![]() The main monitors at Roma Termini train station.Įventually, we saw our train information show up and we made our way to the Trenitalia entrance to utilize our Fast Track pass which we really didn’t need but decided to use it anyway. In the end, it wasn’t that big of a deal but next time I just need to do more research beforehand. Since we didn’t have much time anyway and there was a language barrier I dropped it but it turns out there definitely is a lounge for Executive Class passengers called the FRECCIAClub Rome Termini. I’d read beforehand that there was lounge access but when I asked an attendant at the station where the lounge was, I was told there wasn’t one. Unfortunately, there was a mix-up with lounge access. It took a while for our train information for Frecciarossa 9614 to show up on the monitor so we just hung out at the train station and checked out some of the different shops that they had at the station. Taxi heading to Roma Termini train station. Others said we could arrive as close as 10 minutes prior to out train’s departure but I’m too type A to cut it that close. We arrived about 45 minutes prior to our train which was scheduled to depart at 9:00am. The view from the restaurant on top of the Palazzo Manfredi.Īfter a heavy breakfast at the hotel we made our way via taxi to the Roma Termini train station which was only a short drive from the hotel. Read more about that great hotel experience here. This was one of my top boutique hotels I’ve stayed and each morning we were able to catch breakfast in the rooftop restaurant which has this tremendous view of the Colosseum. We finished up spending three nights at the amazing Palazzo Manfredi just steps away from the Colosseum. Our train ride was a direct ride from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale which was just under three hours. I recall the price not being that much more than the other fares available which were (Business Quiet, Premium, and Standard). That was a little pricey but not that bad. Now, ItaliaRail lists fares as “Flexible: Refundable” and “Best Prices: Non-Refundable” but when we booked they had a very confusing naming scheme with “Super economy” and other weird terms but it looks much more straight forward now and I don’t want to confuse so I won’t get into the old system.īecause this was a special round the world trip where we were flying in mostly first class, we wanted to try out first class on a train to see how it would be and were willing to cough up a little extra.įor two people, the total came out to €245.80 which came out to $294 USD or $147 per person. You can book both flexible and non-flexible fares but since we were locked into our dates we went with the non-flexible. ![]() We booked our tickets from Rome to Milan using ItaliaRail. Interested in finding out the top travel credit cards for this month? Click here to check them out! Here’s a look at how that experience went and a review of the Trenitalia Frecciarossa 1000. It was a nice train ride and my first experience with riding first class on a train. We rode Executive (first class) on the Trenitalia Frecciarossa 1000 from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale during our latest round the world trip. ![]()
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