Trains In Italy

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there are some exceptions, but usually, trains are late, more often in the south. Sometimes train can be late as long as one hour and it may cause some serious issues if you have to arrive in time. That’s why in case you have to go to the airport I’d suggest taking an earlier train.</p><p id="7838"><b>The number of the train is not displayed on the train. </b>The platform’s timetable shows the number and the arrival time as well as the direction. However, the problem is, in small towns, there might not be any timetable, so you have to rely on your own to find out your train. Considering trains being late, you may see the train arriving at the platform just in time, but in fact, it may be the train that was late 15 minutes. This kind of mess-up is making confusion for non-Italian speakers and makes the journey a hell.</p><p id="b37d"><b>Not on every train, there is an English speaker. </b>If you travel to a small town you have to hear very attentively not to miss your station as there may be only the Italian speaker.</p><figure id="5be5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*DGt_sy0BT8uR3LUF6ePAWQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo By <a href="https://unsplash.com/@bensow">Benjamin Sow</a>, Unsplash</figcaption></figure><p id="9c13"><b>Strike - </b>is a usual thing mostly on weekends. You may buy your ticket an hour before your departure, however, when you arrive at the station you will find out your train has been canceled. The annoying thing is no one ever is going to refund you, you have to find a solution yourself. The days, whe

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n a lot of trains are being canceled the only option is to buy an expensive ticket if you are lucky, otherwise, you have to postpone your trip.</p><p id="33e8"><b>Trains are expensive. </b>Although compared with some European countries, Italy may be considered as a cheap country (which is arguable), trains are not cheap in Italy. Especially if you want to save time and travel by speed trains such as Frecciarossa.</p><p id="793b">Living in Italy, I’ve faced most of the disadvantages listed above, but it helped me to know better the train system and to plan my trips better.</p><p id="956e">Thank you for reading. More about my experience living in Italy <a href="https://readmedium.com/5-things-ive-learned-living-in-italy-6acae44f6c76"><i>here</i></a><i>.</i></p><p id="923a"><a href="https://medium.com/subscribe/@lusinearshakyan"><i>Subscribe</i></a> to get notifications about my new stories.</p><div id="f202" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@lusinearshakyan/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Lusine Arshakyan</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*NT6Y9DRGHOjtMgU3)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Trains In Italy

Local Experience

Traveling by train through Italy is the most popular option among locals and visitors. In fact, it’s the most comfortable way to travel inside Italy. There is a strong connection between popular and big cities, and one can explore the beautiful scenery of the country. Moreover, not only you can travel inside the country by train, but also there are trains to the nearest neighboring countries such as Switzerland and France.

The reason I like traveling by train in Italy is that trains are clean and one can barely be seen eating or drinking on the train. Buying a ticket is a piece of cake, there are various available websites (with https://trenitalia.it as the most popular), ticket machines, and ticket offices that always work. Despite all the positive things I love about trains, I’ve decided to share some disadvantages of the Italian train system with the hope to help upcoming visitors to plan their stay better.

Photo by Erik Odiin, Unsplash

Trains in Italy are always late. Ok, there are some exceptions, but usually, trains are late, more often in the south. Sometimes train can be late as long as one hour and it may cause some serious issues if you have to arrive in time. That’s why in case you have to go to the airport I’d suggest taking an earlier train.

The number of the train is not displayed on the train. The platform’s timetable shows the number and the arrival time as well as the direction. However, the problem is, in small towns, there might not be any timetable, so you have to rely on your own to find out your train. Considering trains being late, you may see the train arriving at the platform just in time, but in fact, it may be the train that was late 15 minutes. This kind of mess-up is making confusion for non-Italian speakers and makes the journey a hell.

Not on every train, there is an English speaker. If you travel to a small town you have to hear very attentively not to miss your station as there may be only the Italian speaker.

Photo By Benjamin Sow, Unsplash

Strike - is a usual thing mostly on weekends. You may buy your ticket an hour before your departure, however, when you arrive at the station you will find out your train has been canceled. The annoying thing is no one ever is going to refund you, you have to find a solution yourself. The days, when a lot of trains are being canceled the only option is to buy an expensive ticket if you are lucky, otherwise, you have to postpone your trip.

Trains are expensive. Although compared with some European countries, Italy may be considered as a cheap country (which is arguable), trains are not cheap in Italy. Especially if you want to save time and travel by speed trains such as Frecciarossa.

Living in Italy, I’ve faced most of the disadvantages listed above, but it helped me to know better the train system and to plan my trips better.

Thank you for reading. More about my experience living in Italy here.

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