We have purchased online tickets for an intercity train and for Frecciargento train. Both the tickets have QR codes on them. Is check-in
on the Trenitalia app before boarding same as validating the ticket? What formalities have to be done before boarding? I am a bit confused.
Does the same rules apply to the Regionale trains? Planning to take one from the Rome airport to Trastavere. Thinking of buying it on the app.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Posted by
Wengen
2010 posts
If your ticket came with a reservation then there is nothing you need to do if you board the train you have reserved. No check in, no validation. That was never needed with paper tickets either.
For regional tickets you do need to check in, as these tickets are flexible. So the railways want you to validate before boarding. With paper tickets this meant inserting in a machine that would stamp them. With electronic tickets you do this by checking in.
Get the Trenitalia App, and load your tickets. It will be clear which ones require check in, and which not.
Posted by
OP
Usa
51 posts
@WengenK, Thanks. We have assigned seats on both the intercity and Frecciargento train. So I guess we are all set.
For the regionale train, I am planning to buy the ticket using the app after we land at the Rome airport.