Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato

Again, the Young and Not So Young travel and save

The Green Card and the Silver Card, are available again. The Green card is for young people from 12 to under 26 years while the Silver one is for customers over 60 anni.

• The green card ("Carta Verde") costs 40 euro and allows young people discounts of 10% off Base fares (first and second class) on all national trains, including wagon lits and couchettes and up to 25% off when travelling around Europe.
• The Silver card ("Carta d'Argento") costs 30 euro (free for customers of 75 years and over). It allows discounts of 10% off wagon lits and couchettes, 15% off the Base Fares (first and second class) on all national trains, and 25% off international connections.

Both the Green and Silver cards can be bought at the station ticket desks and from the authorized travel agencies.

Prices of the cards

Card	Price
"Carta Verde" including RAILPLUS	40 Euro
"Carta d'Argento" including RAILPLUS	30 Euro

Validity

The cards are valid for one year, are nominative and must be shown together with the reduced-fare ticket during the journey. Please note that it is not possible to buy discounted tickets for a date that is after the Card's expiry date.

In the event of loss, theft and destruction of the Card, by presenting a suitable documentation proof, you can request issuance of a duplicate by paying € 5,00 as cost refund (to customers who have reached 75 years of age, the duplicate is issued free of charge).
No refunds are allowed.

Cartaviaggio

Also the holders of:

Cartaviaggio Smart (only with discount and until their expiry) can buy tickets at the "Card price" fare for international trains at full market prices that take in Italy (except for Elipsos trains).

Buying international tickets does not give the right to the crediting of points under the CartaViaggio scheme..