Venezia / Venice / Venedig to Genova / Genoa by train

All that’s good to know about taking the direct train from Venice to Genoa with easy access to ticket, train and station info.

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From Venezia Santa Lucia/Venice S. L. to Genova Piazza Principe

Travel Information

Final Destination: Genova Brignole

The train also calls at: Milano and Genova Piazza Principe

Trenitalia has fairly recently introduced a direct train service from Venice to Genoa - it is usually scheduled to depart from Santa Lucia station daily at 15:48 and arrive in Genoa at 19:55.

1 x train per day

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

**Online bookings usually open:**up to 6 months ahead of the travel date

This one daily direct train from Venice to Genoa is usually scheduled to depart daily from Venezia Santa Lucia station at 15:48, so hone in at that time if you want to take this direct train

Though when looking up this journey you will see more than a dozen other daily journey options, which all involve changing trains in Milano Centrale.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
Italia Rail from €24.90

Italia Rail Guide

Italiarail lives up to its name by selling tickets for rail journeys within Italy and the core feature of its service is that it is primarily designed to be used by international visitors to Italy.
So the English translations of place names are used when looking up journeys and the terms and conditions for using each type of ticket are clearly explained.
It also clearly points out the additional costs of upgrading to other classes and types of tickets while spelling out the additional benefits of doing so.
Though Italiarail will charge a booking fee, typically of around €3.

The Early Bird service

Italiarail has launched an 'early bird' pre-booking service for journeys by Frecce trains.
Tickets can be booked up to a year ahead of travel at a flat-rate price per route, before the tickets have been released for sale by Trenitalia.
If when they are placed on sale, the price is cheaper than what you have already paid to Italiarail, it will automatically refund the price difference.
Conversely, if the price is more expensive, you won't be charged the price difference.
You can also have the peace of mind of securing your seat(s) on the Frecce train(s) when you are first planning a trip.
If before the tickets are placed on sale, you decide to change your plans, you can request a refund; but once the tickets are released for sale, you will then be bound by the terms and conditions of the ticket(s) you have booked.

Trenitalia from €24.90 approx

Trenitalia Guide

Trenitlalia is the national rail operator in Italy and in addition to its cheaper types of ticket; it also typically offers other discounts available to non-Italians, which include:

  • Group Offers, provides for a discount of up to 50% when 3-5 Adults travel together.
  • Family Offer for when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 11 and under.
  • The Children Free Offer is available for journeys by Frecce trains, when groups of 2 - 5 people are travelling together and at least one of the party is a aged 15 and under.
    Those aged 15 and under travel for free, but the Adults will need to purchase full price 'Base' tickets.

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - NoNot High Speed

Good to Know

This train makes two station calls in Genova/Genoa - it will call at Piazza Principe station before continuing on to terminate at Genova Brignole.

So choose your station with care - though if you are heading to the city centre, the quickest option will be to take this train to Piazza Principe station and transfer to the metro there.

The train will reverse direction on departure from Milano Centrale.

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