Italy / Trenitalia - Eurail Seat Reservations
If you travel with a Eurail pass, additional seat reservations are mandatory for high-speed trains and long-distance trains in Italy. All individual tickets bought via Happyrail come with seat reservations included as standard! This will be displayed on the ticket.
- Italian Eurail seat reservations can be booked in the Happyrail planner (select "Reservations")
- See also: what are trains in Italy like?
- Check out our Italian Rail Tour packages, with all reservations, tickets, hotels and more included.
The following Eurail seat reservation fees are subject to changes. We make every effort to keep the prices shown as accurate as possible.
| Train type | Routes | Mandatory reservation |
Price 2nd class | Price 1st class |
| Frecciarossa |
Various routes within Italy Milan-Lyon-Paris |
Yes | $14 | $14 |
| Italo | Various. Eurail not valid. | / | Eurail not valid | Eurail not valid |
| Intercity | Various cross-country routes | Yes | $4 | $4 |
| Intercity Notte (sleeper trains) |
Various North-South overnight routes |
Yes | $5.40* (seat) $44* (shared sleeper) |
$136* (private sleeper) |
| Eurocity (EC) | Italy - Switzerland | Yes** | $14 | $14 |
| Eurocity (EC) & Railjet (RJ) |
Italy - Austria Italy - Germany |
Yes** | $4 | $4 |
| Eurocity (EC) | Italy - Slovenia*** | No | $6*** | $8.20*** |
| Nightjet (NJ) sleeper trains |
La Spezia-Milan-Munich La Spezia-Milan-Vienna (Rome-) Florence-Munich (Rome-) Florence-Vienna |
Yes | See Nightjet sleeper trains |
See Nightjet sleeper trains |
*Sleeper reservations can be made via the Happyrail reservations service. Prices may change depending on availability. Seat reservations can be made via the Eurail app.
**Only mandatory on international sections. Reservations within Switzerland and Austria are not mandatory.
***Not available via the Happyrail reservations service; can be bought via the Eurail app.