Italy's Most Famous Train: Intercity Notte Siracusa - Rail Ferry - Milano in Deluxe Sleeping Car

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  • čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
  • Part 1 (Siracusa - Villa San Giovanni):
    Train: Intercity Notte ICN 1982
    From: Siracusa, Sicily
    To: Milano Centrale
    Route via: Catania, Messina, Villa San Giovanni, Rosarno, Lamezia Terme, Salerno, Roma Ostiense, Pisa, Viareggio, La Spezia, Genova Piazza Principe, Tortona
    Travel Class: Deluxe Sleeping Car, Cabina Singolo (Vagone Letto Deluxe)
    Car No: 03
    Berth No: 21
    Price: EUR 84.90
    Fare: Super Economy VL Uso Singolo - Cabina Intera
    Bought online on: trenitalia.com
    Scheduled travel time (Siracusa - Milano): 21 hours and 50 minutes
    Departure from Siracusa: 13h35 cet
    Arrival in Milano Centrale: 11h25 cet
    Travel season: September 2021
    Occupancy: 80%
    Train operator: Trenitalia, Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS)
    Electric Locomotive Siracusa - Messina: FS Class E.464 (E.464 246 and E.464 345 , built by Bombardier Transportation)
    Railway ferry Strait of Messina: “Messina” (commissioned in 2012)
    Hotel in Siracusa: Grand Hotel Ortigia
    Music:
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    High Life by Richard Smithson
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    Journey by Tim Schaufert
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    Music: Air By by Richard Smithson
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Komentáře • 135

  • @ursulamirbach6216
    @ursulamirbach6216 Před 2 lety +63

    Train travel has way more style than air travel. And overnight train travel is nostalgic: approaching a destination in slow speed, anticipating the vacation and experiencing the landscapes of a country. Sleeper trains have been revived all over Europe recently, great initiative, long may they live! Tx 4 video!

  • @vincenzomedica9543
    @vincenzomedica9543 Před 2 lety +15

    Ti ringrazio di cuore,viaggio effettuato almeno 60 volte,essendo emigrato al nord italia, ma originario di noto,dopo i video bellissimi sulla Transiberiana, questo e il preferito.
    grazie dei tuoi video...

  • @ivoperugia
    @ivoperugia Před 2 lety +28

    I have no words to express the joy about this video because i am fall in love with Italy. I have gratuated in Roma Tre university and had spend a lot of time in Sicily and Calabria for several university intership. I know every single station between Messina and Palermo or Messina- Catania, even on the line Naples-Reggio Calabria. This video make me cry just because I really love these palces. Not so the trains, but these places are magical memory for me. And this sea, this mithical story of Magna Crecia... I have no words. Be bleess doc7austin`s and be save. Слава Україні! Героям слава!

    • @HAVEaYOU10
      @HAVEaYOU10 Před rokem

      THEY SENT THE LEOPARD SO I GIVE BAACK ARNOLD TO YOU.

  • @questaebenzinah2600
    @questaebenzinah2600 Před 2 lety +5

    Ricorda un po' i vecchi allestimenti degli anni 90... Che viaggi che erano!

  • @cxura
    @cxura Před 2 lety +27

    This train brings back to me a lot of memories of when I was a kid travelling from Torino to the south for the summer with my grandparents. It was an exciting adventure… sleeping in the top bunk and waking up to check where we were approaching… such a lovely memory ☺️ Waiting for part 2!

    • @robertop7602
      @robertop7602 Před 2 lety +4

      C'è poco da fare il treno è il miglior mezzo di trasporto .

    • @ursulamirbach6216
      @ursulamirbach6216 Před 2 lety +5

      Travelled from Cologne to Rome, Firenze, Venezia several times on sleeper trains in the 80ies and 90ies and it is fabulous: first travelling along the Rhine with all its hilltop castles and vineyards, then waking up somewhere in the Swiss Alps the next morning, train snaking along lakes and crossing bridges and tunnels.

