Trenitalia

Trenitalia’s route map features the following stations:

• Florence Santa Maria Novella
• Civitavecchia
• Rome Termini
• Pisa Central
• Milano Centrale
• Treviso Centrale
• Mantova
• Marseille Saint Charles
• Rosarno
• Verona Porta Nuova
• Villa San Giovanni
• Messina Centrale
• Pordenone
• Bologna Main
• Peschiera del Garda
• Trento
• Torino Porta Nuova
• Gare de Lyon
• Barletta
• Genova Brignole
• Torino Porta Susa
• Lyon Perrache
• Vietri sul Mare Amalfi
• Modena
• Venice Santa Lucia
• Reggio Calabria
• Vibo Valentia Pizzo
• Caserta
• Trani
• Bergamo
• Trieste
• Lyon Part Dieu
• Reggio Emilia
• Salerno
• Bari Centrale
• Desenzano del Garda Sirmione
• Naples Central
• Prato Centrale
• Taormina Giardini
• Foggia
• Padova
• Fiera di Roma
• Catania Central
• Casoria Afragola
• Lyon Part Dieu
• Lamezia Terme Centrale
• Pratignone
• Parma
• Rome Tiburtina
• Siracusa
• Genova Piazza Principe
• Venice Mestre
• Palermo Central
• Brescia
• Milan Porta Garibaldi
• Aix en Provence TGV
• Avignon TGV
• Acireale
• Agrigento Centrale
• Agropoli Castellabate
• Alba Adriatica Nereto Controguerra
• Albenga
• Ancona
• Ancona Stazione
• Ancona Torrette
• Aosta
• Aprilia
• Arezzo
• Ascoli Piceno
• Assisi
• Asti
• Augusta
• Avellino
• Avezzano
• Avola
• Bassano del Grappa
• Battipaglia
• Belluno
• Bisceglie
• Borgo Valsugana Est
• Bressanone Brixen
• Brindisi
• Calenzano
• Caltanissetta Centrale
• Caltanissetta Xirbi
• Campobasso
• Campoleone
• Canicatti
• Cassino
• Castelfranco Veneto
• Cecina
• Cefalu
• Cesenatico
• Chiavari
• Chieti
• Chivasso
• Ciro
• Cittadella
• Civitanova Marche Montegranaro
• Comiso
• Como S Giovanni
• Corigliano Calabro
• Cosenza
• Cremona
• Crotone
• Empoli
• Faenza
• Ferrara
• Finale Ligure Marina
• Fiorenzuola
• Fiumicino Aeroporto
• Florence Campo di Marte
• Florence Statuto
• Forli
• Fossano
• Gallarate
• Gela
• Genova Cornigliano
• Genova Nervi
• Genova Sampierdarena
• Genova Sestri Ponente
• Genova Voltri
• Gioia del Colle
• Gioia Tauro
• Giulianova
• Gorizia Centrale
• Grosseto
• Imola
• Isernia
• Ispica
• Ivrea
• L Aquila
• La Spezia Centrale
• Lamezia Terme Nicastro
• Latina
• Lecce
• Lecco
• Lentini
• Levico Terme
• Licata
• Livorno Centrale
• Loano
• Lucca
• Macerata
• Melfi
• Metaponto
• Milan Lambrate
• Milan Rogoredo
• Milan Sesto S Giovanni
• Milazzo
• Modica
• Molfetta
• Monopoli
• Montecatini Terme
• Montecorvino
• Naples Piazza Cavour
• Orte
• Orvieto
• Ostuni
• Palazzo Reale Orleans
• Palmi
• Pavia
• Perugia
• Pesaro
• Piacenza
• Piombino
• Pistoia
• Policoro Tursi
• Polignano a Mare
• Pompei
• Portogruaro Caorle
• Potenza
• Pozzallo
• Ragusa
• Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana
• Rimini
• Rome Ciampino Airport
• Rome Ostiense
• Rome Trastevere
• Rosolini
• Rossano Train Station
• Rovereto
• San Dona di Piave
• Saronno
• Sarzana
• Savona
• Senigallia
• Serravalle Scrivia
• Sesto Fiorentino
• Sestri Levante
• Sibari
• Sulmona
• Taranto
• Termini Imerese
• Termoli
• Trapani
• Varese
• Vasto S Salvo
• Ventimiglia
• Viareggio
• Chambery
• Novara
• Vercelli
• Palermo Roccella
• Catania Ognina
• Chiusi Chianciano Terme
• Foligno
• Falconara Marittima
• Conegliano
• Paola
• Rho Fieramilano
• Riccione
• Rovigo
• Sapri
• Udine
• Vicenza
• Monfalcone
• Sanremo
• Naples Afragola
• Rome Quattro Venti
• Chiasso
• Voghera

