How to Get Around Rome

Getting in

By air. Leonardo da Vinci at Fiumicino is the main airport, about 26 km from the centre. The Leonardo Express runs direct, with no intermediate stops, to Termini in 32 minutes, every half hour and every 15 minutes at busy times, from 6:23 to 23:23 inbound; the ticket is €14 and under-12s travel free with an adult. The slower FL1 reaches Tiburtina in 48 minutes, every 15 minutes on weekdays, and stops at Trastevere and Ostiense on the way, which is the better train if you are staying south of the river. A taxi from Fiumicino to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls is a fixed €48 — €45 to Ostiense station, €55 to Tiburtina, €120 to the port at Civitavecchia — and a journey to the airport from inside the ring road is capped at €70 whatever the meter says.

Ciampino, about 20 km out, is where most charter flights land. A shuttle bus reaches Ciampino railway station, from which trains take 10 minutes to Termini every 15 minutes; ATAC's 720 runs from the airport to Laurentina on Metro B every 20 minutes and the 520 to Subaugusta on Metro A from 5:30 to 23:30, both for the price of a single €1.50 BIT. Fixed taxi fares from Ciampino are €30 inside the walls, €30 to Ostiense and €35 to Tiburtina.

By train. Termini and Tiburtina are the two main stations; Tiburtina is on Metro B, and most long-distance coaches, from other Italian regions and from abroad, use the square in front of it. By car, every motorway joins the Grande Raccordo Anulare, the ring road, with signed exits for the centre — but the historic centre is a limited-traffic zone, marked by signs and luminous displays at every entrance, and driving into it needs a permit issued by Atac. Park outside it.

By sea. Rome is not a port city; the gateway is Civitavecchia, whose station is under an hour from Rome by train. Inside the port a free shuttle runs from 5:30 to 23:00, every 15 minutes, and a bus links the port to the railway station for €6 paid on board — or it is a walk from Varco Fortezza along Via Garibaldi.

Getting around

The BIT is a €1.50 ticket valid for 100 minutes across metro, bus and tram, and 24-, 48- and 72-hour passes exist. Validate a ticket bought from a kiosk or machine before you start: officials patrol the network and issue on-the-spot fines. The Roma Pass, valid 48 or 72 hours, includes public transport along with access to more than a hundred sites.

Taxis are white, carry a TAXI sign on the roof, and show the municipal symbol and the licence number on the front doors. Use only those, from a rank, by phone or by app, and check the taximeter is switched on before you leave. Transport strikes are often called at short notice; the Ministry of Transport lists them, in Italian.

The Tiber carries sightseeing boats, not transport: a boat every 30 minutes from 10:00 to 18:00 between the Sant'Angelo and Isola Tiberina landings, and longer trips from Ponte Marconi down to Ostia Antica. The operator cancels for river conditions, so it is a way of looking at the city rather than of crossing it.

Verified against Turismo Roma, September 2026.

Connections from Rome

How easily, and at what cost, can you combine the region’s main destinations?

Route	Best option	One-way time	Travel Smart take
Rome and Civita di Bagnoregio	Train and local bus, or car	~2 hr 30 min typical, not a timetable	Possible in a day, but it takes most of one. Rome works well as a base for Civita di Bagnoregio.
Rome and Tivoli	Train	~1 hr typical, not a timetable	Excellent day-trip connection. Rome works well as a base for Tivoli.
Rome and Viterbo	Train	~1 hr 45 min typical, not a timetable	Comfortable as a day trip. Rome works well as a base for Viterbo.

Cost compares the options for each route rather than quoting a fare: inexpensive means the price is not a factor in planning, moderate cost means a real line in the budget, and the expensive option is one worth weighing against the alternative. Fares change from year to year; the ranking between them does not.

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Checked against Turismo Roma — Leonardo da Vinci airport at Fiumicino is about 26 km from the centre of Rome, and the Leonardo Express direct shuttle-train takes 32 minutes to Termini, leaving every half hour from 6.23 a.m. to 11.23 p.m. and every 15 minutes at busy times; the ticket is EUR 14 and children under 12 travel free with an adult, The FL1 train from Fiumicino airport to Tiburtina takes 48 minutes, every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 at weekends and holidays, stopping at Trastevere and Ostiense among others, Fixed taxi fares apply from Fiumicino airport: EUR 48 to inside the Aurelian Wall, EUR 45 to Ostiense station, EUR 55 to Tiburtina station and EUR 120 to the port of Civitavecchia, and a maximum fare of EUR 70 applies from inside the Grande Raccordo Anulare to Fiumicino if the meter shows more, Ciampino airport, where most charter flights land, is about 20 km from Rome; Ciampino railway station is reached by special buses from the airport and trains every 15 minutes take 10 minutes to Termini; the ATAC 720 line connects the airport with Metro B Laurentina every 20 minutes and the 520 line with Metro A Subaugusta from 5.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m., both for one EUR 1.50 BIT 100-minute ticket, and 24, 48 and 72 hour passes exist, Fixed taxi fares from Ciampino airport are EUR 30 to inside the Aurelian Wall, EUR 30 to Ostiense station and EUR 35 to Tiburtina station, Termini and Tiburtina are the two main railway stations in Rome, and Tiburtina, in the east of the city, is connected by Metro B, Most coaches bound for Italian or foreign towns and cities use the terminus in the square in front of Tiburtina railway station, Every motorway into Rome joins the Grande Raccordo Anulare ring road with exits for the centre and suburbs, and signposted Limited Traffic Zones in the historic centre require special permits issued by Atac, with road signs and luminous displays marking the entrances, Roma Capitale taxis are white with a TAXI sign on the roof and the municipal symbol and licence number on the front doors, and passengers should check the taximeter is switched on before leaving, Tiber sightseeing boats run every 30 minutes at each boarding point, first ride 10.00 a.m. and last ride 6.00 p.m. from the Sant'Angelo and Tiberine Island embarkation points, with trips from Ponte Marconi to Ostia Antica, and the operator may alter or cancel the itinerary due to river conditions, The Roma Pass, valid 72 or 48 hours, gives access to more than 100 attractions and includes public transport (September 2026).
Checked against Port Mobility Civitavecchia — Civitavecchia train station allows you to reach Rome in less than 1 hour, the port can be reached from the station on foot or by a bus costing EUR 6 each way with tickets bought on board, and on foot from Fort Michelangelo via Varco Fortezza and via Giuseppe Garibaldi, The Civitavecchia port shuttles are totally free, guaranteed from 05.30 to 23.00, and run every 15 minutes (September 2026).
Checked against Trenitalia — Trenitalia runs a direct connection from Leonardo da Vinci airport to Roma Termini in 32 minutes and a Ciampino Airlink train plus bus connection to Roma Termini (September 2026).
Checked against UK Government (GOV.UK; FCDO travel advice abroad) — A ticket bought from a kiosk or machine must be validated on Italian public transport before the journey, officials patrol and issue on-the-spot fines for unvalidated tickets, only officially licensed taxis with a taxi sign on the roof and a company name and number on the side should be used, and transport strikes are often called at short notice (September 2026).