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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
The city matters for buses, trams and metro, and for airport trains in Rome and Milan. Pick Other city to see the national rule.
Enter a time to see whether it falls inside a guaranteed band.
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.
| Transport | Guaranteed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional trains, Monday to Saturday | 06:00 to 09:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 | Official notice | trenitalia.com |
| Regional trains, Sundays and holidays | 07:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 | Official notice | trenitalia.com |
| Frecce, Intercity, Italo | Only trains on the operator’s list | Official notice | trenitalia.com |
| Flights, departures | 07:00 to 10:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 | Official notice | enac.gov.it |
| Rome, ATAC | First run to 08:29 and 17:00 to 19:59 | Official notice | atac.roma.it |
| Milan, ATM | First run to 08:45 and 15:00 to 18:00 | Usual, check notice | atm.it |
| Naples, ANM (surface lines) | 05:30 to 08:30 and 17:00 to 20:00 | Usual, check notice | anm.it |
| Turin, GTT (urban) | 06:00 to 09:00 and 12:00 to 15:00 | Usual, check notice | gtt.to.it |
| Bologna, TPER buses | First run to 08:30 and 16:30 to 19:30 | Usual, check notice | tper.it |
| Venice, ACTV buses and trams | 06:00 to 08:59 and 16:30 to 19:29 | Usual, check notice | actv.avmspa.it |
| Florence, buses and tram | AT: 04:15 to 08:14 and 12:30 to 14:29. GEST: 06:30 to 09:30 and 17:00 to 20:00 | Usual, check notice | at-bus.it |
| Ferries | Island links protected, company sets runs | Usual, check notice | carontetourist.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
- About 10 days ahead, check the official MIT calendar for your date and sector, and the day before.
- About 5 days ahead, read the operator’s notice: exact hours, which staff strike, guaranteed lists.
- Look up your train or flight on the guaranteed list.
- Decide in time: Frecce and Intercity refunds until departure, regional tickets until 23:59 the day before.
- Check again the evening before: strikes are often called off.
- On the day, travel inside a band and follow the operator’s app.
- 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:
- MIT: mit.gov.it
- MIT open data: dati.mit.gov.it
- Law 146/1990: lavoro.gov.it
- Commissione di Garanzia Sciopero: cgsse.it
- Trenitalia: trenitalia.com
- Trenitalia: trenitalia.com
- Trenitalia: trenitalia.com
- Trenitalia (Lazio list): trenitalia.com
- Italo: italotreno.com
- Trenord: trenord.it
- Trenord (Malpensa): malpensaexpress.it
- ENAC: enac.gov.it
- ENAC (strike notice): enac.gov.it
- ATAC: atac.roma.it
- TPER: tper.it
- ACTV: actv.avmspa.it
- EUR-Lex 2021/782: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Your Europe: europa.eu
- Your Europe: europa.eu
- CJEU C-28/20: curia.europa.eu
- CJEU C-613/20: eur-lex.europa.eu
This planner is a guide based on published rules and recent official notices, not legal advice. It does not know strike dates. The official calendar and the operator’s notice always have the last word.