  • @MrPatapuf007
    @MrPatapuf007 Před 2 lety +11

    Perfect, as always. Thank you. I send greetings from the Czech Republic :-)

  • @MrJohnblaine
    @MrJohnblaine Před rokem +2

    Italy is so beautiful

  • @tjittekamminga5170
    @tjittekamminga5170 Před 24 dny +2

    lovely voyage; we made it long ago! bella Italia

  • @fabiofiorucci6239
    @fabiofiorucci6239 Před 2 lety +2

    Bellissimo video! Da romano non conosco Siracusa ...grave pecca! Grazie comunque

  • @ringo7561
    @ringo7561 Před 2 lety +17

    Great video, what an outstanding job you did, very well done. I hope to do this trip one day. Once again, thanks for creating and posting this.

  • @fiveinitaly
    @fiveinitaly Před 2 lety +1

    Incredible 😀😀😀 great sharing 👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @AleksandrVorobev2005
    @AleksandrVorobev2005 Před 2 lety +4

    Замечательное видео Европейских путешествий!!!👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

  • @spacer62
    @spacer62 Před rokem +1

    Excellent. This video reminds me of some of the Sicilian train-scenes in Antonioni's film L'Avventura. Both heros travel along the Northern coastline. Then, they kiss for the first time near Siracusa and a train is visible in the background. ...

  • @4kspain
    @4kspain Před 2 lety +6

    What an incredible tour! I really had so much fun! Thanks! 😁😍💖

  • @WaqasKhan-qm6yi
    @WaqasKhan-qm6yi Před 2 lety +1

    Few months ago am traveling Catania Sicilia to Torino amazing 😍😍

  • @bklynbubba
    @bklynbubba Před 2 lety +6

    Wonderful video and can't wait for part 2! I had the same experiences on two other European night trains - Nice to Strasbourg and Bari to Venice, no food, no water. By the time I made the second trip I learned my lesson and brought enough sustenance with me!

  • @trainsoftheworld1
    @trainsoftheworld1 Před 2 lety +6

    Great tour and a great video! :) Ive just put that on my list of routes I need to travel someday :))

  • @EpicThe112
    @EpicThe112 Před 2 lety +3

    FS ETR Pop has been ordered by Deutsche Bahn for RMV Frankfurt Am Main Wiesbaden for Main Weser Bahn. These FS T2 coaches used to run to München Hbf via Brenner Bahn Innsbruck Hbf route when built Brand New. That meant DB BR103 110 Brenner to München Hbf then Italian locomotive Brenner to Roma Milano and Sicily

  • @walkingeverywhere4k831
    @walkingeverywhere4k831 Před 2 lety +5

    I love train rides! Always put me in an adventourous mood to discover the world! Thanks for sharing!👍☺️

  • @unutentequalsiasi5669
    @unutentequalsiasi5669 Před rokem +2

    I was surprised that you were surprised that the conductor does not ask for the ticket on Italian night trains. They tend to check when the train is full, otherwise at the station or during the ride. Yes, in Italy everything is quieter, and I tell you this as an Italian. Thanks for come in Italy for your Holidays

  • @Beso986
    @Beso986 Před 2 lety +3

    Thank you for sharing! Great video, great trip!

  • @Thomas1980
    @Thomas1980 Před 2 lety +2

    Nice video 👍
    Thumbs Up and Kind regards

  • @emilkarpo
    @emilkarpo Před 2 lety +4

    44:50 ? Checking to see who is awake?

