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Flowers are in full bloom, the days are getting longer and the continuous rain that has plagued a lot of Europe in recent months has finally stopped, which can only mean one thing: Summer is approaching quicklyAnd it is high time that we hit the Mediterranean again.
Needless to say, the bustling old metropolis of Rome and the sun -drenched south of France are teeming with guests this season. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just jump on a nightly train in Italy and wake up in the idyllic French Riviera in a magical way?
From July this will no longer be a imaginative dream, because the espresso Riviera triumphantly comeback:
Rome to the French Riviera at night
When confirmed Through FS Treni Turisti ItalianiThe overnight Riviera Express will be back on track this summer and offers an affordable alternative to flying tourists who go from Rome to the French Riviera, or vice versa.
We have already written extensively about night trains and how often they ensure budget -friendly, more efficient options for aircraft.
To begin with, you can say goodbye to the stressful airport guides, and wait 2 to 3 hours between security and reach your gate: You can simply set up 10-15 minutes before your train leavesAnd it certainly helps that train stations are straight in the center of the city, not kilometers such as most airports.
Then there is the fact that it is after all a hotel-on wheels!
Instead of paying for a hotel And flights, you combine the costs of accommodation and trip to one single Booking – And if we can add, ‘Couchette’ tickets on the Riviera Express start from just $ 48, so it really doesn’t get cheaper than this.
What destinations can you achieve on the Riviera Express?
The train is planned to leave Rome’s Termini station every Friday and to arrive in the south of France on Saturday morning. At this point the actual departure times were not announced, but you should expect it to be later in the evening.
Trains leave Marseille, the French end point, on Saturday evening and arrive in the Italian capital in the early hours of the next day.
The nocturnal part of the journey consists of the 317 miles that separate Rome from Genoa, a coastal city in northwestern Italy. For maximized comfort, Sleeping cars with private compartments Or the more economic couchettes are available for the overnight section.
In the morning the train will change the layout, with lounges and first and second class chairs, and large panoramic windows so that passengers can enjoy the view if they are along the coast in the south of France.
Below you will find the full travel schedule and the average prices for each category, travel from Rome to Marseille:
Night segment
- Rome (Termini), Italy
- Genoa (Piazza Principle), Italy
Day segment
- Savona, Italy
- Alassio, Italy
- Imperia, Italy
- Sanremo, Italy
- Ventimiglia, Italy
- Menton, France
- Monaco – Monte Carlo, Monaco, the principality of Monaco
- Fun, France
- Cannes, France
- Saint-Raphaël-Valescure, France
- Toulon, France
- Marseille, France
Top 7 destinations to visit with the Riviera Express
- Rome: A historically charged capital full of world -famous sights, such as the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and the Vatican Museums
- Sanremo: The ‘Cannes of Italy’, and an elegant resort city on the coast of Liguria, the home of an iconic casino and a modern coastal promenade
- Menton: A colorful, small French city near the Italian border with narrow alleys covered by skinny, lively dyed buildings and a picturesque pebble beach
- Monaco: A city state on the Mediterranean Sea, the home of the glamorous Monte Carlo district and a walled old city on top of a prominent rock
- Nice: An elegant coastal metropolis that is best known for being Promenade des Anglaisspread of turquoise waters, and Vieux-NiceA well-preserved, pastel-hue historic center
- Cannes: The French Capital of Cinema, and a Blitse, Glamorous Beach Town with fine, white sand, luxury hotels and an abundance of award -winning restaurants
- Marseille: A relaxed city on the banks of the Mediterranean Sea characterized by its multicultural character, Artsy LE Panier District, and the proximity of some of the most beautiful in France Calanques
The Riviera Express will be available as a train route from the launch of July 4 up to and including 30 August.
Tickets can be purchased directly on the Official website Or via a Trenitalia sales channel from 24 May.
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