Classic route
Cagliari–Sassari
Cagliari → Sassari · Italy
Cagliari–Sassari in pictures
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- Distance
- 249 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 3 h 15 min
- Average speed
- 77 km/h
- Top speed
- 150 km/h
- Operator
- Trenitalia
- Train
- Trenitalia regionale
- Countries
- Italy
- In service since
- 1881
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Sardinian main line: three hours up the island’s spine through Oristano and the Campidano plain — the mainline Sardinia most visitors never know exists.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of R 4826 (Zug-Nr. 4826)
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Read more on Wikipedia (in IT) ↗
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