New connections with Frecciarossa and Frecciargento, new Frecciarossa runs, etc.. All the news of the summer timetable of Trenitalia.
Among the main news of Trenitalia’s summer timetable 2021, the new Frecciarossa night train Milano – Reggio Calabria, which brings together North and South Italy even at night, the new Frecciarossa FAST connections between Lombardy and Calabria, and the new regional connections to the summer destinations of the Peninsula with integrated solutions train, bus, ferry, and slow mobility to discover the sea, mountains, villages, and Italian art cities.
News of the summer timetable of Trenitalia (from June 13)
Summary
Frecciarossa at Night
For the first time, the Frecciarossa travels at night with two night routes between Milano and Reggio Calabria. Departures from Milan Central are at 21:20, arriving in Reggio Calabria at 08:03. Departures from Reggio Calabria are at 21:37, arriving in Milan at 08:22. Connections with Blu Jet ferries at Villa San Giovanni station have also been optimized to reach Sicily. The Frecciarossa night train will also stop at Milano Rogoredo, Reggio Emilia AV, Bologna, Florence, Paola, Lamezia, Rosarno, and Villa San Giovanni.
Beach Holidays with Trenitalia, from North to South
From Milano to Reggio Calabria in less than nine hours. For summer, Trenitalia also boosts daytime connections to Southern Italy and introduces two Frecciarossa FAST connections from Milano to Calabria with travel times of 7 hours and 20 minutes to Lamezia Terme and 8 hours and 40 minutes to Reggio Calabria. Intermediate stops include Bologna Centrale, Roma Termini, Napoli Afragola, Salerno, Paola, Lamezia Terme, Rosarno, Villa San Giovanni (with optimized connections to Sicily).
In total, during summer, there are 16 Frecce between Rome and Calabria, 2 between Venice and Calabria, 8 between Milan and Calabria, and 2 between Bolzano and Calabria.
More connections also to the Adriatic coast. For the first time, Brescia will be directly connected to the Romagna Riviera and Marche via a pair of Frecciarossa Brescia-Milano-Ancona trains, available daily with intermediate stops at Milano Centrale, Bologna Centrale, Rimini, Riccione, and Pesaro. On weekends, the new Frecciarossa Bolzano-Ancona route will also be available with stops at Trento, Rovereto, Verona, Bologna, Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica, Pesaro, and Senigallia. The Intercity service from Bologna to Lecce has also been increased with 6 daily connections, extending a pair of Bologna-Bari Intercity trains to Lecce. Between Bari and Lecce, the Intercity also stops at Polignano a Mare, Monopoli, Fasano, Ostuni, and Brindisi. The Intercity from Milan to Livorno has been increased to 10 daily connections thanks to the extension of a pair of Milan – La Spezia Intercity trains to Livorno with stops at Pisa, Viareggio, Massa Centro, and Carrara Avenza.
Soon, also 4 new Frecciabianca connections between Milan and the Ligurian Ponente, with stops at Pavia, Voghera, Genoa, Savona, Finale Ligure, Albenga, Alassio, Diano, Imperia, Sanremo, Ventimiglia.
The FRECCIALink network is also expanding, offering travelers an integrated ticket Freccia + bus to reach their final destination. For the sea, 6 new connections per day on weekends are available to Argentario (Porto Santo Stefano and Porto Ercole) from Orbetello station. FRECCIALink connections are also available to Sorrento from Napoli Afragola, to Piombino Marittima, and Cecina from Florence Santa Maria Novella, and to the Salento coast thanks to a partnership between Trenitalia and Ferrovie del Sud Est.
The regional train services have also been further enhanced for the summer. Since June 13, about 1,200 trains are available daily: including 112 connections from Florence to Pisa, 46 from Savona towards Ventimiglia, 14 from Rome to Pisa, 52 from Naples to Salerno, 31 from Palermo to Cefalù, 16 from Milan to the Ligurian Levante, 40 from Bari to Lecce, and 40 from Messina to Catania.
Vacation with line and link by Trenitalia
The regional Line and Link services, special summer services activated to meet tourism and leisure needs and encourage people to choose trains for their holiday travels, are confirmed. The 17 Line services are train routes touching Italy’s major tourist destinations. The 28 Link services are intermodal connections (train + bus or train + ferry), allowing full trip purchase with a single ticket. Highlights include the Cedri Line from Sapri to Cosenza, active from July 18, and the Etruschi Line between Pisa and Grosseto from June 13. In the Northwest, you can use the Cinque Terre Express connecting all five Terre locations from Levanto to La Spezia, or the Ponente Line linking Torino to Ventimiglia, Savona, Albenga, and Imperia. In the Northeast, AlpeAdria Line offers a scenic train route through one of Italy’s most suggestive cycling paths, with trains that have dedicated bike carriages. In the Triveneto, intermodal links to Jesolo, Cortina, Lignano, and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo and Sottomarina of Chioggia are available.
