By Plane:
Rome has two international airports with over 40 million passengers passing through the city every year.
The main airport Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) is located about 26 km from the city centre. The centre of city is easily reached.
The other airport is Pastine (Ciampino), where most charter flights land. It is about 20 km from the Rome.
If you live in Europe, it is now possible to visit the Italian capital for less than € 50. The main low-cost airlines flying to Rome are:
In order to discover all the options of getting to and from Fiumicino Airport and to and from Ciampino Airport please click here.
To help you with the flight search you can use sites like:
By Car:
If you decide to arrive by car, for those arriving from the North, the best way to reach the capital is via the Milan-Rome A1 motorway.
Those coming from the West of the country should instead take the Aurelia State Road and then the Civitavecchia-Rome A12 motorway.
From the Adriatic Coast, the best route is via the Aquila-Rome A24 motorway.
Finally from the South, the Naples-Rome A1 motorway should be taken. Every motorway joins up with the “Grande Raccordo Anulare” (or G.R.A.-Rome Ring Road) with all exits for the centre and Rome’s suburbs.
Further information on www.autostrade.it
Please note that especially signed-posted Limited Traffic Zones are in place in the historical centre of the city and thus special permits, issued by Atac, The Capital’s Public Mobility Agency, are required in order to drive through these areas. Special road signs as well luminous displays mark the entrances to these zones.
For further information: Infomobilità Roma (information about transports in Rome), real-time traffic updates and ZTL (traffic limited area): http://roma.luceverde.it/ - www.muoversiaroma.it
By Train:
Termini Station (Piazza dei Cinquecento) and Tiburtina Station (Piazza della Stazione Tiburtina), are the two main stations in Rome.
Termini Station, in the heart of Rome, offers various services, such as a tourist information point, car rental, a luggage storage, a bank and exchange, toilets, a lost property office, as well as a large Shopping & Food area (clothing, books, music, accessories, footwear, toys, hi-tech, gift ideas, tobacco, glasses, beauty shops). Termini station is the interchange station between the two underground lines: Metro A (red line) and Metro B (blue line).
Tiburtina Station is the second main station in the capital, located in the east of Rome. Metro B (blue line) connects it to different areas of the city. A Shopping & Food area, a bank and exchange, toilets and wifi are present here too.
Both stations are connected to the underground and to numerous buses for all directions, whose stop is on the squares in front of the stations together with Roma Capitale white taxis with the word TAXI on their roof and the symbol of Roma Capitale on the front doors.
Timetable, train ticket costs and online purchase are available on the website of the State Railways.
If travelling from Europe, feel free to check the train options within the train and coach app Trainline.
By bus:
If you prefer to travel by coach and enjoy the view, you may choose among the many companies travelling from and to Rome, either from abroad or various Italian Regions (Puglia, Calabria, Campania, Basilicata, Abruzzo, Marche, Sicilia).
Most coaches bound for Italian or foreign towns and cities may be found in the terminus in the square in front of Tiburtina railway station. The ticket offices are located in the shops on the side of the square.
In a few minutes, you may reach Tiburtina railway station walking through the square. Tiburtina Station is the second most important station, located in the east area of Rome. It connects to many areas of the city, through Line B of the metro (blue line), and offers a Shopping & Food area, bank and exchange,
For further information:
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