Can I travel Italian regional train tickets in the opposite direction of travel?

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It used to be possible to purchase regional train tickets for a given milage (e.g. 100km) from newspaper stands / tobacco vendors at the station. You would purchase such a ticket for e.g. Florence->Pisa and could use it within some 3 months I believe, by stamping it before the start of your journey. Of course you were also free to travel in the opposite direction with the same ticket.

Trenitalia has recently changed their rules for regional train tickets (in an effort to stop fare evasion) so that any paper-based ticket (no matter whether it was purchased at the machines, ticket counter or from a newspaper stand as mentioned above) is only valid for a certain date, until 23:59 on that day. (Online tickets and tickets purchased via the app are mentioned as an exception but in reality those already are implicitly stamped as they can only be used during a restricted period of time.)

My question is, can I still use a train ticket for the opposite direction of travel, e.g. Pisa->Florence when the ticket is for Florence->Pisa? With the old kilometer-style tickets that was not a problem (I could also have used those for a different journey of the same or shorter length) but how about the new date-fixed regional tickets? In my example the ticket would be stamped (convalidated) in Pisa and I'd be on a train from there to Florence, the cost of travelling either way being the same.






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Can I use my train ticket on a different route?

Tickets that have been purchased with an \u201cany available route\u201d option can be used with any train company that operates between the stations you wish to travel. Any time tickets are the most flexible and can be used on any train on the chosen day of departure for the journey you have booked.

Can I use my train ticket at a different time Italy?

The price of regional train tickets is fixed, so it will cost the same on the day as it will in advance. Your ticket can also be used for any train within a four-hour window.

Can I take next train with same ticket?

Anytime Single tickets are valid for any train on the date written on your ticket. If you've booked an Anytime Return ticket, then you can take your outbound journey at any time, up to five days after the date written on your ticket.

Are train tickets two way?

Return train tickets (or two-way tickets) are tickets that are valid for both an outward and returning journey from the same station or destination on your chosen route.



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