FS presented his offers for the winter season. La Winter Experience 2023-2024 of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group, made up of Trenitalia, Busitalia, Ferrovie del Sud Est and FS Treni Turistici Italiani, starts December 10th and aims to boosts up the options of travel to skiing and tourist destinations Mountain.
Introduce yourself new links integrated with train, bus and plane, as well as special promotions for families and young people. In total, they will be 24.000 national connections available per day by train and bus, e 13.000 connections in Europe, helping to promote more complete, efficient and sustainable mobility.
Sustainability and intermodality
The new Winter Experience is based on the principles of intermodality, sustainability and innovation. Thanks to 45 million passengers who opted for travel with the Arrows, were saved around 1 billion euros in costs for the community, reducing environmental and social impacts.
According to a Bloomberg analysis conducted by McKinsey, corporate travel by train offers businesses better performance in ESG ratings, translating into savings of up to 1% on the cost of capital. The 47.000 companies that opted for travel with Trenitalia in 2023 also avoided the emission of 100.000 tonnes of CO2 compared to using the car.
Frecciarossa trips are increasing
There are 270 Frecciarossa trains daily which guarantee around 130.000 posts and more than 120 destinations. Between Milan and Rome, will be introduced from December 22nd two new non-stop connections with a record travel time of 2 hours and 50 minutes, bringing the total number of daily connections between the two cities to 100, with over 50.000 seats available and an average frequency of a train every 15 minutes during peak hours.
The frequency of travel is also increasing between Milan and Naples with 2 new daily connections which will bring the total number of trains between the two cities to 70. News also on the route Torino-Roma with four new connections. For the tourists heading to Venice from Milan, two new daily connections will be introduced. Also strengthened connection between Milan and the Adriatic Coast with 26 trains per day.
Frecciarossa service confirmed by Rome to Pompeii, active every Sunday until June. The Frecciarossa network extends with FrecciaLink connections, which will reach art cities such as Matera, Perugia and Assisi.
They will also be the FrecciaLounge have been renewed in the stations of Milan Centrale, Napoli Centrale, Bologna and Florence by 2024, after the implementation which has already taken place in Rome Termini.
Il regional transport instead, it presents increasingly modern trains suited to travellers' needs, with the arrival of 175 new low environmental impact trains in the last 2 years. The network includes more 6.000 regional trains offering extended coverage and intermodal solutions for passengers every day. L'introduction of the Regional digital ticket allows for more flexible travel, allowing unlimited date/time changes up until the day before travel and unlimited time changes on the day of travel.
FS Italian Tourist Trains: Rome-Cortina leaves
The new “Espresso Cadore” starts on December 15th will connect Rome with Cortina d'Ampezzo. It is the first trip by FS Italian Tourist Trains, new company of the FS Group created with the aim of offering railway services designed and calibrated for quality, sustainable tourism and attentive to rediscovering the riches of the Italian territory.
Connections to mountain locations will be strengthened with Frecciarossa trains available to Oulx and Bardonecchia from Naples, Rome, Florence, Bologna and Milan. The two direct connections also return at the weekend with Intercity Night to San Candido and other main tourist destinations in Trentino-Alto Adige, on the Rome-Bolzano route. The route will also be extended to the stations of Bressanone, Fortezza, Brunico and Dobbiaco.
Furthermore, from Milan, on board Eurocity, it will be possible reach Switzerland and visit the characteristic Christmas markets of Zurich, Bern, Basel, Montreux, Lausanne and Geneva.
The daily connections of Busitalia in Umbria, Veneto and Campania and South Eastern Railways in Puglia.
I FrecciaLink will complete the offer, allowing you to reach, over the weekend, some of the most popular mountain resorts: Aosta, Cortina D'Ampezzo, Courmayeur, Madonna Di Campiglio, Val Gardena, Val Di Fassa and Val Di Fiemme.
Increasingly intermodal travel
This year, 5 million passengers have chosen the combined intermodal transport by train, of which 1,6 million only for the Fiumicino Airport-Rome route. THE travel in FrecciaLink they grew by 90% compared to 2022, and in the first 10 months of 2023, over 1 million passengers purchased tickets to use the 123 Regional Links.
Over 40.000 tickets have been purchased to reach Sicily with train+ship connections, which from 10 December will be even more environmentally friendly thanks to the use of battery-powered locomotives for ferrying.
