Hi - how do you validate the ticket for a regional train? I purchased Trenitalia tickets from Montecatini to Verona and the second half is Frecciarossa so I have a seat assignment and a QR code for the conductor. But the first leg of the journey is from Montecatini to Firenze and the ticket is for a Regional train 2nd class and I printed something that has a ticket code but there is no QR code. At Montecatini Centro do I punch in my ticket code to get it validated? Just not sure of the process. Thank you very much
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
7522 posts
See answer on your duplicate post
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/italy/train-ticket-purchase-between-sorrento-to-pompeii
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks - newbie here.
Still do not understand what to do with the ticket that I purchased online from Trenitalia. I could not find the answer on "the man in seat 61"
I purchased the ticket for April 2025 and the 9x11 inch page says not valid for travel It has the departure and arrival stations and a ticket code. So I take this large page and stick it in a machine that prints a date and time stamp and then board the train? Or do I exchange it for a smaller ticket which is then validated?
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
15145 posts
You do not need to validate a ticket purchased online.
https://www.trenitalia.com/en/info_contacts/travelling-on-regional-trains.html
https://www.trenitalia.com/en/purchase/digital-regional-ticket.html
"Your Regional Digital Ticket will be validated automatically upon the scheduled departure of your chosen train."
You may need to go to the app and download your ticket for the regional train?
Posted by
California 🦋
5315 posts
kmurphy,
If you purchased your Regionale ticket online there’s no need to validate it (in a machine) anymore because the ticket is for a specific time, date, and journey, unless you decide to change it (time and date only, until 11:59pm day before your trip)
According to the trenitalia website:
You no longer need to check in and your ticket is automatically validated, on the scheduled departure of the train you’ve selected.
You’ll find more detailed information about this here: trenitalia.com
Hope this helps!
Edited to add…
Oops! I didn’t see Pam’s response before I posted ;-)
Posted by
Western Canada
3658 posts
If you are a bit wary of apps and tech, you could still cover your bases and use one of the little green and white boxes mounted on the platform to manually validate the ticket.
I believe those are being phased out soon.
Do try and have the app on your phone, it’s really very easy to use.
If in doubt before boarding, just ask a railway official for help/confirmation .
Italian train travel is efficient and enjoyable, at least that is what I have found in nearly 40 years of using them.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks all! I feel more confident about this train travel now.