train tickets

Select a train (by departure time) and hit "continue". the next screen will display the mini fares if they are available.

Do as Lola suggests but just remember that these fares are capacity controlled so on some trains those fares may be sold out. You can click on the different trains to see if there is a lower mini fare. They do change from train to train and city to city. Donna

Good point, Donna. On any given day, some trains may be sold out of the "mini" fares and others may not be. The initial page, showing several choices of trains based on your departure time, will show only the regular 1st and 2d class fares for those trains. So you need to check each train separately to see if there are mini fares available on any of them.. Too bad it is not like the Spanish train site (Renfe), which shows all trains available on a given day, AND the discounts, on the opening page.

So far after selecting a particular time the fares seem to remain the same, without a mini fare option.

You have to click the time you wish then the continue button. If the mini fare is available it will appear on the next screen. If it's not available then go back and choose another time. I don't know your travel dates but I entered a random date of July 7 and the mini fares still popped up. Be sure to click the continue button after choosing the time or you won't see the fares. Donna

Thanks Donna. I also entered the random July 7th date. Do I look at the more choices option? In which case, the responses are all in Italian! Got to get my dictionary out!

Start with the Trenitalia website in English. Using the July 7 date, input 9 am as the departure time. The next screen will show 5 trains, the first of which is an IC so ignore that. Select the 10:27 ES train and hit the red "continue" button below the list. The next screen will show 3 fares, one of which is the mini fare for that train. The 10:27 and 12:27 Venice to Florence trains still have mini fares for July 7. The 9:27 and 11:27 trains do not.

Well it works as you said. Mini fare available at 8am but not 9 or 10. Thanks again