Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 4 months ahead of the travel date (usually)
FINDING A TICKET:
If you're heading to historic Venice/Venezia take care to book tickets to Venezia S. Lucia station and not to Venezia Mestre.
If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in Italy, we also recommend taking a look at our guide to Italian train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
But there are more than a dozen additional journey options per day available, which involve making a comparatively straightforward connection between trains at Milano Centrale station.
These alternative journey options are available both by taking Frecce trains Or by the alternative service of Italo trains.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains - and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on Trainline or Omio; though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
There's also a guide to booking with an independent ticket agent.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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Trenitalia | from €19.90 | |
ItaliaRail | from €20 | |
Trainline | from €19.90 | |
Omio | from €20 | |
Happyrail | from €19.90 |
The number of DIRECT Frecce trains from Torino/Turin to Venezia S.Lucia station has been cut to just three departures per day, which are typically scheduled to leave daily at:
08:08 and 15:08 and 17:10 from Torino Porta Susa station;
08:18 and 15:18 and 17:20 from Torino Porta Susa station.
Though they are now faster than the previous service as they no longer divert off the quickest route to call at Milano Centrale station.
Italo has also discontinued its service of direct trains from Torino to Venezia/Venice.
Departing from Turin/Torino:
The trains on this route from Torino to Firenze/Florence commence their journeys at Torino Porta Nuova station.
They depart from there around 10 mins before they depart from Torino Porta Susa.
If you will be commencing your journey on the Torino Metro, it can make sense to head to Porta Susa in order to take these trains.
As all seats are reserved, including yours, you won't have to worry about no spare seats being available if you board at Torino Porta Susa.
The city centre Metro stations are Re:Umberto and Vinzaglio.
Though if you will be travelling with luggage, it can be a better idea to board these trains at Porta Nuova, you'll increase your chances of being able to find an optimum space in which to store your bags.
Though whether you travel from Porta Susa or Porta Nuova stations makes no difference to the ticket price.
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The train journey from Torino/Turin to Venice/Venezia:
Final Destination: Venezia. S.L.
These trains also call at: Vicenza and Padova and Venezia Mestre*
*If you're heading to historic Venice/Venezia don't leave the train at Venezia Mestre.
In Milano these trains now call at Milano Porta Garibaldi station, so they no longer reverse direction at Milano Centrale station.
It isn't a particularly scenic journey, but the arrival into Venezia is fabulous, particularly from the left of the train.
These trains travel on high speed lines between Torino and Milano and then between Milano and Brescia.
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If you are new to travelling by train in Italy, our Italian Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
The number of DIRECT Frecce trains from Torino/Turin to Venezia S.Lucia station has been cut to just three departures per day, which are typically scheduled to leave daily at:
08:08 and 15:08 and 17:10 from Torino Porta Susa station;
08:18 and 15:18 and 17:20 from Torino Porta Susa station.
Though they are now faster than the previous service as they no longer divert off the quickest route to call at Milano Centrale station.
Italo has also discontinued its service of direct trains from Torino to Venezia/Venice.
Departing from Turin/Torino:
The trains on this route from Torino to Firenze/Florence commence their journeys at Torino Porta Nuova station.
They depart from there around 10 mins before they depart from Torino Porta Susa.
If you will be commencing your journey on the Torino Metro, it can make sense to head to Porta Susa in order to take these trains.
As all seats are reserved, including yours, you won't have to worry about no spare seats being available if you board at Torino Porta Susa.
The city centre Metro stations are Re:Umberto and Vinzaglio.
Though if you will be travelling with luggage, it can be a better idea to board these trains at Porta Nuova, you'll increase your chances of being able to find an optimum space in which to store your bags.
Though whether you travel from Porta Susa or Porta Nuova stations makes no difference to the ticket price.
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The train journey from Torino/Turin to Venice/Venezia:
Final Destination: Venezia. S.L.
These trains also call at: Vicenza and Padova and Venezia Mestre*
*If you're heading to historic Venice/Venezia don't leave the train at Venezia Mestre.
In Milano these trains now call at Milano Porta Garibaldi station, so they no longer reverse direction at Milano Centrale station.
It isn't a particularly scenic journey, but the arrival into Venezia is fabulous, particularly from the left of the train.
These trains travel on high speed lines between Torino and Milano and then between Milano and Brescia.
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If you are new to travelling by train in Italy, our Italian Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
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