Moving in Rome
Coming to Rome
Airplane: Fiumicino and Ciampino airports are both about 30 Km from the centre of Rome and are both well linked with the two principal railway stations (Termini station and Tiburtina station) by trains. Rome's main airport is well-connected to the center during the day by a direct train and slower trains. The direct train between Fiumicino and Termini costs € 11,00 and takes approximately 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines, ticket offices and other vendors at both Termini and Fiumicino.
schedule: every 30 minutes
Fiumicino - Roma from 6.37am until 11.37pm
Roma - Fiumicino from 5.52am until 10.52pm
There is another train connecting Fiumicino airport to central Rome - when you are at the airport train station look for the train with the destination "Orte" or "Fara Sabina". It is slower (and cheaper) because it stops at some smaller local stations along the way and does not stop at Termini. Trains take about 45 minutes to reach Tiburtina. Tickets cost €5,50.
schedule: every 15-30 minutes
Fiumicino Airport - Trastevere - Ostiense - Tiburtina from 5.57am until 11.27pm
Tiburtina - Ostiense - Trastevere - Fiumicino Airport from 5.06am until 10.36pm
For more information: www.adr.it
Ciampino Airport "G.B. Pastine" (CIA)
A smaller airport dealing mainly with charter flights and budget airlines. It is connected to Line A metro station Anagnina (about 30 mins by metro from Termini) by Cotral buses; ticket costs € 1,03. Buses leave every 30-60 minutes.
From the airports - night time
Fiumicino
For arrivals and departures between 11.30pm and 5am, a night bus connects Fiumicino with Tiburtina station, stopping also at Termini Station.
From Fiumicino: 1.15am - 2.15am - 3.30am - 5.00am
From Tiburtina: 0.30am - 1.15am - 2.30am - 3.45am
The 40N bus connects Tiburtina and Termini during the night.
Ciampino
Buses connecting Ciampino airport with the centre of Rome stop running at 11pm, so the only way to get into town late at night is by taxi.
Taxi from/for airport
The price for a ride from Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) Airport to the city centre (within the Aurelian Walls) is about Euro 40,00.
The price for a ride from Ciampino Airport to the city centre (within the Aurelian Walls) is about Euro 30,00.
You may be approched by illegal taxi drivers in the station and at the airport. If you need a taxi, look for the official white taxis which have meters. There are taxi stands at both Fiumicino and Termini.
Info: tel. 060606 or 06 671070844
Train: the railway hub station
Roma Termini is extremely well linked with all the city thanks to the undergrounds (lines A and B meet under the railway station); the undergrounds end the service at 23:00. Moreover in front of the Termini station there is a big bus terminal with dozens of lines, some of which also run nightly.
Buses: the bus terminal near the Tiburtina station is one of the biggest in Rome and it is extremely well-linked; buses from all over Italy and also from some European cities arrive there. Useful web sites: international lines: www.eurolines.it; regional lines: www.cotralspa.it
Car: Rome is easily and rapidly reachable by car, thanks to the smooth-flowing highway recently enlarged.
Taxi:
There are at least 5 radio-taxi companies in Roma:
- Autoradiotaxi Roma 063570
- Pronto TaxiRoma 066645
- Radiotaxi Eurocosmo 068822
- Radiotaxi La Capitale 064994
- Radiotaxi Tevere 064157
The taxi is not very cheap !
You can visit the centre of the city using undergrounds or buses, or, in the historical centre, electric minibuses.
The principal
underground lines are 2, line A and line B, which connect perfectly all the parts of the city (the ticket is the same as for the buses). If you are going to move many times during the day it is better to buy a daily or weekly tickets or monthly cards.
Schedule: 05:30 – 23:30 (sat 00:30)
Frequency: 3 – 6 minutes
Ticket: € 1,00 (for one train)
BTI (Touristic 3 days): € 11,00
CIS (Touristic 7 days): € 16,00
Monthly Card: € 30,00
Stops of the line A:
Battistini - Cornelia - Baldo degli Ubaldi - Valle Aurelia - Cipro (Musei Vaticani) - Ottaviano (San Pietro) - Lepanto - Flaminio - Piazza di Spagna - Piazza Barberini - Repubblica - Stazione FS Termini - Vittorio Emanuele - Manzoni - San Giovanni - Re di Roma - Ponte Lungo - Furio Camillo - Colli Albani - Arco di Travertino - Porta furba (Quadraro) - Numidio Quadrato - Lucio Sestio - Giulio Agricola - Subaugusta - Cinecittà - Anagnina.
Stops of the line B:
Rebibbia - Ponte Mammolo - S. M. Soccorso - Pietralata - Monti Tiburtini - Quintiliani - Stazione FS Tiburtina - Bologna - Policlinico - Castro pretorio - Stazione FS Termini - Piazza Cavour - Colosseo - Circo Massimo - Piramide - Garbatella - Basilica di San Paolo - Marconi – EUR Magliana.
TOURIST LINES
The 110 Open tourist line takes you to all the major historical and artistic sights of the city and it gives passengers a unique, spectacular view of the city as it passes close by the main archaeological sites and monuments.
The line, managed with open double-deckers equipped with audioguide system in 8 languages (Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese) and disable people position, runs every day, holidays included, with a 20-minute-frequency from 08:30 a.m. to 08:30 p.m. with terminus in Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Railway Station)
The whole tour lasts about 2 hours.
Tickets have 24 hours validity and Stop&Go formula which allows you to hop on/off at any of the stops all day long. Buy your ticket on line, on board, at our Info Box in Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Railway Station) info box Colosseum or at Trambus Open authorized dealers.
On board, free distribution of the official map of the Municipality of Rome and disposable earphones.
FULL PRICE TICKET Stop&Go (validity 24 H) 20,00€
The Archeobus tourist route goes through the centre of Rome and then along the Park of Via Appia Antica. It runs daily, holidays included, with departures every 30 minutes from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm with terminus in Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Railway Station).
The journey lasts about 1 hr and 30 minutes. The route is managed with single deck open buses equipped with sono-system in 8 languages (Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese) and with disable people position.
Tickets have daily validity and Stop&Go formula that allows you to hop on/off at any of the stops all day long.
Buy your ticket on line, on board, at our info box in Piazza dei Cinquecento (Termini Railway Station) or Piazza del Colosseo and at Trambus Open authorized dealers. On board, free distribution of the official map of the Municipality of Rome and disposable earphones.
FULL PRICE TICKET Stop&Go (validity 24 H) 15,00€
Buses and tram (
https://www.atac.roma.it/)
The bus and tram lines reach every street of Rome, € 1,00 for the ticket (valid 75 minutes), or daily ticket or monthly card.
Ticket: € 1,00 (for 75 minutes)
BTI (Touristic 3 days): € 11,00
CIS (Touristic 7 days): € 16,00
Monthly Card: € 30,00
Rent a car
If you need to move frequently and for long distances, or if you are in a group, it can be useful to rent a car (in the airports, in the railway stations and in many points of the city there are many companies that offer this kind of service). But you have to keep in mind that in the historical centre of Rome cars are not allowed to enter (to the exclusion of taxi and buses), in almost all the parking lots in the streets you have to pay (blue stripes, € 1,00/h, from 7:00 to 19:00 and in some areas from 7:00 to 23:00), moreover the traffic and the problems in finding a parking place are not to be undervalued! So think carefully before taking a car.
