First Time Traveling By Train Across The Italian Countryside
There are many trains you can take throughout Italy and choosing the right one can seem daunting in a new country. Especially because Roma Termini Station is *always* busy.
While doing research about the trains we saw people saying how busy they are/can be and that they had trouble purchasing them day of, during peak times, so we bought ours months in advance via the Trenitalia app.
If you do need someone to talk to about your route or ticket, there are workers in red vests standing all around the station waiting to answer any questions. There are boards all over the station with the train times on them but know that the trains are often not on time and to allow time for that. We read a lot of blogs that said that and it was absolutely true each time we used a train to travel in Italy.
We were taking the Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) train which offers four classes of service: Standard, Premium, Business, and Executive. Passengers in higher classes enjoy extra amenities such as leather seats, more legroom, and complimentary refreshments. We spent the extra to get Business class because it wasn’t a huge difference and we wanted the extra space with a table. Make sure you’re there early to board because while there was space for everyone’s luggage, it did get used up quickly.
Once we settled in it was a 4 & 1/2 hour ride to Bari with only a few stops along the way so we had plenty of time to soak up the beautiful countryside views.
Once we arrived in Bari Centrale, we were then scooped up for an hour or so ride to the Ostuni Art Resort to begin the week of Rebecca & Andy’s “Festival Of Us”.
