France and Italy by Train

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While visiting Italy, why not extend your stay and get a flavour of France too? Spend a relaxing day enjoying the spectacular scenery of the French countryside, or take an overnight train and arrive in Paris or Lyon the next morning, alert and refreshed.

France has more than 500 different kinds of cheese and more than 450 types of wines. France is western Europe’s largest and probably its most diverse country. Each of France’s 22 regions has its own culture and scenery, its own style of architecture and art, its own gastronomy and lifestyle, and, in many cases, its own dialect. This delightful diversity is what makes travel in France so intriguing.

To check availability, fares and make your seat reservations simply enter your city from and city to in our ticket search box to the left. Or buy the Eurail France & Italy Pass for unlimited travel. You can book your seat reservations to accompany the pass with us too.

Note: Some trains are overnight trains (longer in during) and through booking you will be prompted to make a sleeper car reservation. Read more about overnight trains here.

Featured France & Italy Pass:

See pricing for the Eurail France & Italy Pass

More Passes:

Visit railpass.com to find more passes for France and the whole of Europe.

Book Tickets: Artesia

The Artesia, a TrenItalia and SNCF joint venture, provides day time and night time connections between Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence & Venice in Italy, with Paris and Lyon in France..

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Inside Italy to receive discounts based on age, the following qualifications must be met:
Senior:Train operators in Italy do not offer a discount for Seniors.
Youth:Train operators in Italy do not offer a discount for Youths.
Child:To qualify for Child fares, passengers must be aged between 4 and 11 years inclusive
To receive discounts based on number of people travelling together please be aware that only groups of 10 adult people (2 children = 1 adult) will be entitled to a variable discount depending on train type, journey and date of travel.

Please be aware that the system will automatically calculate any child or group discount you might be entitled to; no Senior or Youth discounts can be bought for single tickets purchased outside of Italy; Senior, Youth and Child discounts are bookable for railpasses covering Italy, please choose the relevant option at the time of booking.
This option is for customers who have previously purchased a pass or open ticket, but wish to travel on a train where a reservation is required.

A pass or open ticket does not guarantee a seat on such trains.

In Italy, most trains require a reservation. Check with the rail operator you wish to use if you are not sure whether a reservation is required.