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety +1

    Auzi ITALIA, este țara visurilor mele 🥁🎺🎸🎥🎩🎬

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety +1

    Călătoria cu trenul 🚂🚞🚞🚞🚞, este un vis împlinit 😀🚅

  • @parsifalBN
    @parsifalBN Před 2 lety +17

    The train ride from either termini on Sicily (Palermo and Siracusa) is one of the most beautiful journeys Ihave made… the trains are seldom crowded on the island, but fill up on the way to the north. Concerning the fears of suspending the service: there was a comitment to fund new rolling stock for the night services to sicily by the italian government, using money provided by the european Unions Recovery Fund . Although most trains for longer distances in Italy are High speed trains nowadays, there is a great demand for overnight services for citizens working in the northern parts and visiting friends and family in the south. Hopefully we will be able to travel like that in many years to come

  • @danilo_gre
    @danilo_gre Před 2 lety +8

    This video is fantastic! Intercity 1962/1963 is my favourite train for Milan. I prefer the intercity night to the Frecciarossa because the trip is much more relaxing. My trip start in Amantea (Calabria).
    The Frecciarossa (44:42) is not Roma - Reggio Calabria, but Torino/Milano - Reggio Calabria it passes through Rome 😉

  • @lucabattioli4796
    @lucabattioli4796 Před 2 lety +1

    Davvero molto bello!!

  • @unutentequalsiasi5669

    A rail travel adventure: all day for a italian commutter 😅
    great video

  • @rezaalan3991
    @rezaalan3991 Před 2 lety +2

    What a great trip

  • @The22esimoQuartiere
    @The22esimoQuartiere Před 2 lety +1

    Ad un prossimo viaggio con l'Intercity devi provare la cabina Excelsior. È bellissima ✌️😉

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety +1

    Sicilia Italia, îmi place 👍👍, cel mai mult 💸

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety +1

    Salutări din România Prietenilor 👋👋👋👋👋🇹🇩

  • @Ikarus-er5rq
    @Ikarus-er5rq Před rokem +2

    Absolutely superb video!

  • @zerberus500
    @zerberus500 Před 2 lety +2

    Einfach nur GENIAL!👏👍

  • @osnat057
    @osnat057 Před rokem

    תודה רבה על הסרטון והאינפורמציה.

  • @manmeetsinghmahajan6183
    @manmeetsinghmahajan6183 Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing.

  • @johngreene5660
    @johngreene5660 Před 2 lety +2

    Wonderful video congratulations. What a unique and beautiful journey. It seems to be very good value and you get a thunderstorm on a train as well. Sometimes rail companies fall down on little things like in this case no little items like soap supplied and no refreshments. Apart from that sounds fantastic

  • @gab_v250
    @gab_v250 Před 2 lety +3

    the state of the physical track is in dire need of repair. There are (approved) projects to build a new two-track line between Catania and Messina. But it will be mostly in tunnels (with a new underground station in Taormina), leaving behind the beautiful views that the current line offers.
    21:15 the Thello trains will probably never return, because Thello declared bankruptcy. And also because of high speed services between SNCF and Trenitalia became highly competitive.
    30:36 until recently the E656 was the main locomotive for intercity services in Sicily, but they decided that the locomotive series was too old (Despite being built in the 80s), and with the increase of EMUs, many E464 locos became redundant.
    Also there are plans to use the E464s in double traction also in the mainland on night sleeper trains.

  • @alessandrolaspina2856
    @alessandrolaspina2856 Před 2 lety +3

    Ohh ohh... Finally in Italy....and Sicily😄😄...Did you like the ferry carrying the train over the Strait of Messina? Ciao from Taormina-Sicily.

  • @enricomonti156
    @enricomonti156 Před 2 lety +4

    I live in Malta, literally 30 minutes by flight from Catania. I'd have loved to go from Pozzallo (the closest railway station to Malta) to up north in Italy by train, but that would normally take more than 15 hours.
    In any case, Syracuse is a true gem

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety

      wasnt it really difficult to fly between sicily and malta due to corona?

    • @enricomonti156
      @enricomonti156 Před 2 lety +1

      @@doc7austin I did fly last summer between Malta and Catania. Sicily had imposed a COVID test on arrival for everyone travelling from Malta and I had to take one myself. Even though technically you do not need a COVID test to travel, Sicily is still asking people arriving from Malta by air to do a COVID test upon arrival.
      As to travel from Malta, either you are fully vaccinated or else it's two weeks of quarantine in a hotel at your expense. However, this might change

  • @hansgeorggotze9601
    @hansgeorggotze9601 Před 2 lety +3

    Das ist Reisen in Reinkultur, ich liebe Italien mein absolutes Lieblingsreiseland.

