Italo, the high-speed rail company operating in Italy, announced the opening of its third route. This is the Turin-Milan-Verona-Venice line, where tickets are now available for 10 euros, reports Travel.ru.
Services will begin on May 1st, initially with three departures per day in each direction. Two months later, on July 1st, the number of departures will increase to seven per day. The full journey will take three and a half hours, with travel times from Milan to Venice taking 2 hours 25 minutes, Verona 1 hour 14 minutes, and Brescia 37 minutes. Milan will use the main Milano Centrale station, Turin will use both main stations, Porta Nuova and Porta Susa, and Venice will use both stations—Santa Lucia on the island and Mestre on the mainland. Trains will also stop in Desenzano, Peschiera del Garda, Vicenza, and Padua.
National rail operator Trenitalia (FS) has been offering similar travel times for quite some time now. Fares start at €20 for second class and €34 for various first-class options.
Italo's non-refundable promotional fare at the launch of sales is €10 in second class (Smart), and €16 or €19 in various first class options (Comfort or Prima). The top-of-the-line Club Executive class has no promotional fare, and prices start at €39. The similar partially refundable minimum fare for other classes is €20 in Smart, and €25 and €26 in Comfort and Prima.
Free Wi-Fi and power outlets are available in all classes on Italo trains. Smart trains also feature a cinema car with overhead screens. Smart trains have a baggage allowance of 75 x 53 x 30 centimeters, allowing for the vast majority of suitcases. Complimentary snacks are available in Prima and Club Executive (passengers in other classes can purchase them from vending machines), while newspapers and access to station lounges are only available in Club Executive.
Italo currently operates three lines. The Salerno-Naples-Rome-Florence-Bologna-Milan-Turin route has been in operation for about six years. Later, the Salerno-Naples-Rome-Florence-Bologna-Venice and Brescia-Verona-Bologna-Florence-Rome-Naples lines were added. Tickets from 10 euros are also occasionally available on all routes (though not always between the endpoints), and Italo's arrival has brought competition and significantly reduced prices for the main national carrier, Trenitalia (FS).
Source: travel.ru