How to Reach

By Airline

Rome can be reached by airport or train. Rome is served by the two airports of Leonardo Da Vinci Airport (also known as Fiumicino Airport) and G.B.Pastine Airport (also known as Ciampino Airport) and by the two railway stations of Roma Termini and Roma Tiburtina.

Intl. Airport “Leonardo da Vinci”

  • By taxi: fare about 50 €; it takes about 50 minutes up to 90 minutes in heavy traffic conditions.
  • By train: The easiest way is to take Leonardo Express train to Termini Station. From there you can walk to via Cavour (it takes about 15 minutes) or take a taxi or Metro B (one stop to via Cavour). As an alternative you can take a local train to Ostiense Station and take Metro B. For information on timetables and fares visit www.trenitalia.com.

 

Ciampino Airport

  • By private transportation, book a shuttle bus (there are several companies) or take a taxi (fare about 31 €). 
  • By public transportation, take a bus to Anagnina red line Metro A station, then go to Termini station. 

By Foot

 

  • From Colosseum: take the escalators inside Metro B station in Via dei Fori Imperiali, take via della Polveriera. Then make a left from Largo della Polveriera reaching via Eudossiana (about 4 minutes – 250 m).
  • From via Cavour: take either the stairs in front of Palatino Hotel which bring you in front of S. Pietro in Vincoli Basilica or from Metro B station via Cavour take the stairs of via Monte Polacco. Once on the top either make a right towards S. Pietro in Vincoli or walk on your left side to via delle Sette Sale and enter the back entrance of the Faculty (about 4 minutes – 250 m).

By Car

 

  • From Piazza Vittorio, cross Largo Brancaccio, straight on enter via Lanza, take the first street on the left, via Equizia, at the end make a right and you are on via del Colle Oppio. If you park inside the blue lines, please make sure you pay the parking fare in advance (use the machines on the sidewalk or purchase the tickets in advance at newsstands or tobacco shops).
  • From Piazza Venezia, take via dei Fori Imperiali and then make a left on via Cavour and drive to via Lanza. Find via Equizia on the right side then continue as above.

By Public Transportation

 

  • By bus: lines 51, 75, 85, 87 stop at the Colosseum.
  • By tram: line 30 stops at the Colosseum.
  • By metro: you can exit at either the Colosseum or via Cavour stations of blue line B and follow the indications above.

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