Trenitalia announces a brand-new promotional seat sale for autumn travel between October 1 and December 11, 2010. Read all about it: http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/...CM1000003f16f90aRCRD. The lowest promotional fares are 19 Euros (second class) for any ES-City, Intercity (IC), Intercity Night (ICN), and Espresso Night (EXP) train. This means, for example, 19 Euros for the following trains: Rome to Palermo, Cefalu, Milazzo, Messina, Taormina, Catania, Siracusa; Milan to Bari, Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto; Genoa, La Spezia, Pisa and Livorno to Rome; Rome to Lamezia Terme and Reggio di Calabria (IC and night trains only). There are yet other promotional fares for AV, ES and ES-Fast trains. But BEWARE of the following restrictions: NO reservation changes, NO ticket exchanges, NO refunds, NO "hop on privileges" on other trains, NO other reductions (including NO reduction for children). (Toddlers under 4 still travel for free) Seats must be purchased no later than MIDNIGHT of the day before travel. ALL SEATS ARE CAPACITY CONTROLLED.
The more you look at Trenitalia's new autumn seat promotion, the better it looks: here are more examples of the huge savings that are being offered from October 1 through December 11: Seats on Frecciarossa and Frecciargento AV trains at 49 Euros (second class): Rome to Venice; Rome to Bologna; Rome to Milan; Florence to Naples; Naples to Bologna; Naples to Milan. Seats on ES-City trains at 19 Euros (second class): Milan to Venice; Pisa to Rome; Genoa to Rome. Seats on Intercity (IC) trains at 19 Euros (second class): Naples to Rome; Naples to Orvieto; Naples to Chiusi; Naples to Arezzo; Naples to Florence; Naples to Bologna; Naples to Milan; Naples to Venice; Rome to Florence; Rome to Bologna; Rome to Milan; Rome to Venice; Florence to Milan; Florence to Venice; and many more examples of city pairs serviced by AV, ES-Fast, ES, ES-City, IC, ICN and EXP trains. ALL SEATS ARE CAPACITY CONTROLLED, AND MUST BE PURCHASED NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT OF THE DAY BEFORE TRAVEL. ONCE BOOKED, NO CHANGES OR REFUNDS WHATSOEVER ALLOWED. The sale does NOT affect regionale trains.
This is a great promotion, but I have found as I was searching for seats that there are not that many seats at the promotional price. So, just be aware when you're traveling that they really are limiting the seats.