Italy / Trenitalia - Eurail Seat Reservations
Italy
- All Italian reservations can be booked via the Happyrail reservations service, together with or after ordering your Eurail pass via Happyrail.
- The prices as shown are offered via the Happyrail reservations service, when bought in combination with a Eurail pass. Prices are subject to change.
- Eurail passes are not valid on Italo high-speed trains but are valid on all Frecciarossa high-speed trains. Seperate Italo tickets can be bought via Happyrail.
- See also: what are trains in Italy like?
- Check out our Italian Rail Tour packages, with all reservations included.
| Train type | Routes | Mandatory reservation |
Price 2nd class | Price 1st class |
| Frecciarossa Frecciargento |
Various routes within Italy & to Paris* |
Yes | $14 | $14 |
| Italo | Various. Eurail not valid. | Yes | Eurail not valid | Eurail not valid |
| Frecciabianca | Roma-La Spezia-Genova | Yes | $11 | $11 |
| 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 |
*The Milano-Turin-Lyon-Paris Frecciarossa services are currently suspended. Eurail passes are not valid on international sections of this route, subject to change.
**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.