You can also reach numerous seaside destinations on the Tyrrhenian side via Cilento Line (from Naples to Sapri) and Civitavecchia port with the dedicated Express service. In Calabria, besides Tropea Line from Lamezia to Rosarno, active from July 18 is Soverato Line from Lamezia to Soverato. On the same coast, destinations can also be reached via Link: Costiera Link and Cilento Link in Campania and Elba Link in Tuscany. On the Adriatic side, travelers can choose from Piceno Line from Ascoli to San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche Line from Piacenza to the Marche coast, Trabocchi Line to admire the suggestive Trabocchi from Pescara to Vasto, as well as Conero Link and, further south, Tremiti Link along with other destinations in Puglia (San Giovanni Rotondo, Vieste, Castellana Caves, Monopoli, and the Trulli and Salento areas) up to Matera in Basilicata. On the islands, Barocco Line from Syracuse to Donnafugata, Cefalù Line from Punta Raisi to Cefalù, Taormina Line from Catania to Letojanni, and Link to Taormina and Etna are available. In Sardinia, the Golfo Aranci Line from Olbia to Golfo Aranci. Many other locations can be reached thanks to regional transportation of the Gruppo FS Italiane. Solutions include Trasimeno Line from Perugia to Chiusi, Assisi Link, Piediluco Link, and Marmore Link in Umbria, Urbino Link, and Fermo Link in Marche. In Lazio, intermodal connections allow reaching Tivoli Villas, Montecassino Abbey, Castel Gandolfo, and papal Villas. The same applies in Campania with Caserta Link and Pompei Link.
Connections for mountains, hills, villages, and art cities of Italy with Trenitalia
Connections to Valle d’Aosta, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Lake Garda are increasing to allow mountain lovers to reach major tourist destinations comfortably. During summer, new Frecciarossa weekend connections between Milan, Trento, and Bolzano are available with morning departures from Lombardy’s capital and evening returns, with intermediate stops at Brescia, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Rovereto, Trento, and Ora. During summer, there are 10 Frecce per day between Rome and Bolzano, and 2 per day between Milan and Bolzano.
Two new weekend routes—one pair of Frecciarossa round trips—are available from Naples, Rome, Florence, Bologna, Reggio Emilia, and Milan to Oulx and Bardonecchia.
This summer, Frecciarossa travels for the first time without transfers between Florence and Puglia, as well as between Caserta and Benevento and Florence, Bologna, and Milan.
A new feature of the 2021 summer timetable is the new AV stop at Orte, providing development opportunities for the entire province of Viterbo, Tuscia, and Lazio. Two Frecciarossa trains will connect major Italian cities with Orte, intercepting traveler flows from other areas such as Terni, Orvieto, Todi, and Spoleto. Frosinone and Cassino are already part of the high-speed network, while the Frecciarossa stop at Chiusi-Chianciano Terme in Tuscany re-joins the schedule to reach the southern hills of the region, Val d’Orcia, and Chianti. For summer, four non-stop Frecciarossa connections are also available between Milan Centrale and Rome Termini, with journey times of 2 hours and 59 minutes. New FRECCIALink connections are active this summer, with 7 daily routes (on weekends) to Sirmione from Desenzano del Garda station and for exploring Italy’s unspoiled valleys. Also resuming this summer are FRECCIALink routes to some of Italy’s most beautiful mountain destinations like Madonna di Campiglio from Trento, Cortina d’Ampezzo from Venice Mestre, the Val Gardena from Bolzano, and the Val di Fassa and Val di Fiemme from Ora station. Routes to art cities (Assisi/Perugia from Florence and Potenza/Matera from Salerno) are also confirmed.
Trenitalia: connections with ports and airports
Choosing regional trains allows direct or train + bus connections to 15 airports and 17 ports across Italy.
Direct routes are available to Trieste Airport, Rome Fiumicino, Cagliari Elmas, Palermo Punta Raisi, Ancona Falconara, and Catania Fontanarossa, as well as ports at Palermo Giachery, Genoa, Trieste Marittima, Messina Marittima, Piombino Marittima, Genoa, Villa San Giovanni, Cagliari, Golfo Aranci, Salerno, Savona, Bari, Termoli, and Venice Cruise Terminal.
The intermodal solution train + bus allows easy access to Treviso, Pisa, Florence, Rome Ciampino, Lamezia Terme, Naples, Verona, Olbia, and Alghero airports, and to Civitavecchia, Naples, and Formia ports without needing a private car.