Here is the list of routes covered by Trenitalia which are always in high demand with the travellers:

• Milan - Venice
• Rome - Naples
• Milan - Rome
• Milan - Turin
• Turin - Milan
• Venice - Rome
• Rome - Civitavecchia
• Florence - Pisa
• Civitavecchia - Rome
• Rome - Venice
• Pisa - Florence
• Rimini - Bologna
• Naples - Salerno
• Marseille - Paris
• Milan - Genoa
• Taormina - Syracuse
• Catania - Taormina
• Venice - Trieste

To get most of your train ride to choose the class of your ticket wisely. Consider the length of your trip, the time of the day, and your own preferences. For longer travels by night, first or second-class tickets in a sleeper coach might be the best solution. Both options allow you to sleep your night away as comfortably as it gets on a train and save the precious daytime of your vacation. Note that sometimes first-class tickets cannot be booked for short couple-of-hours trips on a longer itinerary. They are often reserved for travellers who cover the whole route from departure to the terminal station. Yet second-class sleepers of sometimes soft seats are a decent alternative if 4-5 hours bring you to your point B. Check what is included in the price. Linen and towels may or may not be provided for overnight trips as water, snacks, or toiletries. It is always a good idea to bring some layers on board as air-conditioning or heating may fail to meet your standards.

Pros of Train Travel

• Railway travel is an ideal solution to beat traffic. While delays are sometimes possible for various reasons, in general, neither rush-hour, long weekends nor high season fever will ruin your timing with railways.
• Online booking of railway tickets saves you a lot of time. For many destinations, tickets can be booked as long as 90 days before your travel date which brings planning to a new level. Yet last-minute deals are often available, too. There is no need to go to the train station to book either – do it wherever you want.
• In many cases, train tickets are much more affordable than air tickets. On certain routes, the length of travel by high-speed trains equals or even beats air travel if you consider the time you spend in the airport for check-in and going through security and/or customs formalities.
• Very often, railway stations are located in the center of the city. It saves you a lot of time to reach your accommodation. Older railway stations often have the added bonus of being super atmospheric occupying historical buildings. Travelling to/from such stations can be considered a worthy point of your whole travel plan.
• Besides saving you daytime for other more enjoyable things, a night on a train is a good way to cut your hotel expenses. If it is a sleeper you opt for, you may expect to sleep quite well, too. Well, better than on a sleeper bus for sure!
• There are luxury trains serving some routes, and it is definitely an experience to try at least once in your life.

Cons of Train Travel

• The longer the distance – the longer the train ride, and if you have to cover a considerable mileage, it will be very time-consuming. So sometimes air travel is a better alternative even if costlier.
• Connections with your onward transport should be planned with extra care. Though the timetables are normally set, delays and cancellations are always possible due to a variety of reasons. Another thing to consider is the location of the station where your train arrives or departs from. There is more than one train station in certain cities and locations, which sometimes causes confusion.
• One of the most common complaints about trains on certain routes is cleanliness. It mostly concerns the cheapest class coaches and toilets.
• Stops are not always clearly announced or marked during some train trips. Electronic screens do solve this issue easily but are not present everywhere. So ensure you track your stop with GPS or just ask a conductor if any.