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Most of old Rome can be discovered on foot; however, if you want to visit places that are further apart, the cheapest method of transportation are the buses.
The central bus-station is right outside of Termini, where you can also find the office of the bus-company (ATAC). The web of bus-routes spans all over Rome; after midnight the regular buses stop, but special night-buses will run till the morning hours.
We experienced a ride on a bus during rush-hours, which meant we were squished like sardines, without room to hold on to a handle or something - wasn't really necessary - since we were stacked into the bus so tightly, there wasn't a chance that anybody would topple over.
Tickets are available at all metro-stations, newspaper-stands, some convenience stores, and at the ATAC office. You can buy tickets for the nightbuses directly from the driver. There are several options of tickets:
- Biglietto Integrato a Tempo (BIT). Valid for 75 minutes upon entering the bus. €1.--
- Biglietto Integrato Giornaliero (BIG). Valid for 24 hours. € 4.--
- Carta Integrate Settimanale (CIS). Valid for 1 week. € 16.--
- Abbonamento Mensible. Valid for 1 month. € 30.--
We found the 24-hour ticket to be most useful, since we were in Rome for only 3 days and didn't use the bus each day. This card is aprx. €4.-- per person, per day and is also valid for the metro. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/MetroWebsite: www.atac.roma.it
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Rome metro is not one of the best underground systems the world, but at least it’s faster than Rome buses and it takes you to most places in the city as well as to the outskirts.
There are only 2 lines in the metro system:
Linea A or orange line runs between Battistini and Anagnina. The popular stops on this line include Vatican Museum, St Peter Basilica, Spanish Steps, San Giovanni, Appian Way, Catacombs, and Cinecittà. (Appian Ways and Catacombs need a transfer to bus 660.)
Line B or blue lines runs between Laurentina and Rebibbia. The popular stops on this line include EUR, San Paolo, Piramide, Circus Maximus, Coliseum, Via Cavour, and Tiburtina.
Both lines cross each other in Termini.
Under normal schedule, both metro lines run from 5:30 to 23:30 (to 00:30 on Saturdays).
However, during the renovation on Line A (which started on Jan 10 this year and will last through the next three years if everything goes according to plan), the metro on that line will stop running at 21:00. Two special buses (MA1 between Battistini and Arco di Travertino, and MA2 between Washington and Anagnina) will pick up the last missing hours in the service.
Metro tickets are sold at newspaper stands, tobacco shops and vending machines at the stations. Metro ticket and bus ticket are interchangeable. Make sure to validate your ticket before using either system. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/MetroWebsite: http://www.metroroma.it/MetroRoma/HTML/EN/
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ATAC, Rome's public transportation company is quite efficient.
There are only 2 subway lines and they run from 5 AM to 11:30 PM.. Line A, the red line, goes (more or less) East-West and stops near the Vatican (Ottaviano-Vaticano), Piazza Del Popolo (Flaminio),the Spanish steps (Spagna), Piazza Barberini, Termini Station, and Piazza della Repubblica.
The Line B, the blue line, goes north-south and stops at the Tiburtina Station, Termini Station, the Colliseum (Colosseo), the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo), the Pyramide (Piramide), San Paolo Basilica (San Paolo) and three stops at the EUR.
ATAC also has some trams (the Tram 8 that you can catch at Largo Argentina will take you Trastevere) and many, many busses! You can easily recognize the bus stops with their yellow posts. The number of the busses are on it. If you see a number and an owl, it is a night bus, a great service for all night lovers. They can bear the same number as a day bus but their itinerary may be slightly different.
Better check on ATAC's website (they can compute your itinerary for you) or with the driver.
A single ticket (BIT) is 1,00 Euro; a Day ticket ( BIG) is 4,00 Euros; a weekly ticket is (CIS) 16,00 Euros. You can buy your ticket at the machine in the subway station, in selected supermarket and (important if you take the tram or bus) at Tabacchi and bookstands. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/MetroWebsite: http://www.metrebus.it/
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