Roma Termini by sleeper train
The departure point: a free hour or an evening before boarding is easily filled with Roman sights a short walk from the station.
Reasons to get off here
- Baths of Diocletian and Palazzo Massimo, two sites of the National Roman Museum, face the station square
- Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's four major basilicas, with 5th-century mosaics
- Santa Maria degli Angeli, the basilica Michelangelo built inside the ancient baths
- Stock up on dinner and snacks: the sleeper has no restaurant car, only a trolley service
- Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, about 400 m from the station
- Piazza della Repubblica and the Fountain of the Naiads, about 500 m
- Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, about 600 m
- Metro line B to the Colosseum: two stops, Cavour then Colosseo
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1955 | Rome → Naples → (ferry) → Messina → Palermo | — | 20:14 | Daily |
| Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily · ICN 1954 | Palermo → Messina → (ferry) → Naples → Rome | 05:56 | — | Daily |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Roma Termini, answered
Intercity Notte Rome–Sicily.
Times in both directions are below.
ICN 1955 (Rome–Naples–(ferry)–Messina–Palermo): leaves 20:14; ICN 1954 (Palermo–Messina–(ferry)–Naples–Rome): arrives 05:56.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
The departure point: a free hour or an evening before boarding is easily filled with Roman sights a short walk from the station.
We would allow: two or three days.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.