Any advice on advance purchase train tickets within Italy? Should we buy directly from Trenitalia or go through the Trainline app?
Posted by
Boston
1804 posts
There are quirks galore, but Trenitalia will probably do. https://www.seat61.com/train-travel-in-italy.htm#how-to-buy-tickets
Posted by
Gettysburg PA
7234 posts
Trenitalia
Where you will be offered all the options with no additional fees
https://www.trenitalia.com/content/tcom/en.html
They also have an easy to use app
Posted by
San Diego, California, USA
1147 posts
You'll want to take the fast trains between big cities and these come with assigned seats on a specific train. The earlier you buy the cheaper the tickets but you're trading economy for flexibility. Since you're not taking a fast train the same day you're flying you should be able to decide when you want to fly and pre-buy your tickets if you want to. Tickets for fast trains are generally available two months ahead.
The state train company is Trenitalia - they run fast trains and local ones. https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
.Italo is a private company that only runs fast trains. The service between the two is pretty similar. https://www.italotreno.it/en
Local trains called regionale tickets are always the same price - just buy them when you need them.
Download the Trenitalia app to check schedules, buy tickets, validate them for travel and track trains in real time.
Really good general train information here: https://www.seat61.com/train-travel-in-italy.htm
Have a great trip!
=Tod