INTERNATIONAL Rail has revealed that it has exclusive Australian booking access to the Paris to Italy overnight trains that commence service on Sunday, December 11.
                        
The new Thello service is operated by Italian Railways and travels from Gare de Lyon in Paris to Milan and Venice and vice versa with a range of booking classes ranging from six berth couchette costing from A$155 to an individual sleeper from A$416. Respective fares from Paris to Milan are from A$121 and A$333.

IR managing director Jonathan Hume said that the services provide from two to four sleeper coaches and from six to 10 with couchettes. International Rail is also offering heavily discounted group fares.

The new overnight service has a range of meal services available through Trenitalia’s new catering partner Sky Chefs.