Train Strikes in Italy

Planned strikes in all transport sectors are below:
https://scioperi.mit.gov.it/mit2/public/scioperi

Just because they are planned it doesn't mean it always happen. Sometimes the Labor Unions decide to cancel it.
If there is one on the day you travel it depends if your train is a protected train (most long distance trains are), otherwise you just use other means of transport, like buses or cars, or just stay put on that date and travel the next day.

There is a site that scrapes the official site and makes it more searchable by date, severity and impact as well as being translated into English: https://striketracker.app/strikes-in-italy

Without a knowledge of the power and reach of specific unions the process is still fairly opaque. But you can check specific dates and, hopefully, see that there are no strikes planned.

Good luck,
=Tod

It also has other countries BTW and comparing the counts of strikes country to country is interesting.

Hi, Giangilberto from Milan, as Roberto rightly says, you should check the ministry's official website, even if a strike is scheduled, it might still be called off. In any case, here is some useful information based on Italian strike regulations:
One: A strike doesn't halt all service for the entire day. For regional trains, guaranteed service runs from 6:00 to 9:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 on weekdays, and from 7:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 on public holidays. For long-distance trains, consult Tables A and B on the Trenitalia website.
Two: I recommend checking these tables now; there is no need to wait.
These tables are permanent and always available on the official Trenitalia website; here is the link:

https://www.trenitalia.com/it/informazioni/treni-garantiti-incasodisciopero.html

Three: A train already in transit when the strike begins will normally reach its destination if it can arrive within one hour of the start time. If it takes longer, it may stop short of the destination.
Four: Don't reschedule your trip based on the calendar date just yet, as strikes are often called off. Check again 48 hours in advance.
Many national strikes run from 21:00 the day before until 20:59 the following day.
This means the 24-hour period includes the evening prior.

I am reading mixed times for the rail strike planned for September 25-26. One site says it will begin on 9/25 at 9pm until 9pm the following day. Another site said it will begin on 9/25 at 8am and go until 9pm. Which is correct? We need to plan for transportation that day.

Hi, Giangilberto from Milan, there's only one official website from "Ministero dei Trasporti", you've got to go with this one, always.

https://scioperi.mit.gov.it/mit2/public/scioperi

and if you use that site, then filter "Settore" to "Ferroviario" it shows nothing for 26 September. I wasted hours on this last week in another thread. The main page says CSLE members but the CSLE website said nothing.

as for the striketracker webiste, I applied my standard test for aything which claims to offer advice. Check something you already know about. So I went to the UK page and it's garbage - and the info it was scraping was already in english and didn't need a dubious AI translation.

I’ve been in Italy a couple of times when train strikes are threatened.
One thing you can do to relieve anxiety is to book another night”s accommodation that can be cancelled last minute, to have in reserve in case you get stuck in a place due to a strike.
On a trip in 2024, I had cheap hotels booked in a few different places just in case.
Fortunately the strikes did not happen and I cancelled them all in time and was able to travel on our booked trains.
There is a phone number deep in the Trenitalia website where you can speak to an English-speaking staff person.
Also, you can go to a nearby station in advance of a threatened strike and ask a live person about which trains will run.
There are a number of smaller train companies/subsections as well as Trenitalia and Italo: Trenord, FAL for example, depending on the region.
You have to really comb through the site about strikes to find what you are looking for.
Good luck.

thank you, everyone for your replies! Especially Giangilberto with the very detailed information.

Great information; I have bookmarked this topic!

Thanks to everyone for the website(s) and detailed search recommendations..