Can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two sites that sell train tickets between Florence and Venice? Both seem to be only 2 hour trips.

This one is only 25 euros for a one-way ticket to Venice:
https://biglietti.italotreno.it/Book...neTreno_A.aspx

And this one is 95 euros for a one-way ticket on the same day:
http://www.lefrecce.it/B2CWeb/search...chOutputViewer

The first one reads like it's a privately owned company and the second is the Trenitalia. We'd obviously rather take the less expensive train which looks really nice.

Thanks for your help!

I am sorry that I can't explain the difference, but I am sure that some veteran traveler can do so. We have purchased tickets on Trenitalia many times from here in the states and have never been disappointed.

I don't know what class / times you are looking at, but we travelled by Trenitalia from Venice to Florence in December, and I think it was only around Euro 20-something.

Prices on Frecciaargento (trenitalia)range from euro19 to euro29 on the date I just checked (which is a weekday in a couple of weeks from now)

juliem, I answered this question for you where you also asked it on shrimpys thread.
As I said there I recently used ItaloTreno and it was very nice and even in first class, not terribly expensive.

Thanks so much to all of you for answering! I am glad to hear that I can find tickets on Trenitalia for a lot less than euro95. Thanks again.

What date? Trenitalia might not have their fares loaded (change to summer 2nd weekend in June).

Between Florence and Venice, both companies use the same railway lines and stations. Rolling stock on high speed trains on this route is pretty well identical (though you're usually a bit more likely to get trains a year or two older on Trenitalia), though the details vary by class, and you should check the details on their websites if this matters.

Both companies have prices that fluctuate almost constantly, and if company A is a bit cheaper today, it's by no means certain it'll be cheaper tomorrow.

Personally I can't see the point of going first on such a short route if it's your own money.