You are in Rome. You want to see the ruins of Pompeii, but time is of the essence.
A new high-speed train service is now connecting Rome to Pompeii in under two hours, making what was once a serious trek a day trip possibility.
The new direct train service - a collaboration between the Italian Ministry of Culture and Italian State Railways - is to operate on Sundays in a bid to boost tourism to the archaeological site.
The direct Rome to Pompeii service is operated on a Frecciarossa 1000 train, the flagship in the Trenitalia fleet.
It departs Roma Termini on selected Sunday mornings at 8:53am and arrives in Pompeii at 10:40am, Travel Mole reports.
During the journey, passengers can learn about Pompeii’s history from a video played on the onboard monitors.
On arrival, a Pompeii Link shuttle bus takes passengers to the archaeological site.
Making day trips feasible is the fact the return journey to Rome departs at 18:40pm.
There are about 50 Frecciarossa and regional services that currently run between Rome and Pompeii, but all involve a tiresome transfer at Napoli Centrale station.
Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and is a major tourism drawcard with visitors keen to walk in the steps of people who lived almost 2,000 years ago.
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