By Train

By Train

Turin is on the main Paris-Rome TGV express line and is also connected with Milan, only 90 minutes away on the fast train. The fastest (Eurostar) trains cover the 667-km (414-mi) trip to Rome in about six hours; other trains take between seven and 10 hours.

Services to the larger cities east of Turin are part of the extensive and reliable train network of the Lombard Plain. West of the region's capital, however, the train services soon peter out in the mountains. Continuing connections by bus serve these valleys; information about train-bus mountain services can be obtained from train stations and tourist information offices, or by contacting FS-Trenitalia (892021. www.trenitalia.com) , the Italian national train service.