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FAQs

Do train tickets need to be validated in Italy? ›

How do I validate my train ticket? Only regional train tickets have to be validated. Regional train tickets must be validated before departure. You can validate your regional train tickets from midnight on the day of your trip, up until your departure time.

Trains seldom sell out, finding tickets even on the day of travel isn't a problem unless you hit a major holiday period. If one train is full, the next will have seats. Just remember that high-speed & Intercity trains are cheaper booked in advance, just like flights.

Trenìt! is the most popular app to search trains schedules and prices in Italy, available for all kinds of device: smartphone, tablet, laptop, pc.

The best way to buy train tickets in Italy is using Trainline. Both our app and website offer convenience, real-time availability, and often, cost-effective ticket options. While you can purchase tickets at station counters, online booking via Trainline simplifies the process and ensures you get the tickets you want.

How do ticket inspectors check tickets on trains in Italy? - Quora. On High Speed Trains, inspectors have a notepad with a booking code for each occupied seat. When they ask you, you give that code and they compare and thick on their notepad. Most passengers just show the inspectors their booking from their smartphone.

PNR status will inform whether train ticket is in Confirmed (CNF), Waitlisted (WL) or Reservation Against Cancellation Station (RAC) status. It will also inform about the seating class, seat number, coach number, boarding time of the train and arriving time for your destination.

Please remember to always validate the card at the beginning of each journey and when you are changing means of transport. This can be done by nearing your pass to the “hand” icon at the centre of the validator.

Use the seller's name, email address, and phone number, along with the words “fraud,” “scams,” and “fake tickets” for your online search. Look at the tickets before you buy and verify the date and the time printed on them. Make sure the section and seat numbers on the tickets actually exist at the venue.

Traveling by train in Italy means always traveling with carry-on luggage. You'll carry on board everything you have with you. It's your responsibility to bring your bags on board and stow them properly, which is a great incentive to packing light. There's no fee to bring luggage on the train.

ItaliaRail is an official partner of Trenitalia, the national railway of Italy. We are the largest foreign seller of train tickets in Italy. We have direct, real-time connectivity to Trenitalia's schedule and reservation system, allowing us to give you the best fares and most up-to-date availability.

Do trains in Italy sell out? ›

Indeed, no-one wants to buy train tickets several months in advance in Italy, and Trenitalia won't sell them; they load the trains on the system only a few weeks in advance. FYI, the Trenitalia website will show fully booked connections (and tell you there are no tickets available).

The easiest way to book train tickets in advance is by using either trainline.com or trenitalia.com, with both being valid for Italian train tickets.

Venice Santa Lucia (Venezia S Lucia or just Venezia SL) is Venice's main station, located in Venice itself on the Grand Canal, just 20 minutes walk from the Rialto Bridge or 27 minutes walk from St Mark's Square. The other Venice station is Venezia Mestre, but this is located on the mainland, not in Venice itself.

The Eurail or Interrail Italy Pass allows you unlimited travel with the freedom to hit the tracks whenever and wherever you want! You can take as many trains as you like and there is no limit on the distance you can travel within a travel day.

Ticket validation is only needed for Paper tickets and passes (in Italy). It needs a stamp from a certain machine before travelling. You don't have this problem on mobile passes, if you correctly register your journeys and have added these to a pass just before boarding the train.

Validating your public transport tickets

Showing a ticket inspector an invalidated ticket is no different to having no ticket at all. On the Metro lines the travel pass is automatically validated when you pass through the ticket barriers for the first time.

Each passenger must check in for each journey. In addition, the PDF ticket you'll receive via email immediately after purchase is not valid for travel – you need to complete the online check-in for your ticket to be valid.

If you're traveling with a train ticket:

You must show ID (typically a passport) and your ticket (with PNRs) to the conductor the train.