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Even more Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità services. And still great value for money!
More Alta Velocità high-speed rail connections
Whatever option you chose, the Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità train beats car travel 4 to 0 for safety, comfort, cost and travelling times.
Between Rome and Naples for example, it takes just 1 hour 27 minutes as opposed to the 2 hours and 5 minutes (38 minutes more) for the average journey by average-engine car - without the congestion in getting into and out of the cities.
The advantages of travelling Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità are many:
Club Eurostar for all AV passengers at every station, with waiting and relaxation areas, a corner bar, assistance services and info-tainment services;
Routes personalised with signs and touchscreen;
Personnel dedicated to Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità customers alone in the Club Eurostar and on the platform;
Dedicated desks at the Rome, Naples, Milan and Turin ticketing areas;
Welcome drinks, snacks ad newspapers in 1st class;
Power sockets in every seat;
Hostess on board in both 1st and 2nd class;
A new design offering more space for tables and more comfortable seats;
The best safety standards;
Technology designed to improve travel comfort, guaranteeing noise- and vibration damping.
The Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità train is not only faster but also more economical. Without even accounting for the costs of car depreciation, wear and tear, tyres, tax and insurance, when travelling by car you would spend on average more than 30 euros while the AV train ticket costs just 26. And for business journeys, usually calculated according to Italy’s Automobile Club ACI’s tables, the cost borne by the companies is over 87 euros: some 48 euro higher than the AV flexi fare in First Class (39 euros).
More Eurostar Italia Alta Velocità trains, then, to meet a growing demand: some 618,000 customers have travelled to date (378,000 on the Rome-Naples section and 240,000 on the Milan-Turin section) 96 percent of whom expressed satisfaction and particular appreciation for the speed and comfort provided. 97% of trains arrive within 5 minutes of their scheduled times.