Local and Public Transport
Around the City • The historic centre is not particularly large - it is easy to visit Rome on foot, which is the perfect way to see and live the city.
Taxis
Make sure your taxi is licensed (white or yellow car with the letters SPQR on the front door), and always go with the metered fare, never an arranged price (exception: to and from the airports).
Official rates are posted in the taxi and on www.turismoroma.it
Bus and Tram
Rome’s public transportation is run by ATAC. You can purchase your ATAC transportation pass for BUS - TRAM - METRO in the main stations and at the tobacconist's shop . Please click here for more information on the different passes available and ATAC ticket offices opening hours.Buses generally run from about 5.30am until midnight, with limited services throughout the night on some routes. Tickets have to be purchased in advance and are available from tobacco shops ("tabacchis"), newsstands, a few bars and automatic ticket machines in metro stations and at major bus stops (exact change only!).
Night buses run from 00:30am to 5:30am and are marked with an owl on the timetable. Main stops are Termini (Piazza dei Cinquecento) and Piazza Venezia. From these two piazzas buses leave for all directions every 30 minutes. You can purchase tickets on board.
For further information please visit ATAC
Metro
Rome has two metro lines (line A and line B), which cross Termini station. The first line A which is known as red line runs northwest and southeast (this metro line runs through the Vatican City). The second metro line B which is known as blue line runs southwest and northeast (the blu line B runs near the Roman Coliseum). Trains run approximately every five to 10 minutes between 5.30am and 11.30pm (one hour later on Saturday).
For further information please visit ATAC
Trains
The Italian railway company, Ferrovie dello Stato, stretches across the peninsula through 16,000 kilometers of roads. The train is one of the best way to get to Rome. Rome’s main train station and transport hub is Stazione Termini. from where there are regular trains to other European countries, all major Italian cities and many smaller towns.
For further information please visit Ferrovie dello Stato.
