Regional and Intercity trains

Trenord regionale (R)

• Runs through the central northern region of Lombardia, close to Switzerland.

• No reservations required.

• Trains between Lecco and Piona are not included in your Pass. 

• Trains between Milan and Malpensa airport are not included in your Pass.

• Check train times on the Trenitalia timetable.

InterCity (IC)

• Connects major cities like Florence, Milan, Rome, and Venice.

• Faster than regional trains and fewer stops.

• Reservations are mandatory.

Leonardo Express

• Express train between Rome and Fiumicino Airport.

• All seats are 1st class, therefore a 1st class Interrail Pass is required to travel on this train. If you have a 2nd Class Interrail Pass you will need to buy a ticket.

• 2nd class Pass holders can travel between Rome Tiburtina, Rome Ostiense and Fiumicino airport with Regional trains.

Domestic high-speed trains

Le Frecce high-speed trains are modern and comfortable. All trains have air-conditioning, luggage racks, power sockets, refreshments and usually a restaurant car.

Frecciarossa (FR)

• Connects the main Italian cities from north to south on high speed lines.
• The fastest trains in Italy, with speeds up to 300 km/h.
• Flagship: Frecciarossa 1000
• Reservations are required.

Frecciargento (FA)

• Connects the main Italian cities from north to south on high speed lines and conventional railway lines.
• Second fastest trains in Italy, with speeds up to 250 km/h.
• Reservations are required.

Frecciabianca (FB)

• Connects the main Italian cities with secondary cities on conventional railway lines.
• Third fastest trains in Italy, with speeds up to 200 km/h.
• Reservations are required.

Freccialink (Frecce + bus)

• Trenitalia offers bus connections with Freccialink to towns otherwise hard to reach by train. 
• However, Freccialink bus reservations can only be made at train stations in Italy and by phone. 
• They can only be booked in combination with Le Frecce trains. See here for more information.

International trains

EuroCity and Railjet Brenner 

• Connects Venice/Verona/Bologna to Munich (Germany), via Innsbruck (Austria) 
• Seat reservations are optional.
• Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy.
  • 1st class: €15 (including supplement)
  • 2nd class: €10 (including supplement)
  • Business Class upgrade: €30 (including supplement; only on Railjet)
• A supplement can be bought on board for small fee, costing €5, on top of the standard fee mentioned above
  

EuroCity to Switzerland

• Connects Milan/Venice/Florence
•  to Zurich/Bern/Basel/Geneva (Switzerland)
• Reservations are mandatory.

EuroCity (Express)

• Connects Milan to Frankfurt (Germany) via Basel (Switzerland)
• Reservations are mandatory if you're travelling to/from/within Italy.

Railjet (Xpress)

• Connects Venice/Bolzano/Trieste to Vienna (Austria) 
• Seat reservations are optional. 
• Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy.
  • 1st class: €15 (including supplement)
  • 2nd class: €10 (including supplement)
  • A supplement can be bought on board for an additional fee, costing €5

TGV

• Milan – Turin – Chambéry – Paris
• Reservations are mandatory.

Intercity and Regional train to Nice

• Connects Milan and Genoa to Nice and Côte d’Azur (France) 
• Step 1: IC Milan – Genoa – Ventimiglia / RE Genoa – Ventimiglia 
• Step 2: RE Ventimiglia – Monaco – Nice – Cannes (France) 
• Transfer in Ventimiglia

Domestic night trains

InterCity Notte (ICN) to Sicily

This is a unique journey as the train is transported by boat across the Strait of Messina.

• Milan – Bologna – Firenze – Messina – Catania – Syracusa
• Milan – Bologna – Firenze – Messina – Palermo
• Rome – Napoli – Salerno – Messina – Catania – Syracusa
• Rome – Napoli – Salerno – Messina – Palermo
• Rome – Messina – Catania – Syracusa
• Rome – Messina – Palermo

InterCity Notte (ICN) between the rest of Italy

• Milan – Bari – Taranto – Brinsidi – Lecce 
• Milan – Parma – Bari – Brinsidi – Lecce
• Torino – Alessandria – Bari – Brinsidi – Lecce
• Torino – Milan – Roma – Napoli – Salerno
• Torino – Genoa – Roma – Napoli – Salerno
• Torino – Genoa – Pisa – Livorno – Reggio di Calabria
• Trieste – Venice – Padova – Rome
• Bolzano – Trento – Verona – Rome

International night trains

ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) has many trains connecting to and from several destinations in Italy:

• Rome – Florence – Bologna – Salzburg – Munich
• Rome – Florence – Bologna – Graz – Vienna
• Venice – Udine – Salzburg – Linz – Vienna
• Venice – Udine – Salzburg – Munich – Stuttgart
• Reservations for sleeping accommodation are required.

European Sleeper (ESL)

• Milan - Bern - Cologne - Brussels/Amsterdam
• From June 2026
• Reservations are required.

Scenic train routes in Italy

Bernina Express

• Chur (Switzerland) to Lugano via Tirano (Italy).

• Interrail Passes are valid for the entire journey.

• Seat reservations are only required for Panorama Express (PE) trains
• Travel more flexible without a reservation on regional trains.

Centovalli Railway

• Locarno (Switzerland) to Domodossola (Italy).

• Interrail Passes are valid for the entire journey.
• Seat reservations are optional.
• Supplements are mandatory.
• Reservation and supplement can be bought on the Centovalli website.

• View more train routes between Italy and France