Final Destination: Lecce
These trains also call at: Venezia Mestre, Rimini, Ancona, Pescara and Bari
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 Lecce.
2 x trains per day
*Save by booking in advance: Yes, for more details on how to obtain the cheapest prices for Frecce trains see the guide to Italian rail tickets.
Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date; though the booking period will be typically be shorter when looking up journeys for travel after the second Sunday in December.
When looking up a Venice to Lecce train journey on the ticket agent websites, most of the journey options will involve changing trains in Bologna, but these two direct trains are usually scheduled to depart daily from Venezia S. Lucia station at 06:53 and 14:52.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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Trenitalia | from €39.90 | |
Italia Rail | from €39.90 | |
Trainline | from €39.90 | |
Omio | from €39.90 | |
Save A Train | from €39.90 |
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.
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 on after the train has departed from Rimini.
Once the train has travelled around 20 mins south of Rimini, if your seat is on the left* you'll be able to experience one of the best coastal train journeys in all of Europe - and the intermitent coastal views continue as far south as Bari
For much of this part of the trip, the beach is all that separates The Adriatic from the train - a highlight of the trip is just to the north of Ancona.
*If your seat isn't on the left, temporarily move over to one which is.
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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