This page explains how to buy train tickets from Pisa to other European cities at the cheapest prices, buying online direct from the operators, usually with print-at-home tickets.  Click here to buy tickets starting in another city.

I want to go from Pisa to...

      Florence   Rome   Naples
  Venice   Siena   Cinque Terre
  Sicily   Paris   Anywhere else in Italy
  Switzerland   Nice, Monaco   All other destinations

Before you buy your tickets...

Take a moment to read these important tips for buying European train tickets.  It answers all the usual questions, "Do I need to book in advance or can I just buy at the station?", "Can I stop off?", "Are there Senior fares?" and that old favourite, "Should I buy an $800 railpass or just buy a €35 point-to-point ticket online?".  And most important, click here to understand how far ahead you can buy train tickets.

Which station in Pisa?

European train travel FAQ...

An introduction to European train travel

 

Senior fares (over 60)

 

Guide to Eurail passes (overseas visitors)

Important tips for buying European train tickets

Youth fares (under 26)

 

Guide to Interrail passes (for Europeans)

How to check European train times

Child fares & child age limits

 

Couchettes & sleepers on night trains

Do I need to book in advance?

Luggage on European trains

 

Train seat numbering plans

How far ahead can I book?

Luggage storage at stations

 

Wheelchairs & special needs

Can I stop off on the way?

Taking a bike by train

 

Real-time service updates

Should I travel 1st or 2nd class?

Taking a car by train

 

Hotels & accommodation

How long to allow for connections?

Taking dogs & pets by train

 

Changing stations in Paris by metro or taxi

How early to arrive at the station?

Maps of the European rail network

 

What to do when things go wrong...


Pisa Centrale station

Pisa Centrale station. Courtesy of travellingherd.uk...


Pisa to Florence for €9...

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Pisa to Rome...

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Pisa to Naples, Sorrento, Amalfi, Capri...

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Pisa to Venice...

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Pisa to Siena for €11...
Florence-Siena regional train at Siena

A Florence-Empoli-Siena regional train, arrived at Siena.  This train is of a type called Minuetto...

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Pisa to Cinque Terre...

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Pisa to Palermo, Catania, Siracuse & Sicily from €39.80...

Option 1, Pisa to Sicily by daytime train.  Pisa to Sicily in a day...

Option 2, Pisa to Sicily by direct sleeper train.  An epic ride in your own private sleeper, direct to Sicily...

  • A direct sleeper train leaves Pisa Centrale just after midnight, travelling along the scenic coast towards the toe of Italy next morning, before being shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience, have your camera ready.  It arrives in Sicily late afternoon.  This sleeper train originates in Milan.

    It has Comfort couchettes with 4-berth compartments, ideal for families.  It has a sleeping-car with 1, 2 & 3 bed compartments with washbasin.  The couchettes convert to seats for daytime use, the sleepers convert to a private sitting room with sofa.  There's no restaurant car, so bring your own picnic and bottle of wine or beer.  See more information & photos of Italian domestic sleeper trains.

  • Fare start at €39.90 including a Comfort couchette or from €79.90 with a bed in a cosy 2-bed sleeper.  Book ahead for Trenitalia's cheap Super-Economy and Economy prices.

  • Buy tickets at www.raileurope.com or www.italiarail.com (recommended) or Italian Railways' own site www.trenitalia.com (trickier).

    All 3 sites sell the same tickets, all offer ticketless travel for Italian intercity & high-speed trains, you simply print out your booking reference or show it on your phone.  Booking opens up to 4 months ahead, except when the mid-June & mid-December timetable changes are imminent when the booking horizon shrinks to less than this with some trains loaded before others.

    1.  www.raileurope.com is easy to use, it's written in plain English, it can be used in €, £ or $, small booking fee.

    2.  www.italiarail.com is also easy to use, it's in plain English, it can be used in €, £, $ & Aus$.  Their small booking fee will be refunded if you email seat61@italiarail.com after you book.  It can be cheaper than Trenitalia.com for 2 or more people travelling together as explained here.

