Direct connections mean you can get to Parma quickly and comfortably without changing trains. Here’s a selection of direct connections – you can find more by checking the timetable.

• From Lugano: journey time around 3 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• From Zurich main station: journey time around 5 hours; direct connections in the online timetable.
• Other direct connections.

Services on the train.

The SBB EuroCity offers the following services:

• SBB Restaurant
• Free WiFi and SBB Onboard

Buy tickets.

Get advice at the ticket counter or buy tickets online. If you buy tickets online, it’s best to do this on a laptop or PC and to take your time. You can find the best prices in the supersaver ticket finder.

• Buy tickets online
• Find stations

You can find information on booking group travel to Parma on the group travel help page.

Interrail is an inexpensive and flexible way to travel to Parma. Tip: Discover the city as part of an Interrail trip through Italy or across several countries – you’ll often travel cheaper than with Point-to-Point Tickets.

Combining your train and hotel? No problem!

Book your train travel and your hotel easily and directly yourself.

Basilica Santa Maria Della Steccata.

Parma Cathedral has been a place of art and spiritual retreat for 900 years. Here you will find bas-reliefs by Benedetto Antelami — a testimony to Romanesque art — and magnificent frescoes by Correggio (Antonio Allegri). Discover one of the city’s most precious treasures.

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Via dei Sapori.

Parma’s relationship with gastronomy has a long history and is reflected in the life and art of the city. The streets, lane and palaces of Parma tell the story of the production and preparation of local specialities, from agriculture and markets. Via dei Sapori is a route with 24 stops in the historical centre of the city. This food trail is much more than a guided tour and is the result of a labour of love. It takes both tourists and locals to the heart of the city and its traditions in the name of food culture.

Try Parma’s specialities. e.g. at the Prosciutteria.

Via Farini is not only the heart of Parma’s nightlife, but also the home of “La Prosciutteria di Silvano Romani”.

The history of the Romani family began in 1965, when Saverio Romani, Silvano’s father, decided to open a food shop in the district of San Lazzaro in Parma. His son Silvano pursued the path taken by his father and focused even more on exploring typical products from the region.

In the Prosciutteria, you will find Parma ham cured for 22 to 24 months, Parmigiano Reggiano, (Stravecchio, Mezzano, Red Cow, Alpenbraun — 24 to 30 months), various other kinds of cheese (sweet, full-flavoured, soft or matured), cold meats (Culatello di Zibello, Salame Felino, Coppa di Parma, Fiocco di Culatello, Strolghino di Culatello, Spalla Cotta), wines from the surrounding mountains and a pantry with balsamic vinegar, local olive oil, pasta, rice, sauces, gherkins, honey and desserts. Here you can also try all the products at the Degusteria Romani.