Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Frecciarossa high-speed train on the route between Lyon and Paris in France (Getty/iStock)Trial runs have commenced for new high-speed rail connections linking Italy, Germany, and Austria, operated by Ferrovie dello Stato in partnership with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB. Commercial passenger services using Frecciarossa 1000 trains are scheduled to launch ahead of summer 2027 on routes between Milan, Rome, and Munich. Estimated travel times will be around six-and-a-half hours between Milan and Munich, and eight-and-a-half hours between Rome and Munich. Ten additional connections are planned from December 2028 to extend routes to Naples and Berlin, with further potential services to Frankfurt and Krakow. FS also intends to launch high-speed rail services between Paris and London from 2029, aiming to challenge Eurostar's Channel Tunnel monopoly. In fullHigh-speed trains could soon link Rome, Milan and Munich as part of ‘Europe’s metro’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
New high-speed trains to link three EU countries in travel shake-up
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Frecciarossa high-speed train on the route between Lyon and Paris in France (Getty/iStock)Trial runs have commenced for new high-speed rail connections linking Italy, Germany, and Austria, operated by Ferrovie dello Stato in partnership with Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB. Commercial passenger services using Frecciarossa 1000 trains are scheduled to launch ahead of summer 2027 on routes between Milan, Rome, and Munich. Estimated travel times will be around six-and-a-half hours between Milan and Munich, and eight-and-a-half hours between Rome and Munich. Ten additional connections are planned from December 2028 to extend routes to Naples and Berlin, with further potential services to Frankfurt and Krakow. FS also intends to launch high-speed rail services between Paris and London from 2029, aiming to challenge Eurostar's Channel Tunnel monopoly. In fullHigh-speed trains could soon link Rome, Milan and Munich as part of ‘Europe’s metro’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