  • @jfmezei
    @jfmezei Před 2 lety +6

    Surprised by lack of food service car on this train. Initially though they might add one when exiting ferry. But you didn't mention it. From a tourism point of view, the slow speed in Sicily and the windows that open make for a more interesting journey. I assume the train will speed up a lot in part 2 if it is to do that 79kmh average speed for overall trip. Looking forward to part 2.

    • @toddsholtis4470
      @toddsholtis4470 Před 2 lety +1

      The train ride was in the middle of the Covid Pandemic, i think that is the reason...

  • @NerdX151
    @NerdX151 Před 2 lety +3

    If I am not mistaken, that sleeper is from the old TEN pool. Quite a rare sight in 2022.

  • @ChrisH-1952
    @ChrisH-1952 Před 2 lety +2

    Very good detail in this. Well done. Every review I've seen on this service comments on how bad the aircon is in the sleepers.

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +2

      if you rely on good aircon, take the more modern couchette cars

  • @Paulo-qg3md
    @Paulo-qg3md Před 2 lety +2

    Magnifico Vídeo ! Estive em Siracusa 5 dias de Férias, em Agosto de 2021. Foi maravilhoso, mas muito caro !

  • @simonbaker6962
    @simonbaker6962 Před 2 lety +2

    Great vid.....first post ..yea!

  • @mysakus
    @mysakus Před 2 lety +1

    I got to ride this train sometimes! Thanks for great report

  • @netrhyda8761
    @netrhyda8761 Před 2 lety +3

    very interesting adventure!

  • @geoffreymoore1510
    @geoffreymoore1510 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks for a most interesting video. I appreciate the commentary in print as I am deaf and I did not know if you had commentary in vocal as well. let us know when the next part is on, if not already.

  • @tombombadil9123
    @tombombadil9123 Před 2 lety +2

    hotel is fantastic. hope (against hope) it isn't too expensive 😄

  • @basstrip73
    @basstrip73 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent and beuitiful video as always Doc7Austin. I enjoy the great quality picture and the sounds of the train much more than videos with annoying music or someone babbling commentary all the way. This style of video is closest to the real thing and when I watch your videos I always look forward to my next journey. Thank you for documenting your travels and making life just a little bit more enjoyable for your viewers.

  • @timosha21
    @timosha21 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm a tram and I approve this video! Ding ding!

  • @6583865
    @6583865 Před 2 lety

    as usual one more railway masterpiece from the author!

  • @natraj_j
    @natraj_j Před 2 lety +1

    Fantastic 👏

  • @patoaks3148
    @patoaks3148 Před 2 lety +1

    BRILLIANT!
    Can't wait for part II!
    For such low cost tickets, I think we could afford the costs of food, water and... soap 😉

    • @maryburger1232
      @maryburger1232 Před 2 lety

      But on an almost 22 hour journey it's bad service not having a buffet/dining car with food and drinks available.

  • @richardbridges7664
    @richardbridges7664 Před 2 lety +3

    👍👍👍 super

  • @CJSnews
    @CJSnews Před 2 lety +1

    Belissimo !

  • @pmb9172
    @pmb9172 Před rokem +1

    Better to pick up the sleeper in Taormina just Down the coast and you can then book an Excelsior-cabin that includes your own loo and shower , sometimes the shared loo can get a bit ripe towards journeys end .

  • @ggreg2258
    @ggreg2258 Před rokem

    Enjoyed the vid. Amazingly low price!

  • @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS
    @SMILEVIDEOTRAINS Před 2 lety

    a wonderful presentation, full of interest and information. thank you

  • @_vincent_
    @_vincent_ Před 2 lety +1

    Nice video!

