High-speed route
Frecciarossa Milan–Venice
Milan → Venice · Italy
300 km/h out of Milan, then Verona, Vicenza and Padua: finishing with the causeway glide across the lagoon to Santa Lucia’s doorstep on the Grand Canal.
The red arrows took over the Venice run as the Milan–Brescia high-speed segment opened in 2016, and the route now mixes 300 km/h sprint with one of Italy’s richest classic corridors. Verona passes beneath its Roman arena skyline, Lake Garda glints beyond Peschiera and Desenzano, then Vicenza and Padua roll by before the causeway moment: two minutes of open lagoon with Venice rising ahead, and Santa Lucia’s platforms ending at the Grand Canal steps.
Along the way
- Brescia high-speed sprint
- Lake Garda at Desenzano and Peschiera
- Verona Porta Nuova
- Vicenza’s Palladian skyline
- Padua before the lagoon
- Causeway into Santa Lucia
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 546969 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 4 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of FR 9710
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice?
The Frecciarossa Milan–Venice runs 267 km from Milan to Venice.
How long does the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 13 min for the 267 km. That is an average of 120 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 300 km/h.
Who runs the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice?
Trenitalia, with Frecciarossa 1000.
How old is the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice?
The line has been in service since 2016. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Frecciarossa Milan–Venice run?
Hourly or better.
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