Italian Train Transportation

How To Get A Train Ticket in Italy

Traveling around Italy to all the different cities is very fast and easy with the Italian train system. They have tracks that go through almost any city at all different times (here is a link to see a map of some of the major train tracks throughout Italy). If you want to learn more about the train system in Italy and some helpful tips click here!

So If you do not buy your ticket online, here is a step by step instruction guide to get one at the station.

1. First walk up to the self-ticket kiosks. They will look like the picture to the right!

2. To begin the screen will look like this with different language options at the bottom, so choose whichever one you want! But I will do English for now

3. Next let's say you want to just buy a ticket for a day trip then choose the button in the upper left corner that says buy your ticket.

4. The screen to the left will pop up and you can choose your destination. If it is not one of the ones listed below then you can choose to type in a station with they button on the bottom that says other station. But lets pretend we are going to Rome!

5. So after we chose Roma Termini the screen will show us the different options for the day with the time and prices. Press the shopping cart button for whichever works best for you!

4. This screen will then pop up to allow you to buy more than one ticket, or if you are traveling with kids or even animals! Then press the forward button.







 5. The screen will show you if there would be assigned seating which there is not for this train, but if there was you could pick your seat out. Then you would continue forward and purchase your ticket!

6. The last step is the most important one! You have to make sure that before you board the train to VALIDATE your ticket! You will see something like the picture below and then stick you ticket in so that it can punch a date onto the ticket

 

 After that you just have to board the train and let it take you to your destination!

Check out this video I took from a train here! 

What are some differences you can see in the scenery compared to America?

Have you ever taken a train before?

 

Also check out the Trenitalia Website here and see were you could travel!

Photo Credits
Taken with my IPhone