Special Trenitalia fares
For those choosing to stay in Italy and spend holidays discovering the national territory, Trenitalia offers dedicated deals for travel aboard Frecce, Intercity, and regional trains. For summer 2021, special tariffs and discounts are available. To travel without limits on all regional trains and destinations on weekends, from 12 noon Friday to 12 noon Monday, you can purchase the Summer Insieme promo at 39 euros for four weekends or 99 euros for all weekends. Throughout summer 2021, children and teenagers up to 15 travel free on regional trains with the Junior promo if accompanied by an adult over 25 paying. To organize a personalized tour of Italy using regional trains, the Summer timetable’s Promo Plus allows unlimited travel for 3 days at 29 euros and for 5 days at 49 euros. If you hold a regional subscription, you can travel with a companion for the price of a single ticket.
Dining services Trenitalia
Dining services are resuming on Frecce trains, temporarily suspended or limited due to health emergency. The new EASY BISTRÒ onboard catering service, active on main Frecciarossa and Frecciargento routes, with special attention to lunch and dinner times, will allow passengers to enjoy complete menus or bar/bistrò products at their seat, purchasing directly from staff passing through the carriages or ordering via the FRECCE portal and paying upon delivery.
The most beautiful tourist destinations reachable by regional trains and intermodal solutions
Trenitalia enhances the integration of trains with various transport modes to promote sustainable tourism and urban mobility. With a single combined ticket Trenitalia + SNAV, it is possible to reach Naples by train and board SNAV fast ferries to the Eolie Islands and Gulf of Naples islands.
Special attention is also devoted to slow mobility. Long-distance travelers can use bicycles, electric scooters, and eco-friendly means for the first and last mile to stations. On regional trains, transportation of foldable bicycles and scooters (electric or not) is free. The allowed size has been expanded to include most bicycles on the market. Additionally, new regional Rock and Pop trains offer dedicated spaces for two-wheels and charging points for electric vehicles. Spaces for bikes are also available on Intercity trains.
Many services are offered by Trenitalia through collaborations with sharing mobility operators. Partnerships with Bird and Helbiz (scooter and bike sharing), Cooltra (electric scooter sharing in Rome and Milan), and Wetaxi (taxi app) are active.
In 25 cities, partnerships with bike-sharing service BicinCittà are active. Thanks to a Fiab agreement, regional transport customers can enjoy at least a 10% discount at affiliated hotels in the Albergabici network. For Trenitalia customers renting a car after traveling on Frecce, Intercity, and other trains, exclusive offers from AVIS Budget Group are available.
Numerous new services will be launched in summer to support tourism recovery: Easy Baggage with Zyppy.it, a new luggage shipping service allowing Trenitalia customers to travel light and find their luggage at the destination with exclusive rates for Trenitalia travelers. The new luggage storage service, Stow Your Bags, features automated lockers near stations, where travelers can leave their luggage and explore cities freely at discounted rates for Trenitalia and CartaFRECCIA members.
Trenitalia and digital solutions
Self check-in allows passengers to notify their presence onboard securely; a new user friendly graphic interface; an innovative trial feature for 1,500 regional trains providing real-time demand info for each trip; a new payment method using phone credit via SIM (up to 13.45 euros, per current regulations).
With the 2021 summer timetable, Trenitalia (Gruppo FS Italiane) launches the new App, aimed at significantly improving user experience, information, and purchase processes via smartphone and tablet. An innovative tool designed to better meet travelers’ needs. The new App will be available from Monday, June 22, on Android and iOS stores.
Self check-in Trenitalia
Availability of self check-in initially for all Frecce and InterCity tickets, soon for regional services. This innovation is part of Trenitalia’s measures to protect health and ensure personal distancing. It is performed with a simple click on the travel link in the I miei viaggi section of the App Trenitalia: thus, the traveler informs the conductor of their presence onboard discreetly.
Trenitalia App
The new Trenitalia App allows purchasing tickets with a few clicks and receiving real-time updates on train status. The communication is smartcaring. Information on trains used for daily commutes arrives daily on the user’s smartphone, keeping them updated.
The App also enables saving favorite journeys and rebooking them with one click; quick station search using GPS; purchasing subscriptions and carnet tickets for Frecce and InterCity; saving travel companions’ data for easier purchases; accessing Trenitalia’s social channels for information and support.
On the App, users can also save preferred payment methods and use the new phone credit function (compatible with TIM, Vodafone, WINDTRE) to buy train tickets, up to a maximum of 13.45 euros (per current legal limits). This feature aims to widen app usability to those without credit cards or debit payment options.
To avoid queues at the ticket office, the #ufirst feature is available, allowing users to reserve their waiting ticket directly through the App.
Technological innovation and investments are vital for the resurgence of Italy’s transportation system. Trenitalia encourages passengers to increasingly use digital channels for ticket purchases, especially the App and trenitalia.com. Moreover, customers buying tickets for Frecce and InterCity at ticket offices or through Self-service machines will also receive the travel document via email or SMS. Purchases via App, website, and call center earn an additional 30% CartaFRECCIA points until Tuesday, June 30.
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