Itineraries
Costed, day by day
Most itineraries tell you where to go. These tell you what each move costs on a pass — the travel day it burns and the reservations it needs — so you can size the pass before you buy it.
7 nights
The classic seven days
Three cities, four moves, and three full days with no train at all. This is the itinerary a 4-day pass is designed around.
Suggested pass
4 travel days in 1 month
Travel days used
4
Reservations, one person
€52
Best for: A first visit covering Rome, Florence and Venice without rushing
- Day 1
Arrive in Rome
travel dayFiumicino to Roma Trastevere on the FL1 regional
Activate the pass on arrival day and the airport regional is free. Skip the Leonardo Express, which is not covered.
- Day 2
Rome
No train
Colosseum and Forum in the morning, Borghese in the afternoon. Both need timed tickets booked in advance.
- Day 3
Rome to Naples and back
travel day€26 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 10m each way
One travel day covers both directions. Archaeological museum in the morning, pizza in Via dei Tribunali, back on an evening train.
- Day 4
Rome to Florence
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 32m
Travel mid-morning and you still have most of the afternoon in Florence. Uffizi slot for five o'clock.
- Day 5
Florence and Siena
Regionale, no reservation
This day sits inside the Florence stay — but if you use a travel day for Siena, add Lucca or Pisa to the same date.
- Day 6
Florence to Venice
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 2h 05m
Break at Bologna for lunch if you leave early. Arrive in Venice for the evening, when the day trippers have gone.
- Day 7
Venice
No train
Lagoon islands in the morning, cicchetti in the evening. Fly home from Marco Polo the next day.
10 nights
North to south in ten days
Milan to Naples with the lakes, Venice and Florence on the way. Five travel days, every one of them carrying at least two hours of train.
Suggested pass
5 travel days in 1 month
Travel days used
5
Reservations, one person
€78
Best for: Travellers who want the full length of the country in one trip
- Day 1
Arrive Milan
Malpensa Express (not pass-valid, €13)
Do not open a travel day for this. Duomo rooftop in the evening.
- Day 2
Lake Como
travel dayRegionale to Varenna, 1h
A travel day with no reservation fee. Ferry to Bellagio and Menaggio, back to Milan for dinner.
- Day 3
Milan to Verona to Venice
travel day€26 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 10m + 1h 10m
Four hours in Verona between trains: the Arena, Castelvecchio, lunch on Piazza delle Erbe.
- Day 4
Venice
No train
San Marco early, Torcello and Burano after lunch.
- Day 5
Venice to Bologna to Florence
travel day€26 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 25m + 37m
Bologna for tagliatelle al ragù, then a short hop on to Florence.
- Day 6
Florence
No train
Uffizi, Brancacci Chapel, up to San Miniato for the evening.
- Day 7
Florence to Rome
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 32m
Morning train, afternoon at the Forum.
- Day 8
Rome
No train
Vatican in the morning, Trastevere in the evening.
- Day 9
Rome to Naples
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 10m
Move down, drop bags, spend the afternoon in the archaeological museum.
- Day 10
Pompeii and home
Circumvesuviana (not pass-valid, about €3)
Pompei Scavi in the morning, fly out of Capodichino in the evening.
14 nights
The fourteen-day grand tour
Everything above, plus the deep south. The eight-day pass only makes sense on an itinerary like this one — count your moves before you buy it.
Suggested pass
8 travel days in 1 month
Travel days used
8
Reservations, one person
€94
Best for: A long trip that reaches Puglia or Sicily as well as the classic cities
- Day 1
Arrive Turin
Airport shuttle
Porticoes and the Museo Egizio.
- Day 2
Turin to Milan
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h
Afternoon in Milan, aperitivo on the Navigli.
- Day 3
Lake Como
travel dayRegionale, 1h
No reservation fee. Varenna and the ferries.
- Day 4
Milan to Venice
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 2h 13m
Straight through, or break at Verona.
- Day 5
Venice
No train
The lagoon, and the Scuola di San Rocco.
- Day 6
Venice to Bologna to Florence
travel day€26 reservationsFrecciarossa
Lunch stop in Bologna.
- Day 7
Tuscan day trip
travel dayRegionale to Siena or Lucca
Two towns on one travel day, no fees.
- Day 8
Florence to Rome
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 32m
Arrive for lunch.
- Day 9
Rome
No train
Ancient Rome, then Testaccio.
- Day 10
Rome to Naples
travel day€13 reservationsFrecciarossa, 1h 10m
Museum, old centre, pizza.
- Day 11
Pompeii and Herculaneum
Circumvesuviana, not pass-valid
Both sites in one day is ambitious but possible.
- Day 12
Naples to Bari
travel day€3 reservationsIntercity, 3h 20m
Cross the peninsula for a €3 reservation.
- Day 13
Puglia
Regionale to Polignano a Mare
Cliffs, a beach, and orecchiette back in Bari Vecchia.
- Day 14
Bari to Rome, or fly home
€13 reservationsFrecciargento, 3h 55m
If the pass days are spent, a walk-up ticket is around €50 booked ahead.