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Rome by rail: the Frecciarossa, Italo and day trips by train
Rome is the hub of Italy’s high-speed network. Here is how to use it, checked against the operators’ own websites on 27 October 2026.
Updated October 2026
Termini and Tiburtina
Roma Termini is the main station, served by Metro lines A and B. Roma Tiburtina also handles high-speed trains and the regional line to Tivoli. Check your departure station before you set off.
To Florence, Milan and Venice
Frecciarossa and Italo trains run north to Florence, Bologna, Milan and Venice. Book on trenitalia.com or italotreno.com.
To Naples and the south
High-speed trains run south to Napoli Centrale, the gateway to Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Amalfi Coast. Check the timetables on the operators’ sites.
Day trips by train
Tivoli from Tiburtina; Ostia Antica from Porta San Paolo (beside Metro B Piramide); Frascati and Castel Gandolfo from Termini; Orvieto from Termini.
Tivoli Ostia Antica The Castelli Romani Orvieto Naples & Pompeii
The great train journeys
See ULTIMATE Rail Journeys for the great railway journeys of Europe and the world.
Questions and answers
Which station do trains to Naples leave from?
Mainly Roma Termini; some high-speed trains also call at Tiburtina.
How do I get to Fiumicino by train?
The Leonardo Express runs non-stop from Termini.
Sources: trenitalia.com, italotreno.com, adr.it and romatermini.com (checked 27 October 2026). Timetables change: always check before you travel.