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Strike in Italy on your travel day? Free planner

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Strikes in Italy are announced at least 10 days ahead, and even on a strike day some trains, buses and flights must run. Pick your date, transport and city to see the guaranteed hours, where to check the official calendar and what you can claim.

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  • Links only to official calendars and operators
  • Rules read on 28 October 2026

How the planner works

Pick your travel date, your transport and the city. The planner never invents strike dates: it sends you to the official calendar of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for your date and sector, and shows what must still run if there is a strike.

For regional trains it switches between weekday and holiday bands. For buses, trams and metro it shows the bands of the city company, marked as from the official notice or as usual bands to check. For a city without its own data it shows the national rule.

Enter a departure time and it tells you if that time is inside a guaranteed band. For trains it also reminds you that strikes often start at 21:00 the evening before.

For Rome and Milan it also covers the airport trains. And it can put up to three reminders in your own calendar, 10 days before, 5 days before and the evening before, with no sign-up.

Guaranteed hours at a glance

The hours below were read on official pages and notices on 28 October 2026. City bands can change with each strike notice.

TransportGuaranteedStatusSource
Regional trains, Monday to Saturday06:00 to 09:00 and 18:00 to 21:00Official noticetrenitalia.com
Regional trains, Sundays and holidays07:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 21:00Official noticetrenitalia.com
Frecce, Intercity, ItaloOnly trains on the operator’s listOfficial noticetrenitalia.com
Flights, departures07:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 21:00Official noticeenac.gov.it
Rome, ATACFirst run to 08:29 and 17:00 to 19:59Official noticeatac.roma.it
Milan, ATMFirst run to 08:45 and 15:00 to 18:00Usual, check noticeatm.it
Naples, ANM (surface lines)05:30 to 08:30 and 17:00 to 20:00Usual, check noticeanm.it
Turin, GTT (urban)06:00 to 09:00 and 12:00 to 15:00Usual, check noticegtt.to.it
Bologna, TPER busesFirst run to 08:30 and 16:30 to 19:30Usual, check noticetper.it
Venice, ACTV buses and trams06:00 to 08:59 and 16:30 to 19:29Usual, check noticeactv.avmspa.it
Florence, buses and tramAT: 04:15 to 08:14 and 12:30 to 14:29. GEST: 06:30 to 09:30 and 17:00 to 20:00Usual, check noticeat-bus.it
FerriesIsland links protected, company sets runsUsual, check noticecarontetourist.it

Strikes must be announced at least 10 days ahead, and operators must tell passengers at least 5 days ahead how service will run. In 2025, 34.8% of announced strikes did not take place, so check again the evening before.

What to do, step by step

  1. About 10 days ahead, check the official MIT calendar for your date and sector, and the day before.
  2. About 5 days ahead, read the operator’s notice: exact hours, which staff strike, guaranteed lists.
  3. Look up your train or flight on the guaranteed list.
  4. Decide in time: Frecce and Intercity refunds until departure, regional tickets until 23:59 the day before.
  5. Check again the evening before: strikes are often called off.
  6. On the day, travel inside a band and follow the operator’s app.
  7. Keep tickets and messages, and claim afterwards with the company that sold the ticket.

Your rights in short

  • Trains: under EU Regulation 2021/782, a strike by the railway’s own staff does not free it from delay compensation. Refund, rerouting and assistance apply in any case.
  • Flights: under EU261, a strike by the airline’s own staff usually means compensation is due. Strikes by air traffic control or airport staff can be extraordinary circumstances.
  • City transport: there is usually no refund for one strike day.

Questions

How far ahead are strikes announced in Italy?
At least 10 days ahead, by law. Operators must inform passengers at least 5 days before. Only strikes to defend the constitutional order, or to protest a serious event that endangered workers’ safety, such as an assault on staff, need no notice.
Do all trains stop during a strike?
No. Regional trains run in the guaranteed bands, and long-distance trains on the operator’s list are guaranteed. Other trains may run too.
Does a train strike start the day before?
Often, yes: rail strikes usually start at 21:00 the evening before and end at 21:00 or 20:59 on the day.
What happens to a train already running?
It reaches its destination if it can get there within one hour of the strike start. Otherwise it may stop at an earlier station.
My train comes from Switzerland, Austria or France. Is it affected?
It can be, on the Italian part of the route. Ask the company that runs it, and look for its number on the guaranteed list.
Do I get my money back if I do not travel?
With Trenitalia, yes, in full, if you give up the trip because of a strike.
Until when can I ask for the refund?
Frecce and Intercity until the departure of your train, regional tickets until 23:59 the day before the strike, Trenord within 30 days.
Do I get compensation if my train is late because of a strike?
Yes. Under EU law a strike by the railway’s own staff is not an extraordinary circumstance.
And if my flight is cancelled?
Usually yes if the airline’s own staff strike, usually no if air traffic controllers or airport staff strike. A refund or another flight is always due.
Do buses and the metro run?
Yes, in two bands set by each city’s company, for example in Rome from the start of service to 08:29 and from 17:00 to 19:59.
Can a strike be called off?
Yes, often. In 2025 about one announced strike in three did not take place. Check the calendar and the operator the evening before.

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Sources

Official pages and texts, read on 28 October 2026: