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How to take the rail journey from Venice/Venezia to Verona
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Venezia / Venice / Venedig to Verona by train
There isn't a high speed railway between Venice/Venezia and Verona, but high speed Frecce and Italo trains heading to Milano and beyond, plus EC trains heading to Switzerland provide the fastest express train services on this route.
Though as is typical, the faster a train, the more expensive it is likely to be; but the difference in journey times between the express trains and the regional trains isn't particularly extreme on this route.
So if you will be booking tickets last minute at the station, for a spontaneous day trip from Venice to Verona, then taking the slower Regionale Veloce trains will be a money saver.
Routes you can take to go from Venezia / Venice / Venedig to Verona
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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Route Information
Option 1: taking the Regionale Veloce trains
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
1hr 27min (approx)
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
There is typically 1 x faster RV train per hour, but at weekends there is a gap between 11:10 and 13:10.
Purchase Tickets
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.
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.
Travel Information
Final Destination: Verona Porta Nuovo (or Brescia)
All trains also call at: Padova, Vicenza and *Verona Porta Vescovo
* If you're heading to Verona city centre on one of these RV trains take care NOT to leave the train at Verona Porta Vescovo station.
The train will call there before it arrives at Verona Porta Nuova and Porta Vescovo station is some distance from the city centre.
The alternative Regionale trains:
In most hours there are also slower Regionale (R) train services on this Venice to Verona route
There is no point taking those Regionale (R) trains, as tickets will be the same price as these faster RGV trains; and the journey time will be around an hour longer!
However, those slower trains tend to depart from Venezia S. Lucia around 6mins BEFORE these RGV trains.
Check the departure screens and look for RGV or RV next to the train number.
These RGV/RV trains will then overtake the slower R trains and arrive in Verona around 45 mins sooner.
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Good to Know
Even if you will be buying at the station on the day, it's worthwhile to look up the departure times of these trains on Trenitalia.
These trains tend to be popular and seats can’t be reserved, so it pays off if you're able to board around 8-10 mins before the train is due to depart.
Therefore aim to be at Santa Lucia station around 25 mins ahead of the departure time, to give yourself time to buy a ticket and find a seat.
The ticket office at Venezia S. Lucia is constantly busy, so give the Trentalia branded ticket machines a try - they're comparatively easy to use.
Don't forget to stamp your ticket before boarding these trains.
Tickets
Book early and save: No (not on these trains)
Tickets will cost the same price if purchased at the same station immediately before departure.
If you will be buying tickets at the station just before departure then these Regionale Veloce (RGV/RV) trains will be around 50% of the price of the alternative, faster Frecce trains.
Rail pass users should target these trains and avoid the €10 rail pass reservation fee payable on the Frecce trains.
Route Information
Option 2: taking the Frecce and EC trains
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
1hr 10min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
Frecce trains:
Mon-Sat = 7 x trains per day
Sunday = 6 x trains
EC trains:
2 x trains per day
Purchase Tickets
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Trainline Guide
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Omio Guide
Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
- it offers prices in multiple currencies
- it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
- when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
Other Ticket Providers
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 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.
Save A Train Guide
OBB Guide
OBB is the national rail operator and its booking service offers journeys by express trains within Austria, as well as international journeys which don't involve making a connection outside of Austria.
It pays off to book online, as the discounted 'Sparscheine' tickets are only ever made available on the website, and when making international journeys to and from Austria, these Sparscheine tickets tend to be cheaper.
OBB can offer particularly good value for money when travelling with children on international rail journeys, but something to watch out for when travelling between Austria and Germany on daytime trains, is that reservations are an optional extra; but if you book 1st class tickets with the Germany railways website DB, the reservations are complimentary.
OBB often takes a unique approach to its booking path, but a key thing to keep in mind is that the first price you will see for any journey is that of a Second Class seat.
The costs of upgrading to first class, a reservation, or a sleeping cabin etc, is then added to this price.
Travel Information
Final Destination
Milano Cle or Torino P.N. or Genova (the Frecce trains)
Geneve and Zurich (the EC trains)
Two of the daily departures, which have been included in the frequency total above, are EC trains that are heading to Switzerland.
All trains also call at: Venezia Mestre
Most trains also call at: Vicenza
There are no departures from Venezia S. Lucia by the Frecce trains between 08:18 and 10:48, and the final Frecce train of the day currently typically departs at 16:48; though there is usually an EC train at 17:18.
The alternative trains:
(1) Less frequent Italo trains now compete with Trenitalia's Frecce trains on the Venice to Verona route.
They match the speed of these Frecce trains and can be cheaper, but tickets for those Italo trains aren't sold on the Trenitalia website.
