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The green narrow-gauge Trenino Verde runs through the Sardinian countryside.

Italy · Scenic · Heritage

Trenino Verde della Sardegna

Trenino Verde della Sardegna is a network of slow historic rail journeys across five routes, connecting forests, uplands, villages and stretches of coast on one of Europe’s most extensive preserved narrow-gauge tourist systems.

Mandas → Laconi

Italy

Photo: Gianni Careddu · CC BY-SA 4.0

Time needed
Approx. 6h 30m

Length differs greatly between lines.

Best for
Rail enthusiasts · Slow travellers

01 · At the railway

Mandas

The published route begins here, continuing through Isili and Nurallao, before reaching Laconi.

02 · Aboard

Panoramic windows

The slow routes are designed around Sardinian rural and coastal scenery.

03 · First movement

Five historic Sardinian routes

A Trenino Verde tourist train on the Sassari–Palau route in Sardinia.
A Trenino Verde tourist train on the Sassari–Palau route in Sardinia. · Photo: Gianni Careddu / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

04 · Arrival

Laconi

The published itinerary ends at Laconi.

Destination-choice diagram for the Trenino Verde della Sardegna service family. It is not exact track geometry or a full stopping pattern.

Departure

Mandas

Route split

Arrival country

Italy

  1. Laconi

    Published destination

  2. Lanusei

    Published destination

  3. Palau

    Published destination

  4. Bosa Marina

    Published destination

Evidence on demand

Practical reality

Route, onboard, season, fit and booking detail remain available without interrupting the journey above. Unknowns stay visible.

Time & itinerary

Approx. 6h 30m

The published route runs from Mandas to Laconi.

Length differs greatly between lines.

View route maps and known stops

Mandas → Isili → Nurallao → Laconi

Trenino Verde della Sardegna: Mandas–Laconi

The published route runs from Mandas to Laconi via Isili, Nurallao.

Key stops

MandasIsiliNurallaoLaconi

MandasLaconiIsiliNurallao
Italy · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry

  1. Mandas

    Italy

  2. Isili

    Italy

  3. Nurallao

    Italy

  4. Laconi

    Italy

Arbatax → Tortolì → Elini → Lanusei

Trenino Verde della Sardegna: Arbatax–Lanusei

The published route runs from Arbatax to Lanusei via Tortolì, Elini.

Key stops

ArbataxTortolìEliniLanusei

ArbataxLanuseiTortolìElini
Italy · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry

  1. Arbatax

    Italy

  2. Tortolì

    Italy

  3. Elini

    Italy

  4. Lanusei

    Italy

Tempio Pausania → Calangianus → Luras → Sant’Antonio di Gallura → Palau

Trenino Verde della Sardegna: Tempio Pausania–Palau

The published route runs from Tempio Pausania to Palau via Calangianus, Luras, Sant’Antonio di Gallura.

Key stops

Tempio PausaniaCalangianusLurasSant’Antonio di GalluraPalau

Tempio PausaniaPalauCalangianusLurasSant’Antonio di Gallura
Italy · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry

  1. Tempio Pausania

    Italy

  2. Calangianus

    Italy

  3. Luras

    Italy

  4. Sant’Antonio di Gallura

    Italy

  5. Palau

    Italy

Sindia → Tinnura → Tresnuraghes → Modolo → Bosa Marina

Trenino Verde della Sardegna: Sindia–Bosa Marina

The published route runs from Sindia to Bosa Marina via Tinnura, Tresnuraghes, Modolo.

Key stops

SindiaTinnuraTresnuraghesModoloBosa Marina

SindiaBosa MarinaTinnuraTresnuraghesModolo
Italy · geographic corridor through verified stops · indicative alignment, not exact track geometry

  1. Sindia

    Italy

  2. Tinnura

    Italy

  3. Tresnuraghes

    Italy

  4. Modolo

    Italy

  5. Bosa Marina

    Italy

Journey highlights in route order

These moments follow the main route, Mandas → Laconi. Other routes may differ.

  1. Five historic Sardinian routes

On board

This is a preserved railway run for its own sake, so the journey deliberately feels older and slower than modern rail. The long run between Mandas and Laconi gives the scenery time to shift gradually, and the day settles into its own rhythm of stops and open stretches. The middle of the route, through Nurallao, is where the journey stops feeling like a departure and starts feeling like a place of its own.

Views & seating

Panoramic windows

The slow routes are designed around Sardinian rural and coastal scenery.

✓ Yes

Also onboard

Historic rolling stock

Historic narrow-gauge trains are the defining product.

✓ Yes

2 onboard details are confirmed against a source. Anything not listed here has not been researched yet; treat it as unknown, not absent.

When to go

Year-round service; verify the selected departure and engineering changes.

Where to sit

Seat-side guidance not yet verified

We have not confirmed a better side for this journey. We would rather say nothing than send you to the wrong window.

Good for

Good fit for

  • Rail enthusiasts

    Especially good

    Five-route narrow-gauge heritage network offers unusually deep railway exploration.

  • Slow travellers

    Especially good

    Slow travel through interior Sardinia is the core proposition.

  • Photographers

    Especially good

    Forests, uplands, bridges and coastal sections vary strongly by route.

Think twice if

  • It takes most of a day

    6h 30m on board, end to end.

  • You cannot just turn up

    A reservation is required for this journey.

  • Booking takes some effort

    Verified as difficult to book.

How it scores

Our current editorial assessment, for comparing journeys, a considered judgement, not a measurement.

SceneryExceptional
ComfortModerate
Value for moneyStrong
Food & drinkModerate
Character of the trainExceptional
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More subjective

UniquenessExceptional
Iconic statusExceptional
PhotographyExceptional
RomanceModerate
Travelling with childrenStrong

Not rated yet: seat quality, onboard service, slow travel quality, remoteness.

Step-free access and assistance are set out with the practical detail further down rather than reduced to a score.

Reservation & booking
Reservation
Required
Price
Dynamic pricing

Prices quoted Route- and package-specific pricing; official products include different train-only and guided-excursion combinations.

Booking difficulty
Difficult

Not yet verified: rail pass validity. We leave these blank rather than guess.

  • Choose a route and date and reserve in advance; the operator explicitly states reservations are required.
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Your next step

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Sources & freshness

Journey information is reviewed against published material and maintained as sources change.

Last reviewed 9 Sep 2026.

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