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Italian Fast Trains for early May 2023 sold out already?

Posted by (Bergen County, NJ) on

We are taking a train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia on Sunday, May 7th around noon. All of the fast direct trains on the Trenitalia website are showing "sold out" for that day. Can they all be sold out this soon? Are they not yet available to book? Is there a scheduled strike? There are trains available that day with one change in Verona Porta Nuova (5 minutes), but we'd prefer nonstop, if possible. (We are 68 and 73)

We are taking a regional train from Varenna-Esino earlier that morning and I was planning to buy those tickets a little later.

I was able to book our fast train from Venice to Milan for the return trip on May 11th without a problem.

Any ideas and help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Posted by
11874 posts

I tried and found what you did. I'd say wait and try again. Some updates happening, perhaps. Freccia trains are not impacted by strikes. Try also www.ItaloTreno.it. There is a train at 12:35.

Posted by
16846 posts

I entered your date into the Italo website and came up with no-change trains at 7:35, 12:35, 18:35 and 19:35.
(Oops, Laurel, we were evidently doing the same thing at the same time.)

Posted by
17603 posts

We have used Italo for that journey and others ( Venezia to Bologna, Ferrara to Venezia, Bologna to Milano). Their website is easy to use and the train very nice. I would just book with them.

Posted by
21576 posts

Italotreno is showing availability on May 7. In fact, the 12:35 is showing tickets for 10.90 EUR.

You can also take Trenitalia regional trains with a connection in Verona. It is only 1 extra hour journey time.

Posted by
12 posts

This is very helpful. I wasn't aware of the Italotreno website.

Thank you so much everyone!

Posted by
3812 posts

The official site doesn't only say sold out. If you read again carefully you'll see there is a second line:

  • Seats sold out on the train 9710. Solution not saleable.
  • Travel solution temporarily not available for the selected date

Since Italotreno is cheaper, it would be quite odd if all the tickets of the more expensive company were sold out first. Months in advance, on a Sunday and in both directions!

Anyway if Italo's schedules are ok for you, get one of their discounted tickets. The on-board complimentary wifi works better than Trenitalia's.

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