Max in-service speed (km/h)
High-speed rail · Italy
How fast is Frecciarossa?
Italy’s Frecciarossa connects major cities and business corridors, with service speeds around 300 km/h on core lines. Capture your real trip speed instead of relying on timetable assumptions.
300km/h max
Higher test speed milestones in controlled runs (km/h)
Frecciarossa service introduction
High-speed route kilometers in Italy
The fleet
Frecciarossa models in service
ETR 500
Core high-speed business service
300km/h
ETR 700
Frecciarossa 1000 family
300km/h
ETR 400
Premium comfort variant
300km/h
ETR 1000
Electrotreno, long-haul corridors
250km/h
Popular routes
How fast, from A to B
| ROUTE | DISTANCE | TIME | AVG SPEED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan → Rome | 568 km | 2h58 | 191 km/h |
| Milan → Naples | 785 km | 4h25 | 176 km/h |
| Turin → Venice | 460 km | 3h34 | 129 km/h |
| Rome → Florence | 254 km | 1h30 | 169 km/h |
| Milan → Genoa | 144 km | 1h38 | 88 km/h |
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