Originally Posted by
JMN57
Also, using the app eliminates the need to validate the ticket when you use it. A step, if missed, that can cause a penalty if you are caught not having done it.
Note that, as of last month, a new check-in requirement has been implemented for all regional train tickets acquired digitally, which is to say, using the TrenItalia app or web-site. Paper tickets still need to be validated using the machines on the platform, but holders of e-tickets must check in (again, using the app or the web-site) before boarding a train, and penalties do apply for failing to do so.
Originally Posted by
PWMTrav
I'd probably also throw in that if you're transferring to a Freccia, you're probably not departing from 1E/2E. ... That said, while Termini has a lot of places to eat, I wouldn't necessarily recommend many of them.
Yes, the high-speed trains always depart from the principal platforms and not from the piazzali. As for food at Termini, Five Guys is always reliable as an American staple, but do note that some restaurants don’t open until the latter part of the morning, so if you’re there at 9 a.m., you’re largely limited to café-type places.