Trains & Railways in Umbria, Italy

Route maps and booking information for the national rail service, regional trains and the urban train network: to help you find your way around Perugia, Terni and the rest of Italy.

Italy's train service is run by Trenitalia, part of the Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato.

Trenitalia information	Tel: 892 021
Buy tickets by telephone	Tel: 991 661 771
Book online (plus route and timetable search)	Website
Eurostar information	Website
Disabled passenger helpline	Tel: 199 303 606
Services	Website
In case of a strike	Website

Trenitalia offers an SMS information service to its customers. Customers have access to information on train times and delays. The Trenitalia website also gives access to services such as hotel reservations, car hire reservations and ordering a taxi or a station porter for luggage assistance.

Information booklets with train times and destinations for local or longer trips are available in the stations and some tourist offices.

Train Services

Trenitalia has a number of different trains:

Local trains: for regional transport
National trains: local connections to Italy's towns and cities with the Intercity (IC) trains, night connections along the country's main axes with the night trains, and fast connections with Eurostar Italia Trains (ES)
The high speed Eurostar City trains, links Rome to Naples and runs between Milan and Turin
- More information is provided on the website: Click here
International trains: the Eurocity network provides 28 trains connecting Italy to France, Belgium, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Day or night travel in Europe can take place on the Eurocity and Euronight trains.
- For more information: Click here

Business passengers

Trenitalia provides specific services to passengers travelling for business, including:

Eurostar Club: access to waiting rooms equipped with computers, photocopiers and fax machines
Corporate Travel: discounts and deferred payments for company bookings
Carriage rental: booking trains for private use, work trips and meetings

Discount travel

Groups of at least six people travelling by train may benefit from specific reductions
Families of three (two adults and one child under 12) - the parents pay full fare but the child travels free when they travel together
For information on promotions, week-end offers and season tickets: Click here
Passengers may buy a Cartaviaggio travel card to obtain discounts and advantages on Trenitalia trains

For more information on Cartaviaggio and other travel cards: Click here

Traveling with animals

Dogs (and domestic animals) are allowed on bookable Trenitalia trains but must be kept in a carrier container or muzzled, depending on the train and size of the animal. The animal must be mentioned when booking the journey. These animals may travel for free in first and second class, but may not occupy a seat (unless paid for). All animals taken on Trenitalia trains must be accompanied by a certificate of registration (certificato di iscrizione all’anagrafe canina) proving that the animal has been registered at it's local canine registry office. Failure to follow these procedures may result in a fine.

Guide dogs of any size accompanying a blind person are allowed on any train and do not require a veterinarian's certification regarding diseases or infestations.

For information from Trenitalia regarding restrictions on taking animals on trains: Click here

Services for disabled passengers

Trenitalia provides specific services for disabled passengers, including those who are wheelchair-bound and mobility impaired as well as sight impaired.

Comprehensive information in English is available on the website: Click here
Italy-wide helpline for disabled passengers
Tel: 199 303 060 (open 07:00-21:00 daily except public holidays)
Over 250 stations have Assistance Centres (CAD) to help disabled passengers

Italian residents who receive a mobility allowance are entitled to discount travel with a Carta Blue. This is also available to people with a temporary mobility problem. Special concessions and facilities exists for blind passengers and the person accompanying them.

Information for the visually impaired: Click here

Two equipped places are reserved for wheelchair passengers and their companions on the medium and long-distance trains (trains equipped with these seats will indicate so on the train timetable). Extra help and assistance to get on and off may be provided on the trains marked with a special sign, and help on departure and arrival can be organised. It is recommended that wheelchair travellers call Trenitalia in advance to book a specially adapted seat on the equipped trains. Access to carriages is by special lifts at the stations.

Guide dogs of any size accompanying a blind person are allowed on trains and do not require a veterinarian's certification stating the animal does not carry any diseases or infestations.

Other services

Bicycles: Several international trains have dedicated wagons or spaces allowing passengers to travel with their bicycles: Click here
Cars: Passengers may travel with their car using the Auto al Seguito (Car on Board) service: Click here
Motorbikes & scooters: Passengers may travel with their motorbike or scooter: Click here

Umbria Train Stations

There is more than 368 Km of railway line in Umbria, with lines running in a U-shape through the region. A complimentary line connects both arms of the U, running through the city of Perugia.

For details of train services, ticket offices and travel agents at Umbria train stations: Click here (in Italian)

Below are the contact details for the main stations in the region:

Assisi Centrostazioni
At: Piazza Dante Alighieri, Assisi (PG)
Foligno Stazione
At: Piazzale Unita D'italia 7, Foligno (PG)
Orvieto Stazione
At: Piazza Matteotti 14, Orvieto (TR)
Tel: 074 235 2316
Perugia Centrostazioni
At: Piazza Vittoria Veneto 1, Perugia (PG)
Tel: 075 500 6186
Spoleto Stazione
At: Piazza Polvani 7, Spoleto (PG)
Terni Stazione Centralestazioni
At: Piazza Alighieri Dante 1, Terni (TR)
Tel: 074 442 4930

The regional train directorate can be contacted at the following address:

Umbria Territorial Directorate
At: Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Stazione FS, 06124 Perugia (PG)
Tel: 075 500 6186
Fax: 075 500 6186
e-mail

Mini Metro Light Rail

In 2008, a 3 Km-long light-rail system was inaugurated to take passengers from the valley floor at Pian Massiano to the centre of Perugia's old town (Pincetto). It has the capacity to carry 72,000 passengers per day and was built to relieve the pressure car traffic was placing on the city.

Stops are located at convenient locations around Perugia: Stazione Pincetto for the centre of town, Stazione Fontivegge for the central train station, Stazione Cortonese for the Questura and Stazione Pian di Massiano for the Saturday market and Football Stadium.

The mini metro is open Monday to Saturday 07:00–21:20 and Sunday and holidays 08:30–20:30.

Tickets and passes are also good for transport on APM busses and can be purchased in Perugia at the APM Office at the train station in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, the APM Agency at Piazza Partigiani, at machines in Mini Metro stations, newsstands and tobacco shops (tabaccaio). Tickets purchased at Mini Metro stations can be purchased with coins, bills or bank cards.

Mini Metro stations are marked with an "M"