    3.  www.trenitalia.com is fairly easy to use but it uses Italian-language place names and has a few quirks, so see this advice on using it.  You will need to understand Italian to book sleepers as the site does not translate sleeper types, if you're not happy with this, I recommend sticking with www.raileurope.com or Italiarail.com.

Option 3, by InterCity train to Rome then sleeper.  Time-effective, but better timed than option 2 so probably the option I'd choose...

  • Catch an early-evening train to Rome, then a direct sleeper train from Rome to Palermo, Catania or Siracuse.  In the morning the sleeper train is shunted onto a ferry to cross the Straits of Messina, a unique experience, have your camera ready.  It arrives in Sicily late morning.  See more information & photos of Italian domestic sleeper trains.

  • Pisa to Rome starts at €19.90, Rome to Sicily starts at €39.90 including a Comfort couchette or from €79.90 with a bed in a cosy 2-bed sleeper.  Book ahead for Trenitalia's cheap Super-Economy and Economy prices.

  • Buy tickets at either www.raileurope.com, www.italiarail.com.  If you'd like longer in Rome between trains (perhaps plan to have dinner there, or an afternoon wander) book each train separately, it makes no difference to the price.

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Pisa to all other Italian destinations...

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Pisa to Paris from €48.90...

Option 1, Pisa to Paris by daytime train.  The scenic option...

TGV bar car   TGV from Milan to Paris

Turin to Paris by high-speed TGV...  Above left, the cafe-bar serving drinks, snacks & hot dishes  Above right, the TGV at Paris Gare de Lyon.  Larger bar photo.

TGV interior by Christian Lacroix, second class   TGV 1st class by Christian Lacroix

A table for four in 2nd class on the TGV to Paris.  360 degree photo.

 

1st class seats on the Turin-Paris TGV.  360 degree photo.

Mountains from the TGV train to Italy

Take a good book, a bottle o' red, and enjoy the scenery from Italy to Paris with your feet up.  These are mountains in France...  Watch the Paris-Milan TGV video guide.

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Pisa to Monaco, Nice, Cannes & South of France...
  • Buy tickets from Pisa Centrale to Monte Carlo, Nice, Antibes, Cannes or Marseille as one easy transaction at either www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com Booking usually opens up to 4 months aheadLook in the search results for a 2-change journey.

    If you have any problems, book from Pisa to Ventimiglia, then add a local ticket Ventimiglia to Monte Carlo, Nice or Cannes separately, or even just buy that ticket at the station when you get to Ventimiglia.  More information about the journey from Genoa to Nice.

    Trenitalia intercity & Frecciabianca trains are ticketless, you simply print out your booking reference or show it on your phone.  For Trenitalia regional trains you print your own ticket.  For French TER trains you either print your own ticket or select a mobile ticket to show on your phone.

Italian InterCity train

Steps 1 & 2, take an Intercity train from Pisa to Genoa then Genoa to Ventimiglia.  This is an Intercity at Milan Centrale.

2nd class   1st class

2nd class.  Larger photo.

 

1st class.  Larger photo.

TER train at Juans-les-Pins station

Step 3, take a TER local train from Ventimiglia to Monaco, Nice & Cannes.  Ventimiglia to Nice takes an hour along the coast.  Here, a TER rolls into Juan les Pins station, between Nice & Cannes.

Coastal scenery between Nice & Ventimiglia

Coastal scenery from the upper deck of the TER from Ventimiglia to Nice & Cannes...

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Pisa to Switzerland from €48.90...
ETR610 EuroCity train from Switzerland at Milan Centrale   2nd class seats on an ETR610 EuroCity train to Italy

EuroCity train at Milan Centrale.  More information about these EuroCity trains.

 

2nd class seats on an ETR610 EuroCity train...

Lake Lugano, seen from a Milan to Zurich train

This is Lake Lugano, seen from a Milan-Zurich EuroCity train...

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Pisa to all other destinations...

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