The station in Venice viewed from a water bus

Verona to Venezia / Venice / Venedig by train

How to take a rail journey from Verona to Venice / Venezia

When heading to Venezia/Venice from Verona by train, there is a choice between taking:

1: The Regional trains, they're more frequent and are generally cheaper than the express trains (they will be when booking last minute at the station).
However, they're also the slower option and seats can't be reserved; though modern, smart double-decked trains are now used on most departures.

2: The express trains, which are faster and seats are assigned when booking, but the speed comes at a price because they tend to be more expensive; though if you can book far enough ahead to snap up the cheapest ticket prices, and won't mind committing in advance to a specific departure, they become the logical choice.

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Option 1: taking the Regionale (RV) trains

Travel Information

Final Destination: Venezia S.L.

All trains also call at: Padova and Venezia Mestre

There are two types of regional service available on this Verona to Venezia/Venice route;

  1. The Regionale Veloce (RV) trains, which during the day are available hourly, skip most of the stations; and because there isn't a high speed line between Verona and Venezia/Venice, these RV trains are typically only 15 mins slower than taking the express trains.
  2. Less frequent all stations Regionale (R) trains, which are best avoided as they take more than two hours to travel to Venice/Venezia.

Despite being more than 40 mins faster, tickets will cost the same price if you take the RV trains.
So if you want to be spontaneous and book tickets last minute at the station, look up this journey on Trenitalia, and target these Regionale Veloce (RV) trains by looking up their departure times.

These RV trains:
1 x train per hour (until 20:41 and then at 22:22).

Tickets

Book early and save: No (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 express trains

Rail pass users should target these trains and avoid the rail pass reservation fees payable on the Frecce and EC trains.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
Trenitalia *

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 - YesHigh Speed (partial journey)

Good to Know

If you're heading to the historic heart of Venezia, don't leave the train at Venezia Mestre station.
The train will call there before it arrives at Venezia Santa Lucia.

Option 2: taking an express train

Travel Information

Final Destination: Venezia S.L

All trains also call at: Padova and Venezia Mestre
If you're heading to historic Venice/Venezia don't leave the train at Venezia Mestre.

Total = 16 or 17 x trains per day

  • Frecce = 6 x trains per day
  • Italo = 7 x trains per day
  • EC = 3 or 4 x trains per day
Tickets

If you're heading from to historic heart of Venice/Venezia, then take care to select Venezia S. Lucia as arrival station.
If you will be using an agent check that they are making a booking to Venezia S. Lucia and NOT to Venezia Mestre station

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings usually open: 4months ahead of the travel date

However, not all trains may be available 4 months ahead, but all should be if you're booking 3 months ahead; though the Italo trains can be available 5 months ahead.

If you're booking no more than 3 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 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.

Trenitalia does not sell tickets for the Italo trains; and Italo does not sell tickets for the Frecce and EC trains, so having selected your departure you can avoid paying the booking fee, by then looking up the journey on the respective websites.

Though even the cheapest 'Super Economy' tickets for these Frecce trains are typically around more than €6 more expensive than taking the Regionale (R/RV) trains.
If you'll be booking at the station just before boarding, then you will save more than €10 by taking those slower trains.

Travelling with InterRail/Eurail

Rail pass users should take the Regionale Veloce trains.
You will save €10 in comparison to taking a Frecce trains; and more than €13 if you avoid the EC trains; and rail passes aren't valid at all on the Italo trains.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
Trenitalia from €13.50

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 from €13.50

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.

Trainline from €13.50

Trainline Guide

Omio from €13.50

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.

Save A Train from €13.50

Save A Train Guide

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - NoHigh Speed (total journey)

Good to Know

If you want to take an express train from Verona to the station on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice and will be booking tickets in advance, the departure/arrival time is likely to matter more than the specific type of train you will be travelling by as it's not such a long journey for the on-board facilities to be a significant factor.

The Frecce, Italo and EC trains all have similar journey times and on all three services seat reservations automatically assigned when booking tickets.

The first express train of the day is an Italo service, but if you'll want or need to be at Venezia S.Lucia before 10:00, you will need to take one of the alternative Regionale services.
Also the final Frecce train of the day is currently scheduled to depart at 17:00, but there will be at least two later departures by Italo trains.

If your assigned seat(s) is on the left of the train, when facing the direction of travel, this is the view you can experience as the train heads over the Venetian lagoon to Santa Lucia station.

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