{"id":7976,"date":"2026-10-09T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=7976"},"modified":"2026-10-10T09:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T07:45:52","slug":"mit-dem-zug-ueber-die-strasse-von-messina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/10\/09\/mit-dem-zug-ueber-die-strasse-von-messina\/","title":{"rendered":"By train across the Strait of Messina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I generally enjoy traveling by train. However, this particular trip had a very special feature: a ferry crossing <em>on<\/em> the train.<!--more--><\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_re wp-caption alignright single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20261009_075058\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x270\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261009_075058-360x270.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Loading deck of the railway ferry &quot;Iginia&quot;\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Loading deck of the railway ferry &quot;Iginia&quot;\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>There are not many of these railway ferries left, especially for passenger services. In a way, this is understandable: After all, it is much easier to get a few hundred passengers aboard a ferry than an entire train. Thankfully, <span lang=\"it\">Trenitalia<\/span> is not deterred by this. For night trains in particular, it is a much more comfortable solution&nbsp;&#8211; for the passengers, at least.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li wp-caption alignleft single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20261009_080602\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x270\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261009_080602-360x270.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Ferry crossing to Sicily\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Ferry crossing to Sicily\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<p>In my case, the loading onto the ferry did not begin until just before 8:00&nbsp;a.m.. Still, I was certainly glad to leave my luggage on the train while I leisurely watched the ship set sail. Fortunately, the Strait of Messina was &#8220;well-paved&#8221; today, making for a pleasant crossing.<\/p>\n<p>  <div class=\"wp-bkab-mixed_3to4 wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-quer_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20261009_083421\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img360x270\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261009_083421-360x270.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Car deck of the railway ferry &quot;Iginia&quot;\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   Loading deck (left) and loading ramp (right) of the railway ferry &quot;Iginia&quot;\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-bkab-hoch_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"20261009_083457\/\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img270x360\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261009_083457-270x360.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"360\" alt=\"[Foto]\" title=\"Loading ramp of the railway ferry &quot;Iginia&quot;\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[66,200,139,348],"class_list":["post-7976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-diary","tag-boat-trip","tag-train","tag-europe","tag-mediterranean","trips-sicilia-malta-2026","country-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}