The BETTER Italian High-Speed Train! Italo Premium and Club Class Review

Having just reviewed Trenitalia's Frecciarossa 1000 in Standard, Premium, and Business class, I concluded that Business Class was the way to go. But there's now a choice. Italo is a private train operator (the first in Europe) and they remain popular and popular. So which should you take when you visit Italy? Let's find out in this review of Italo's Prima and Club (Business) Class from Rome to Venice Marco Polo Airport. And is it better to fly instead? The answer may surprise you...

I paid 58 EUR for this ticket.

0:00 Introduction
0:37 What is Italo?
1:17 Italo's 4 Classes
2:13 Roma Termini Station, Lounge and Boarding
4:38 Prima Class
5:25 Club Executiva Class Overview
5:53 Departure and Service
7:25 Delayed in Florence
8:26 Florence-Bologna-Ferrara-Padova-Mestre
9:20 Flight vs. Train Race
10:33 Avanti Savoy!
11:01 Conclusion

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[GarfieldRex]

I didn't use Treintalia because was more expensive than Italo, but Italo was superb. Reached 300km/h form Fierenze to Naples at some times. The trip on smart, pretty comfortable to be honest. I want more Italo tripa when go back to Italy. The people of the train even allowed us to change seats because my girlfriend was dizzy due to being sit backwards.

[TimHarrell]

I’ve watched a ton of videos on Italian train travel and this was one of the most helpful in terms of giving useful comparisons with competitor services and describing potential issues to be aware of

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[wminaar]

both TreniItalien and Italo look superb and modern

[AmitP-jn]

Italo..hands down winner..I just booked it for Milan to Firenze SMN and Firenze to Roma

[powermaps]

Great video as always :) you have a really underrated channel!

[branc]

The new Itali and Trenitalia lounge in Roma Termini are amazong.

[samsterronie]

This is well done and pleasant to follow along. Thank you

[MrMilwaukee]

I rode this train from Florence to Rome. It was fantastic

[Andrewjg_]

Gorgeous looking trains. Very beautiful 😍

[stefanokasuga]

Unfortunately all the ETR 675's are without tilting mechanism. That's because those Pendolino's most of the time will run on high speed lines. That's why Italo choosed, during the construction of the trains, to not install the "Tiltronix" (tilt mechanism).

[lvthud]

I am a little confused here, having traveled on both (and I am still amazed that train service is something the Italians do so well), in comparing Frecciarossa Executive Class and Italo Executive, well it's not even close, Frecciarossa you get hot meals, a lot better seats, oh heck the list goes on. I am actually sitting here jetlagged when I should be heading to bed, but am I missing something ?

[melynn]

I would like to use Italo, but for some reason in the fall, they don't have any early trains out of Rome. I don't know whether to wait and see if they open up earlier times, or go ahead and book Trenitalia. But, I'm leaning toward the latter.

[JoePina]

I am considering using utilo to go between Rome and Pisa. But I see that trenitalia can go along the coast. Do you think it's worth going along the coast with Trenitalia or cutting through Central Italy with italo?

[davidll]

Ive seen videos where Treniitalia provides proper meals. Much better than cookies especially if it’s long trip.
Correct me if wrong

[Tuukkohakee]

If you are looking for a true premium experience then you should choose trenitalia with their executive class. Otherwise they are both good with Italo being better.

[kellek]

on the Prima class, are the drinks and snacks complimentary or are they only for sale?
Very informative video - grazie!

[dantegiuliano]

Great video and very informative. Is there space for large suitcases in the headspace storage or only carry on sizes. Where would we put large suitcases on the train?

[MyZahara]

I have to disagree. I just booked tickets for my family of six and looked at both trenitalia and italo- I had to book four routes and looked at both companies using their best family discount prices and Trenitalia was by far the best deal for each route and for each date, and I was able to book business class tickets for cheaper than their standard economy. For a family trenitalia offers the discount for groups of 1-5 but italo makes it harder as it's only for groups of 1-4 and the tickets are still quite expensive. I was also looking early for summer dates and the prices should have been lower. For our purposes, trenitalia was the best option since the adults paid half price and the kids were free. Trenitalia counts kids as 14 and under while Italo only counts them as kids 11 and under. It's a no brainer than Trenitalia is the better option for families and groups.

[davidepiacentini]

Both executive and business of trenitalia comes with fast track!

[Use.ur.noggin]

travelling dec 22, i purchased an downloaded my ticket online, do i still need to do anything when i go to roma termini to board my train? do i need to register or something? do i just need the qr code or do i need to print my tickets at home