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Just got back from Italy last week. Rode .italo three times. Everything said here is absolutely correct.Truly is the best way to move city to city.
Some notes from my travels:
* Never once was my train on time. The longest delay was 20 mins, but they made up the delay during transit and we always arrived on time.
* It's always a mad dash to the correct track once they post it. Just stay in middle of the concourse and move appropriately and it won't be a problem.
* There is more storage space with a business class ticket with .italo cars in the overheads. General seating fits just a carry-on in the overhead. Oversized luggage storage is by the doors.
* On one trip we were ticketed for carriage 1 and waited under the 1 sign on the track. Train arrived and it was reversed. Mass confusion as everyone ran up and down the track to the correct car.
* If you're familiar with the station, no need to arrive any earlier than 20 mins prior.
* Any ride under 2 hours go with general seating, save some Euros. The seats are comfortable. Anything longer, consider business class. It's not that much more, it's more comfortable, and comes with free beverage and snack service.
* The arrival/departure board, depending on the station only list 30-45 mins out. Use the .italo or trenitalia app for more details. Plug in the train number and it will tell you how far out it is.
* Never saw a pick-pocket, I suppose you never do, but solid advice about passing through security and waiting on the platform. I doubt pickpockets would purchase a ticket just to get on the other side of security. We just gathered with the other travelers, waiting for the trains. It would be easy to notice a nondescript person moving through all of us just standing there.

Can't wait to go back.

As a proffesional locomotive engineer who works on the people moving side of things.
THANK YOU for stating the most basic part of train travel, the train number.
Be sure the train number matches the one on your ticket and head to the platform. Any further questions can be asked to the train crew. PLEASE DO NOT STAND IN FRONT OF THE DOOR. This is just the old Conductor in me, step to the side ask your question so other folks can board.

Extremely helpful video! Thanks a lot.

Thanks for the tips!! 🎉

Thank you- lots of very practical advice (particularly the apps).

Great Stuff as always. Planning on going from Rome to Milan for a couple of days in April, Great Stuff. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Knoxville Tennessee

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Well, I could offer a little-known tip. RFI, the company that manages the train stations, publishes a theoretical train timetable for each station in Italy twice a year, from January to June and from July to December. There you can check the times, the type of train, the route it covers, and, most usefully, which platform (or "binari") it will arrive or depart from. It shouldn't be taken as 100% accurate since there can be some variations, but in my four trips to Italy, it has matched reality. They usually print it out and post it in the stations, although it's difficult to find in the larger ones.

Are you able to talk about different classes on trains ie, economy vs 2nd or business class

My wife and I just returned from a three week vacation in Italy.  As part of it we took a regional train from Florence to Siena for an overnight stay.  Second class seating only, no seats assigned.  Cost was about 12 Euros.  If I recall correctly, it took about an hour and a half to get there with six brief stops along the way.

We arrived at the station in Florence about an hour early.  As it turned out there was already an earlier train to Siena that was about to depart from the same platform.  The train was fairly empty, so I looked around to see if we could get permission to just hop on that train instead.  After not being able to find anyone who appeared to be in charge, we just crossed our fingers and got on.  No one ever came by to check our tickets.  The train was still mostly empty when we arrived in Siena.

On the return trip, maybe 10 people got on the train in Sienna but it filled up along the way with mostly what appeared to be high school students making their way from one town to the next.

This was our second time vacationing in Italy.  Traveling by train is definitely the way to go in Italy.  The high speed trains are comfortable and fast (duh).  The major stations are crowded and a bit chaotic, but hey, welcome to Italy.  On our first trip, we also took a regional train from Rome to Ostia Antica for a day trip.  That train wasn't as nice as the one to Siena but still a great way to go.

All regional trains (or almost all, actually) in Italy have two classes, 1st and 2nd. They're identical, in 1st class you just get a white towel on the headrest. So why should one buy a more expensive ticket? For one, they're less crowded (and with less obnoxious people, if you know what I mean); also, you can reserve your place in advance in 1st class, so if you want a window, or face the direction you prefer, that's your choice.
Somewhere between IC/high speed trains and the regionals, there are also the Inter-regionals, they run around 120 KPH and are actually the most used in Italy.
Finally, if on Hi-Speed there's competition between Trenitalia and Italo, there are also several companies that serve local areas, like Trenord (they run for example the line between Milan and its Malpensa airport); they're not actually in competition, because they run on their own tracks. Their prices are on par with Trenitalia.

The issue i have with the track assignment and getting to the track as quickly as you can…. Does not always work if you are in one of those big stations and you are given the track number 5 minutes a head of time and you need 5-7 minutes not only to work to the track location but to find out where it is….. some of those European stations are ridiculous with their track locations

Hello thanks for making this video.  I am wondering what is the best way to go from Sorrento to Pompeii by train.  It looks like the Campania Express has limited times.  What if you have a tour that starts at 9 am for example?  Thanks for your advice!😊

In your videos you mentioned to just get to for example the Vatican around 8to avoid the lines, but our tickets have a time, can we still come around 8and be let  in? I'm confused on regards that.

Do have any tips for navigating Italy during the Olympics next year? I would love to watch a video containing your advice. 😊

On a google search,  i see trains from Rome to Assisi as quick as 2 hours but on trenitalia i dont see anything quicker than 3 hours. Any hints? Thank you!

I have been hearing about OMIO....is it worth checking out or stick with the Trenitalia or Italo?

What train apps do recommend for traveling around Italy?