Travelling by rail is a comfortable and great-value way to explore Italy, enabling you to easily tick off more than one destination in the same trip. High-speed trains can whisk you between cities like Rome, Florence and Venice, while regional trains chug through countryside to smaller towns like Siena and Viareggio.
You can travel to and from Italy by rail too – hop on board the Eurostar to Paris, then continue down through the French countryside on a daytime or sleeper service. For a real treat, you could travel on board the elegant Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
Our Italy Experts can arrange the itinerary and book your train tickets - most of them have travelled through Italy by rail themselves, so they can give you first-hand advice and tips on using the rail system.
When it comes to travelling by rail in Italy, we can tailor a bespoke itinerary to fit your requirements, whether that’s a few days in Rome followed by a week relaxing in Sorrento, or a romantic city break in Venice topped off with a trip on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Here’s a few of our favourite itineraries to get you started…
Italy’s ‘big three’ cities are connected by efficient high-speed services, making it easy to combine all of them in one culture-packed trip.
After exploring the Eternal City, you’ll spend some time in Sorrento (gateway to the Amalfi Coast) before finishing up in Sicily.
Start off exploring Venice’s canals and palazzi, then head west to fair Verona. Once you've toured the amphitheatre and gazed up at Juliet's balcony, it's just a short train ride to Lake Garda's southern shore.
This two-week self-guided tour takes you from Renaissance Florence to romantic Venice, via the beaches of Liguria and the shores of Lake Garda and Lake Como.
Take a look at the options for travelling from the UK to Italy (and back) by rail.
Information about travelling to, from and around Italy by train.
A quick look at the benefits of travelling around Italy by rail.
A few of our most frequently asked questions about rail travel in Italy.
What you need to know about travelling on Italy's high-speed trains.
Enjoy a journey with a difference on this iconic vintage train.
One, two and three-week itinerary ideas for exploring Italy by rail.
Daniela shares her experience of travelling on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.
An interview with one of our experts about his rail trip to Paris, Bologna and Verona.
Content Manager Laura travels between Venice, Rome and the Amalfi Coast by train.
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