Though ticket prices and departure times of both the Frecce and Italo trains can be compared on the Omio and Trainline websites; see the links below
(2) Or there are Regionale Veloce trains from Venice to Verona on which seats can't be reserved.
They are also around 15 mins slower than either of the two express train services, but they are generally cheaper; they definitely will be if you'll be booking tickets last minute at the station.
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You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Good to Know
The newer type of ETR 700 trains are used for the overwhelming majority of the departures on this route; ShowMeTheJourney has yet to capture any images of these trains.
The highlight of this 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.
(The video was filmed from a train arriving in Venice)Then after Padova, also on the right of the train, on a clear day, there are distant views of the Alps.
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date; though this period of time can be shorter, particularly when searching for journeys more than three months ahead during October and March.
A choice of train services:
There is now a choice of three train services on the Venice to Verona route:
(1) If you want to travel to Verona 15 mins faster and have the peace of mind of an assigned seat, thanks to a complimentary seat reservation, then you can now either, take these Frecce trains operated by Trenitalia, OR an alternative Italo train.
Those Italo trains are much less frequent, but they can be cheaper, particularly if you will only be booking a couple of weeks ahead of your travel date.
(2) Or there are Regionale Veloce trains on which seats can't be reserved.
They are are also around 15 mins slower than either of the two express train services, but they are generally cheaper.
Think twice before taking these Frecce trains for this journey, yes they're more comfortable than the alternative Regionale Veloce (RGV/RV) trains and around 15 mins faster, but even the cheapest 'Super Economy' tickets are more than €6 more expensive.
If you'll be booking at the station just before boarding, then you will save more than €10 by taking the Regionale Veloce trains.
Rail pass users can save avoid a €10 rail pass reservation fee by taking the Regionale Veloce trains.
Booking tickets for a Frecce/Italo train:
Tickets for the Trenitalia trains are placed on sale around 4 months in advance, but the Italo train tickets are made available around 5 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains - and Italo does not sell tickets for these Trenitalia trains.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Trenitalia and Italo trains can be directly compared on Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Complimentary seat reservations are included when booking tickets for either of these train services.
If you're heading from the historic heart of Venice/Venezia, then take care to select Venezia S. Lucia as the Departure station.
If you will be using an agent check that they are making a booking from Venezia S. Lucia and NOT from Venezia Mestre station.
Route Information
Option 3: taking the Italo trains
Station Guides
Travel Time (approx)
1hr 10 min
Frequency
Daily
Travel Info
7 x trains per day
Purchase Tickets
Exclusive for New Customers: Receive a 10% discount by using the code 24NOV on any purchase with a maximum total price of £100, until 28 November 2024 (11:59 pm CET). Limit one coupon per qualifying booking. Cannot be combined, transferred or exchanged.
Omio Guide
Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.
The three key advantages of using Omio are
- it offers prices in multiple currencies
- it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
- when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.
The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.
ShowMeTheJourney earns a small commission on Trainline ticket sales. It can be a particularly good option for: Comparing different train services; Booking international journeys with connections; Travelling between the UK to destinations beyond Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris - and for international travellers who don't reside in western Europe.
Trainline Guide
Other Ticket Providers
Italo Guide
Italo trains compete with the Frecce services, provided by the national rail operator, Trenitalia, on the high speed routes which link major cities in Italy.
The Italo booking site only sells tickets for journeys by its trains.
Happy rail Guide
Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.
HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.
Travel Information
Final Destination: Milano Cle or Torino P.N.
All trains also call at: Venezia Mestre and Vicenza
These Italo trains now compete with Trenitalia's Frecce trains on this route from Venice to Verona
They match the speed of the Frecce trains and like the Frecce trains, if you book a ticket for these Italo trains, complimentary seat reservations are included
Tickets for these Italo trains can be cheaper than the Frecce trains, prices can be compared on the Omio and Trainline websites - see the links below.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for these Italo trains.
Though if you will be buying tickets last minute at the station, the alternative service of slower Regionale Veloce trains, will be cheaper.
This is a direct journey
You will be travelling on one of these trains...
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 5 months ahead of the travel date
Tickets for the Trenitalia Frecce trains are placed on sale around 4 months in advance, but the Italo train tickets are made available around 5 months ahead.
Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains - and Italo does not sell tickets for the Trenitalia trains.
If you're booking no more than 4 months ahead and have no particular preference for the train that you will be taking, the price and departure times of the Frecce and Italo trains can be directly compared on with Trainline or Omio, though look out for the fact that both of these services will charge a booking fee.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day - so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Rail passes are not valid on the Italo trains
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