How to take the rail journey from Venezia/Venice to Bari

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Venezia / Venice / Venedig to Bari by train

There isn't a high speed line on the eastern side of Italy, but the Frecciarossa 700 trains, are used for this useful direct connection between Venice/Venezia and the coastal resorts and ferry ports on the Adriatic

Routes you can take to go from Venezia / Venice / Venedig to Bari (for ferries to Patras, on to Athens)

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

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Journey guides for travel to Venezia / Venice / Venedig

Route Information

Station Guides

The breathtaking exit from Venezia Santa Lucia station

Venezia Santa Lucia/Venice S. L. Rail Station Guide

Bari Centrale Rail Station Guide

Travel Time (approx)

7 hr 30 min - 7hr 34min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

2 x trains per day

Travel Information

Final Destination: Lecce

These trains also call at: Venezia Mestre and Rimini, and Ancona and Pescara

These two trains, which are usually scheduled to depart from Venezia S. Lucia station at 06:53 and 14:52, are the only direct trains from Venice to Bari.

This is a direct journey

You will be travelling on one of these trains...

Frecciarossa 700 (Italy) Train Guide

Journey Features

Scenic - YesCoastal viewsNot High Speed

Good to Know

Connecting to the ferries to Greece:

The first train of the day from Venice is usually scheduled to arrive in Bari at 14:27, so if you are booked on a ferry to Patras that departs at 18:00 or 19:30, you should have time to make the transfer between Bari Centrale station and the ferry port.

Click on the 'Bari Centrale' station guide to access the details of how to make the transfer.

Between Rimini and Ancona

Like all departures from Venice one of the highlights of the journey comes at the very beginning of the trip, as the train heads out over the lagoon to the mainland - with the best of the views on the right.

Then on to Bologna and then Rimini the train travels across flat farm land, with nothing much to see - though the best is yet to come!

If your reserved seat is on the left* of the train (when facing the direction of travel) you'll be able to fully appreciate the highlights of the journey - which kick in after the train has departed from Rimini.
*If your seat isn't on the left, temporarily move over to one which is.

Once the train has travelled around 20 mins south of Rimini, you'll be able to revel in one of the best coastal train journeys in all of Europe.

For much of this part of the trip, the beach is all that separates The Adriatic from the train - a particular highlight is the part of the journey to the north of Ancona.
The sea views then continue, with the train travelling by the coast for around an hour either side of Pescara.
Though if you take the second train of the day, then these views can only be seen between March and October.

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