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety

    Ne vedem în curând 🤝🤝🤝🤝😀

  • @Giao7513
    @Giao7513 Před 2 lety +3

    That's not mango. In this farm there are lemons and oranges.

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +2

      it really look like mango; but, its more likely that were lemons

  • @BrawlStarsplayer80
    @BrawlStarsplayer80 Před rokem +1

    I’m a Italian so I take the trains but I never tried intercity notte

  • @dominikgerhart5919
    @dominikgerhart5919 Před 2 lety +6

    Wonderful video, thank you. Could it be that the last shot of "Villa San Giovanni" does not match the rest of the video? I wondered why that train at 44:50 does look a bit odd, then I found out: That is the "Pearl of the Caucasus" trainset and the image is not taken in Italy as the electrification screams "USSR" ;-)

    • @kostenych
      @kostenych Před 2 lety +4

      No, this is the Villa San Giovanni. Only in Russia.😂👍

  • @enzo6379
    @enzo6379 Před 2 lety +2

    I did it!

  • @spittaler
    @spittaler Před 2 lety +4

    There is a small mistake in the video. At 44:49 it shows a scene from your trip through Russia.

  • @trainvlogs.r3434
    @trainvlogs.r3434 Před 2 lety +1

    Good

  • @jaroslavgrubo4816
    @jaroslavgrubo4816 Před 2 lety +1

    Vielen herzlichen Dank für Ihre wunderbaren Videos.👍 Welche Sprache sprechen Sie? Kann man nähere Informationen von Ihnen bekommen wie man selbst so verreisen kann? Freue mich auf Ihre Antwort. Ist vielleicht für alle Interessant. Liebe Grüße😀

  • @elegant_travelling
    @elegant_travelling Před 2 lety +2

    Hi! Great video. Strange that you didn’t get an amenity kit. I did this exact journey in December and an amenity kit was provided (including soap) even i couchette class. An even bigger amenity kit is provided for sleeper class. Either the “capotreno” (train master) forgot, or perhaps they had run out?

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +1

      that kit was only handed out after lamezia terme; so i assume the capotreno only joined the train in lamezia; i will say more about this in part 2 of my video

  • @jezza1211
    @jezza1211 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice trip and video 🙂. I have question about safety. Can you lock your compartment when you walking on the ship deck?

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +3

      no, this is not possible unfortunately; you should take your valueables with you

  • @jbplanesandtrains7761
    @jbplanesandtrains7761 Před 2 lety

    So cool😍

  • @cestmoi1262
    @cestmoi1262 Před 2 lety +3

    If this train is so famous and popular then why are there only 20 passengers on the train.

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +1

      good question;

    • @AmiNa-nw5ld
      @AmiNa-nw5ld Před 2 lety +2

      It was filmed last September, so maybe because of the pandemic?

    • @FSantoro91
      @FSantoro91 Před 2 lety +1

      First of all, the pandemic basically slashed long-distance ridership through the country, and secondly because of the inconvenience of the timetable provided by Trenitalia - leaving too early from Siracusa to be a viable alternative to flying, and taking too much time to cover the 1500 km of the journey. Basically Trenitalia doesn't care about the train and the government isn't bold enough to buy new equipment for the service and offer the service to the best bidding company to provide the service.

    • @vincenzodibernardo9903
      @vincenzodibernardo9903 Před 2 lety

      Same travel by Plane 1h.30

  • @giauz
    @giauz Před 2 lety +1

    18:00 zero amenities? It's not true! Before Covid-19, Trenitalia gave to every customer a night-kit with soap, an eye-mask, a water bottle etc etc... I still have that box!
    37:16 Here in Sicily there is a very old tradition of eating an Arancino on these ferries...

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +2

      the amenities were only handed out after lamezia terme

  • @MadMikeStyle
    @MadMikeStyle Před 7 měsíci

    C'è l'aeroporto a Catania... altro che 23 ore.

  • @alanfisher9465
    @alanfisher9465 Před 2 lety +1

    Where is part 2?

