Tickets are around half the value of the prevailing sleeper train.
ADVERTISEMENTNight trains have been gaining popularity as a less stressful and more sustainable technique to travel than by plane.
But their frequent high prices proceed to make the choice unaffordable for a lot of travellers.
Italy is launching two latest routes this summer that hope to supply cost-effective alternatives.
The trains will whisk passengers all the way in which from Milan within the north to Lecce in southern Puglia or Reggio di Calabria in Calabria. Just concentrate on the catch.
Recent night trains to travel length of Italy this summer
Italy’s state operator Trenitalia will offer two latest high-speed Frecciarossa services starting in mid-June.
The Milano Centrale to Lecce overnight train will take just over nine hours, departing at 10.45pm and arriving at 7.57am.
The train stops at Milano Rogoredo, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna Centrale, Foggia, Barletta, Bari Centrale, Monopoli, Fasano, Ostuni and Brindisi.
The return journey leaves Lecce at 9.05pm and arrives at Milano Centrale at 7.35am.
The service starts on 21 June and runs on Fridays and Saturdays.
There are already two IntercityNotte sleeper trains that run the identical route. But the brand new Frecciarossa train is quicker by several hours and around half the value – tickets start from €29.90 a method.
One other overnight service will begin on 21 June and run from Milano Centrale to Reggio di Calabria within the southwestern region of Calabria.
It will take nearly 11 hours, departing at 9.20pm and arriving at 8.11am. The train stops in Milano Rogoredo, Reggio Emilia, Bologna Centrale, Firenze S. M. Novella, Paola, Lamezia Terme Centrale, Rosarno and Villa S. Giovanni.
There may be currently no direct night train that runs this route, though there’s an identical Frecciarossa that runs through the day. Prices start at €39.90.
So what’s the catch?
The prices seem dreamy, but there’s a snag.
There aren’t any couchettes or cabins on the train so that you’ll be sitting upright for the entire journey. There may be also no dining automobile, but there’s a bar with snacks, sandwiches and drinks.
You may, nevertheless, select Business class which offers comfier, larger seats, free WiFi and free snacks from €44.90 on the Milan-Lecce route and €54.90 on the Milan-Reggio di Calabria route.
Get up in two of southern Italy’s most beautiful cities
Lecce near the tip of Italy’s Puglia region is legendary for its honey-hued Baroque buildings in a novel style often known as barocco leccese.
The cathedral and the Basilica di Santa Croce are two of essentially the most ornate structures wealthy with carvings of spiritual scenes, animals and foliage.
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Town of Reggio di Calabria near Italy’s southwestern tip is home to one in every of the country’s top archaeological museums containing the Riace Bronzes, a pair of ancient, life-size Greek statues.
You won’t go hungry here either with wealthy spicy dishes like ‘nduja pork sausage spread and piquant pecorino cheese.
