GETTING AROUND IN ROME
Transportation in the Eternal City

AIRPORTS
Rome has two airports - Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) and Ciampino.

Fiumicino is Rome’s main airport and it is well-connected with the centre (Termini Station) during the day by an express train. The journey takes about 30 minutes and costs € 11.00.
For additional information on the train timetable please visit Trenitalia site.

Ciampino, Rome's smaller airport, is mostly used by charter flights and budget airlines and it in connected with the centre with COTRAL bus, get off at Metro A: Anagnina station, then to Termini Station. Cotral bus runs every 30 minutes, until 11pm.

As an alternative, there are Taxis. There is a fixed (flat rate) fee for taxis going between the city (defined as inside the Aurelian Walls) and the two airports, Fiumicino and Ciampino.  The fixed fee to & from Fiumicino is 40 euros and to & from Ciampino is 30 euros.The easiest way to get a taxi is to find the nearest taxi stand. In the center city they can be found at the main squares or piazzas such as Piazza Venezia, Piazza Argentina, Piazza Barberini, Stazione Termini, etc. During the rush hour (4pm-8pm), as in all cities, it can be difficult to find a taxi. Taxis can be radio paged but remember that you'll pay for the time it takes to get to you not just from the time you enter the cab.
The main radio-taxi network telephone numbers are: 06.5551; 06.3570; 06.88177; 06.4994; 06.6645; and 06.4157.

Licensed taxis are all white and have a taxi sign on the roof of the car as well as their license number inside the car. In every official taxi there is a card that explains - in English - the extra charges for luggage, late-night travel, Sunday and holiday travel, and airport journeys. Always make sure the meter is switched on. Be careful of unlicensed and illegal taxi drivers who approach you at the train station or the airport. They will often ask for additional fees at the end of the trip.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Rome has an extensive integrated public transportation system, which includes buses, subways, trams and a suburban train network.
There are two subway lines, A and B.

Line A runs east to west from Battistini to Anagnina and stops at many tourist sites such as the Vatican, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Barberini and Piazza del Popolo.

Line B runs northeast to southwest from Rebibbia to Laurentina. It stops at sites such as the Coloseum, Circo Massimo, and St. Paul's Basilica.

Both lines run from Sunday to Thursday from 5.30 a.m. to 11.30 p.m., and until 12.30 p.m. on Saturday.
Both lines intersect at Stazione Termini.
There are buses to almost everywhere in Rome. The ATAC local buses serve the city center and most nearby suburbs. The city buses are an excellent way around Rome especially to places not served by the subway lines.
From 12 am (midnight) until 6 am there are special Night Lines which cover different areas of the city and run approximately every 20 minutes.

Fares
There is a single fare structure and ticketing system allowing you to travel on buses, trams, trains and the metro with the same ticket.

There are five types of tickets for the buses and subways:

1. BIT - Integrated Single Ticket
A BIT ticket costs 1 euro and can be used on all buses, subways and trams in Rome. This ticket allows 75 minutes of travel after the initial validation on the buses and trams and only for 1 ride on the subway or 1 ride on an urban train.

2. BIG - Integrated Daily Ticket
A BIG ticket costs 4 euros and is a full day ticket that is valid for unlimited rides on buses and the metro until midnight of the day on which the ticket is validated.

3. Roma Pass - Roma Pass Plus
This Pass costs 20 euros and is valid for three days (until midnight of the third day) including the day it is validated.
It entitles the holder to:
- full access to the public transportation system
- free admission to the first two museums and/or archaeological sites visited (The vatican museum is not included)
- reduced tickets and discounts to many other museums and sites (after the first 2 free admissions) as well as to exhibitions, musical, theatre and dance events and other tourist services.
The Roma Pass comes with a Kit that includes the public transportation ticket, a map of the city illustrating the location of Tourist Information Points, Underground stations, museums/sites of interest (addresses, phone numbers, buses and underground stations, timetables).Also included in the Kit is the Roma Pass Guide, the complete list of museums & sites of interest that have joined the initiative and the Roma News, the program of events and tourist services that are eligible for discounts.
Roma Pass can be purchased from all museums and sites that have joined the Program and from Tourist Information Centers in the Municipality of Rome including Fiumicino Airport (International Arrivals, Terminal C) and the main RR Station (Termini Station) on via Giolitti 34, Platform 24.

4. BTI - Integrated Touristic Ticket
A BTI ticket is a special tourist ticket that costs 11 euros and allows use of all buses, subways, city trains, regional trains and trams in Rome for 3 days from the date you indicate when you purchase.

5. CIS - Integrated Weekly Pass
The CIS ticket costs 16 euros and it is a weekly ticket that is valid for unlimited trips on all Roman buses and subways, city trains and regional trains, in the city for 7 days from the date you first use it.