  • @vasilicastoica3943
    @vasilicastoica3943 Před 2 lety

    Marea Mediterană îi spune apa?🌊, partea dinspre sud, știu ceva 🚅🚅👍

  • @davidsas1483
    @davidsas1483 Před 2 lety +2

    Part 2 date ?????? :)

  • @MimeHTF5
    @MimeHTF5 Před 2 lety

    This is not the last Trainfery inEurope it is just the last Pasenger Trainfery

  • @marcinklimas2670
    @marcinklimas2670 Před 2 lety

    Curise ship is ok, when it's a regular ferry😁

  • @CalinFR
    @CalinFR Před 9 měsíci

    We have "the man at seat 61" who said there are amenities offered and a light breakfast. Here it is stated that 0 is offered. What is the latest updated info regarding this?

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 9 měsíci

      i think i got unlucky with the service

  • @maciekwr
    @maciekwr Před 2 lety +1

    24h journey and no showers?

  • @cadusauer
    @cadusauer Před 2 lety

    I can't find any ticket for ICN in Italy in the end of June.. any clue if it doesn't work during the summer season? Thanks!

    • @doc7austin
      @doc7austin  Před 2 lety +3

      Please watch my video; Tickets for many ICN trains are only released 1-2 months before departure

    • @Mr_casaralta
      @Mr_casaralta Před 2 lety

      The summer timetable isn’t published yet

  • @user-tg8mp5ng9t
    @user-tg8mp5ng9t Před 2 lety +1

    What city are you from?

  • @gaetanomamazza2310
    @gaetanomamazza2310 Před rokem

    I would like to get a single cabin

  • @ajoymahato46
    @ajoymahato46 Před 2 lety

    Please do a video of Venice Orient express

  • @uschigaubatz6827
    @uschigaubatz6827 Před 2 lety

    Und das jetzt mit deutschen Untertiteln 😊

  • @randomquestions7741
    @randomquestions7741 Před 2 lety

    do you like European travel or chinese train travel better?

  • @sebastiano8138
    @sebastiano8138 Před 3 měsíci

    La stazione di Catania centrale è diventata una stazione fantasma 😔

  • @ManachanJapan
    @ManachanJapan Před 2 lety

    I don't get it. why would the government want to suspend a popular train service, that sells out quickly?? (Your comments at around 15:00). I understand if they need to save money, but won't cutting popular routes even cost you more than you save?
    I must say, Italian trains improved a lot. I was born in 1988 and from 1994 to 1999, we used night trains from Germany(not Munich leg!) to Milano and then Intercity connecting to the Adria every summer. I remember Italian trains as being stinky, with dirty toilets

  • @gaetanomamazza2310
    @gaetanomamazza2310 Před rokem

    Where can I buy a ticket for this train? I would like to go from Catania to Milano Centrale

  • @juniorbramble7760
    @juniorbramble7760 Před 2 lety

    Government🪓Not enough passengers✍🏿

  • @bimengerges207
    @bimengerges207 Před 2 lety

    By air

  • @rozumwpromocji122
    @rozumwpromocji122 Před rokem

    is couchette lockable? thanks

  • @bernardbouzon5499
    @bernardbouzon5499 Před 2 lety

    I'd rather say Milano Reggio Calabria for the Freccia Rossa .

  • @dmitryfedyainov4788
    @dmitryfedyainov4788 Před rokem

    На поездах из Москвы в Зеленоград / From Moscow to Suburb by Trains
    czcams.com/video/NjYsrtMuoVc/video.html

  • @tombombadil9123
    @tombombadil9123 Před 2 lety

    great vid. but a bit too long. you could loose some of the footage to cut it down to under 40 min?

  • @patrickmateka5068
    @patrickmateka5068 Před 2 lety

    No one know it in Italy ahahah

  • @noproblem1528
    @noproblem1528 Před 2 lety +1

    Most famous Is "ITALO TRAIN " Now it s does not belong to US anymore, as Ducati and others marchs as Lamborghini ecc .ecc ecc.... italians they GIVE away very soon !