Situated in the middle of the Italian peninsula, Florence is on the main rail link from Milan to Rome connecting the city of the North with the capital and the South.
The most important railway station is called Santa Maria Novella (SMN), it is in the city centre and the regional, interregional, high-speed and international trains arrive at and depart from there. Other railway stations are: Campo Marte (Stadium area) and Firenze Rifredi. High-speed trains are those of Trenitalia (Frecce) and Italo. The average journey times to/from Milan are 1h40; to/from Bologna 0h35, to/from Rome 1h32; to/from Naples 2h35. All the tickets for high-speed trains require reservations.
Paper tickets can be purchased at Trenitalia ticket offices, self-service machines, and at some newsstands/tobacconists. Alternatively, they can be purchased in digital format through the respective websites (see also Regional Digital Tickets) or apps. It is important to remember to validate paper tickets at the appropriate stamping machines before accessing the platform, while digital tickets are automatically validated at the scheduled departure time of the selected train.
Train+bike is the formula possible for sustainable mobility. It is possible to put the bikes on Trenitalia regional trains.
The websites: Trenitalia www.trenitalia.com - Italo www.italotreno.it
