PLANE
Rome has two airports, both
of which service international flights.
The main airport is Leonardo da Vinci Airport,
also known as Fiumicino.
The second airport is Ciampino, and
this is where many of the budget airlines
such as Ryanair and easyjet land.
Fiumicino is about 26km from
the centre of Rome, and is connected to
the centre via a train service. The train
runs every 30 minutes between 05:52
and 22:52 and takes thirty minutes to reach
Stazione Termini - the main station. This
direct train costs 9 euros. A cheaper option
is to take the train that calls at
Trastevere, Ostiense and Tibutina stations,
this train runs every 15 minutes and costs
5 euros and runs between 05:06 and
22:36.
If you weighed down by all
the euros in your pocket, you can of course
take a taxi - which will do alot to unburden
you of all that unwanted cash. The
journey takes 45 minutes and after additional
charges for luggage, charged per piece,
and the supplement, you could end up relieving
yourself of 50 euros.
Ciampino airport is just
20km from the centre, and if you are arriving
on Ryanair or easyJet then the bus service
to Roma Termini is scheduled to
fit in with these flights. The bus takes
about 20 minutes and costs 8 euros. Alternatively
there is the Cortal bus to the metro,
to the Anagnina station on line A
and from there on Stazione Termini, and
costs 1 euro.
During the night there is the Cortal
bus service which connects the airport with
Ciampion Metro Station and costs 1 euro
for the five minute journey. The metro
runs every 10 minutes to Stazione Termini.
As with Fiumicino, you can get the
taxi into the centre of the city, but be
sure to use a registered company from the
rank opposite the arrivals hall.
Make sure that the meter is running,
and also be aware that supplements are payable
for luggage, night journeys and journeys
on public holidays.
TRAIN
International trains arrive
at the Stazione Termini, which is close
to the Forum, just north east of Palatine
Hill.
From Stazione Termini there are regular
connections to the rest of Italy and the
rest of Europe.
BUS
Unlike trains, the international
buses arrive at Tiburtina Station which
is just outside the city centre, but easily
reached by metro.
Getting around in Rome
Boasting buses, metro, trams
and a suburban train network, Rome enjoys
an extensive and integrated transport system.
The buses cover most of the greater
Rome area, and most of them terminate in
from the Stazione Termini - from where
a map of the bus routes is available.
The buses operate from 06:00 until 24:00,
and there are a number of night services.
The Metro system has two lines, A
and B, which are both convenient for getting
to the city´s sights. The junction for the
metro lines is at Stazione
Termini.
Tickets - rather
than needing several tickets for the different
modes of transport, there is a unified ticketing
system allowing travel on buses, trams,
trains and metro with just one ticket.
Basically there are three types of
ticket:
BIT - Ingrated
Single Ticket, this ticket costs one euro
and allow 75 minutes of transport on all
buses, metros and trams. The
ticket is validated on the first mode
of transport used.
BIG - Integrated
Daily Ticket, ideal for those doing a lot
of sightseeing. A daily ticket is valid
on all forms of transport until midnight
of the day it was validated. This
ticket cannot be used for transit to the
airport.
CIS -Integrated
Weekly Pass, basically the same as the daily
ticket. Costs 16 euros and is vaild for
7 days and give unlimited travel on
buses, trams and metro.
Monthly passes are also available
for those staying that long, the pass costs
30 euros and is valid for one calendar month.
They are only available until to 5th
of each month.
Children under 10 years of age are
entitled to free
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