The offer of intermodality will be expanded during the winter season. Additional trips will be introduced for the MediopadanaLink to and from Parma, in connection with Frecciarossa at Reggio Emilia AV. In Piemonte, starting from January, a new direct regional connection will be activated from Turin to the “Sandro Pertini” airport in Caselle, the Reggia di Venaria and the tourist resort “Valli di Lanzo”. In Toscana, new intermodal connections (train+bus) will be introduced connecting the Poggibonsi-San Gimignano station with San Gimignano Centro. In Sicilia, from 11 December, 4 new direct connections will be operational between Palermo Airport and Agrigento, with confirmation of the intermodal train+bus connection to reach the Valley of the Temples.
Confirmed i active links in Veneto, such as Garda Link which connects the Verona Porta Nuova railway station to locations on Lake Garda, and Caorle Link to reach the sea even in winter, have been confirmed.
Passengers arriving in Italy with Emirates they will have the opportunity to benefit from integrated trips train+plane athrough a single ticket and a unique PNR code. The agreement includes all flights departing or arriving from Venice, Milan, Bologna and Rome, offering integrated travel solutions with Frecce to 27 railway stations.
Promotions for the winter
Le winter offers for travel on Frecciarossa They include:
- FrecciaDAYS: Discounts of up to 70% on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- Freccia2X1: Trips for two for the price of one.
- FrecciaSENIOR: Tickets at 29 euros and 39 euros for over 60s.
- FrecciaYOUNG: Offer for young people up to 30 years old at 19 and 29 euros.
- FrecciaFAMILY: Offer for families, with free travel for under 15s and 50% reductions for adults.
- Free travel for dogs on board the Frecce until January 8th.
For the travel with Intercity, there are the following options:
- Together offer: Discounts of up to 60% for groups of 3 to 5 people.
- Weekend return trip: 40% discount for outward journeys on Saturday and return journeys on Sunday.
- Me&You: Savings of up to 50% for trips as a couple.
- Free Children: Offer for families with children under 15 traveling for free and adults with a 40% discount.
- Free travel for dogs on Intercity trains until 8 January.
For the travel with Eurocity:
- Promo 2×1 Markets: Offer for Italy-Switzerland travel, in cooperation with the Swiss Federal Railways, on sale until 10 December for travel until 20 December.
For the regional trains:
- Italy on Tour: Offer to travel freely for 3 or 5 days on Trenitalia and Trenitalia Tper regional, fast regional and metropolitan trains.
- For those under 30 and over 60 registered with X-GO, there are discounts of up to 70% and 50%, respectively, along with a “Very X-Mas” competition from December 1st to 24th with over 100 prizes per day.
- Free Pets: Free travel for small pets on regional trains.
For those under 30 and over 60 registered with X-GO, there are discounts of up to 70% and 50%, respectively, along with a “Very X-Mas” contest from December 1st to 24th with over 100 prizes per day. The initiative is valid for both intercity and regional trains.
FS Passenger Hub: the results for 2023
In January-October period, the companies of the Passenger Hub of the FS Group recorded over half a billion passengers, marking a 20% increase compared to 2022, with 100 million trips taken during the summer alone. THE peaks occurred in July and August, with Frecciarossa recording 8 million passengers (+21% compared to 2022), Intercity with 4 million travelers (+8% compared to 2022) and Regional with 65 million passengers (+12 % compared to 2022).
Il digital channel saw 31% growth in ticket purchases, driven primarily by international purchases. The bicycle transport on board the train increased by 20% compared to 2022, exceeding 190.000 units. Trenitalia confirms itself as pet friendly company, with more than 310.000 pets traveling in the first 10 months of the year, a 40% increase over the previous year.
“Trenitalia and all the companies in the Passenger Hub are investing in latest generation trains and buses to guarantee passengers an even more comfortable and environmentally friendly journey. We are committing over 1 billion euros per year to regional transport and, in the next 3 years, the trains will be almost completely renewed. We have signed a contract worth around 1 billion euros for the supply of 40 new Frecciarossa 1000s and, within the PNRR funds, we are investing in new Intercity trains and carriages, with particular attention to the Southern regions. With the Winter Experience we further consolidate our efforts and, in the coming months, we will offer our travelers new connections for a more complete and flexible experience" declared the CEO of Trenitalia, Louis Corradi.
