For any of you looking to get from Rome to Lake Como (via Milan): A new high-speed Frecciarossa (The Red Arrow) train service linking Rome and Milan offers a journey time of two hours and 45 minutes, Italy's state railway company has announced. That's as average of about 130 miles per hour! (This is over 355 miles and would take over 6 hours by car!)... Taking a look at this futuristic train, you gotta think it's made by the same people that bring you the Ferrari...
The direct service, which avoids the central train stations of both cities, launched just last Fall, and has been a huge hit for both tourists and locals from Rome who want to go to the far north of Italy for getaway... and Lake Como is nearby!
The new connection does not include Milano Centrale or Roma Termini however both stations can be easily reached.
The new link brings the number of daily Frecciarossa connections between Rome and Milan to 90, including seven direct Roma Termini - Milano Centrale services, with a journey time of 2 hours and 59 minutes, and 81 Frecciarossa Rome-Milan routes with intermediate stops and journey times starting from 3 hours and eight minutes.
It's hard not to sing along with this one!
