats, Air Conditioning, Power sockets.
Intercity trains - Large comfortable reclining seats, Air Conditioning, Power sockets.
Standard class seats:
Eurostar Italia - Air Conditioning, Power sockets.
Eurostar City Italia - Air Conditioning, Power sockets.
Intercity trains - Air Conditioning, Power sockets.
Overnight accommodation:
Deluxe Single, double and triple sleepers with shower, washbasin and WC. 1 double bed cabin available. Welcome drink, bottle of water, toiletry bag, continental breakfast (oven-fresh bread and croissants), daily newspaper in the morning. Sleeper equipped with air conditioning, power sockets, alarm call on request, safe, bedding and towels, mirror and clothes hangers. Rooms convert to a private sitting room with sofa & coffee table for evening or morning use.
Standard single, double and triple sleepers with washbasin. Welcome drink, bottle of water, toiletry bag, hot drink and daily newspaper in the morning. Sleeper equiped with air conditioning, power sockets, alarm call on request, safe, bedding and towels, mirror and clothes hangers. Rooms convert to a private sitting room with sofa & coffee table for evening or morning use.
4 and 6-berth couchettes have air conditioning, night light, bedding, toiletries provided, morning newspaper. 6-berth compartments are mixed sex where as there are some female-only 4-berth compartments.
