How to travel by train in Italy in 2024 🇮🇹🚅

try to give yourself enough time between your connecting trains so you can make it my trains way down there on the other end of this train station planning on coming to Italy chances are you'll be coming to one of these a train station so how do you buy tickets and how do you plan your trip and what should you not do when taking the Italian trains I'm in Florence Italy on my way to the Rome fumicino airport train station and along the way I'm going to explain to you what I've learned over all these years traveling by train keep in mind in big cities you'll have several different train stations but only one main train station in Milan it's Milano chintale in Rome it's Roma Termini here in Florence is Santa Maria novela or SMN so when you're traveling by train make sure you're going to the right train station don't make the mistake of picking the wrong train station and you know you're in Italy when the church bells are ringing loud here we are at the train station [Music] once inside the train station you'll see some big lines over that way and that's the bilateria right inside you get some Personnel you'll see the lines or the cues of people there you can go up talk to someone and buy announcements all the time you can go up there and you can buy your ticket they'll give you a big ticket it looks like an airline ticket and off you go and that's a great way to go up at the counter if you're a first timer to Italian trains now locals and Pros will go up to the self-service automated machines you type in your destination and you decide where you want to go you buy your ticket and you're on your way keep in mind some of the machines take cash only and some take credit cards so if you want to pay with credit card make sure you're selecting the right machine one bit of advice however when you're around these machines watch out for scammers and pickpocketers and Beggars asking for money they tend to congregate around these machines the machines the self-service machines are perfect for local travel like if you're traveling from here in Florence to Pisa for bigger Journeys like from Milan to Venice or from here in Florence to Rome it's always better to buy in advance and that's easy you can go to the website the main website trinitalia or download their app and purchase your ticket this way you're getting a better fare and you're making sure you have a space on the high-speed train there's also a competitor itolotreno so you can check out their website as well don't wait till you get to the train station to buy your tickets especially on those high-speed fast trains the long Journeys buy them in advance [Music] don't worry because all the train stations will have cafes and bars where you can buy some sweets and some food before your train ride I got a wrap and a bottle of water [Music] now inside the train station you'll see the big boards that say partenze the rivals and departures look on those boards you want to look for partenze and check for your train time and then check for your train number because be aware there could be two trains to Milano at the same time but different train numbers maybe one's going slower and one's going faster so confirm the train time they're sorted in order of time and confirm the train number be aware because off to the side you could see a number with a little apostrophe that's the time and delay if there is a delay sometimes it says five Apostrophe a five minute delay I've seen times when it's been 90 or 120 apostrophe huge delays so you look at the train departure time if it's at two o'clock and it says five minute delay that means it's leaving at 205 and don't make the mistake of getting on the wrong train make sure you check that board well for the time and the train number all these people standing here are waiting for the platforms to be announced on the sign up there what the platforms are they're the benady in Italian banadio and you need to know which platform your train will arrive at there's all these numbers here they're numbered there they're numbered there so pay attention on the board which platform does your train arrive at and also listen to those announcements they announce them in Italian hear that right there they announced them in Italian and in English and sometimes you may be standing on a platform and they change it to another platform just two minutes before the train arrives so don't zone out and pay attention to the platform announcements now when you get up to the platform you see the train arriving and pay attention to those signs up there and look at your ticket which coach are you in you can already line up with the right coach that way when the train arrives like mine just did right now you're already in the right position for Your Right car or your right coach you get in check your ticket and look for the seat number I'm coach number two on this fast train the fretcha Rosa 1000 look at that right there it's much faster to move outside the train than it is when you're on the train navigating to the different cars so make the right coach selection outside the train and zip up to the train and up and on on number seat 14a [Music] thank you if you're enjoying these videos please give it a thumbs up and a super thanks would be awesome and you know we're in Italy they serve you coffee on the train traveling at 175 kilometers an hour as we zip from Florence down to Rome these high-speed trains are great and they're a little bit bouncy too on local trains you have to think about your seating the seating is GA or it's a free-for-all so get there early to make sure you have a seat those are the trains life from Florence to Pisa from Milan to Bergamo at busy times at rush hour times it's standing room and you could be standing for around about one hour on these fancier high speed trains you have car number one which is the Executive Car they're big reclining seats they have about seven seats in that car you even have a meeting room as well which train Natalia let me use and you have all the other cars and it's assigned at seating so don't worry you get a big comfortable seat what with ports to plug in your computer recharge your phone and I suggest you do that so when you arrive to your destination you have plenty of juice on your phone so you can navigate around the city also in business class which I'm traveling today they serve you coffee and they serve you snacks and if you book early enough on the website you can often get great deals even traveling in the executive car or the business car you're not paying that much more in money they let me use this meeting room here so I'm not disturbing the others when I'm talking to my camera but when you're at your seat don't use your phone don't speak loudly be respectful and don't disturb your neighbors I want to show you one more thing one of my favorite things on the train now they cut it out in times of covid but it's back the food cart in this case it's in card number three or four I think and they have the basics here you can get a coffee you can get a beer you can get a sandwich and you always get a friendly smile from the Barista they're working the machine don't come here expecting a fancy cappuccino or mistake of Fiorentina it's a perfect place to get some food if you forgot to get something to eat at the train station now all trains even the local ones will have a restroom a bathroom a place where you can relieve yourself if you need to like everything on the smaller local trains expect that the service is not that beautiful not that well maintained on the bigger trains they're better maintained cleaner and you can find more about two for each car and help keep everything clean and tidy wipe the surfaces down when you're done and don't forget that I'm at Roma Termini my next train my train from this train station to the Rome airport is in eight minutes my advice is when you're booking your tickets like a flight try to give yourself enough time between your connecting trains so you can make it my trains way down there on the other end of this train station if you're enjoying these videos please make sure you're subscribed if you haven't yet already it's platform number 24 and we've made it here it is it's this little train after a high-speed train we're now in this little commuter train from here out to the airport don't give yourself a short Change time give yourself plenty of time to change trains [Music] keep your ticket with you when you travel they could check it on the train and if you don't have it you can get a fine and when exiting the airport here you need it to scan through the gates stations in Italy are in the center of town or in this case at the airport and right outside the station you can usually find shops restaurants and hotels anything you need and the taxis they're right outside around the station watch out for scammers and other sort of dubious people especially arriving at night if that's the case and your train arrives late it's best to just jump into a taxi and get to where you need to go quickly and one last thing when you're taking trains in Italy don't forget to relax look out the window and just enjoy the experience foreign

Channel: Gregor Brown

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Length: 10min 2sec (602 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 02 2022