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How to get to Rome
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By plane
Rome main airport are Fiumicino (Leonardo da
Vinci) and Ciampino.
Fiumicino is
about 36 km from Rome. The Leonardo Express train connect the
airport To Rome Stazione Termini (journey of around 30?). A
train line connects the airport to the air terminal, near the
Roma Ostiense train station. The terminal is connected to the
subway station Piramide (line B) with trains leaving every 20
minutes from 5:30 to midnight.
Buses stop just outside the airport going to
via Giolitti, alongside the Termini Station.
Ciampino
airport,16 km southeast of Rome, is military airport which has
been developing its passenger terminal since it began playing
host to the budget airline companies.
The airport is connected to the Termini
Station by a local train line and buses. The easiest way to get
from Ciampino into Rome is by using Terravision's direct coach
service.
Alternatively you take a bus near Ciampino
station and then a train to Stazione Termini or a bus near
underground (metro) Line A at Anagnina Metro station.
Of course the airports are both served by
taxi services.
By Train
Rome is served by international and national
trains which stop at the Termini Station in Piazza del
Cinquecento, near the urban center.
http://trenitalia.it
By car
The main road connecting Rome to the north
and south of Italy is the Autostrada del Sole, which connects
with the ring road circling the city (Grande Raccordo Anulare).
From the Raccordo Anulare the most important
roads are:
-Via Aurelia (ss1)north-east from the Vatican
to the Tyrrhenian coast, Pisa, Genoa and France.
-Via Cassia (ss2) from ?Ponte Milvio?
north-west to Viterbo, Siena and Florence.
-Via Flaminia (ss3) north-east to Terni,
Foligno, and east to the Apennines and the Adriatic coast.
-Via Salaria (ss4) north from around Porta
Pia in the centre towards Rieti and the north-east Marche region
and the Adriatic coast.
-Via Tiburtina (ss5) links Rome with Tivoli
and Pescara.
-Via Casilina (ss6) head south-east to Anagni
and the Campania region.
-Via Appia Nuova (ss7) south to Ciampino airport, Castelli
Romani, Campania region, the Apennines into Basilicata to
Taranto in Puglia ending in Brindisi.
-Via Ostiense (Via del Mare) (ss8) south-west to Ostia.
-Via Cristoforo Colombo from Porta San Sebastiano to EUR and
Ostia.
From and to the airports by car
From/To Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci airport:
Follow the sign for Rome out of the airport
and onto the autostrada exiting at EUR, then follow the ?centro?
signs to Via Cristoforo Colombo into the centre of Rome.
From/To Ciampino airport:
From the airport exit, turn right onto Via
Appia Nuova and follow it to the centre.
In the city
The entire transport network of underground,
trams, and buses is managed by the ATAC. The underground
include two subway lines: line A, crossing the city from
the western side (via Tuscolana - via Appia) to the Vatican
section, and line B, connecting the eastern zone (Rebibbia)
with the EUR (Exposizione Universale di Roma), crossing line A
near Termini Station. A new branch of the B line (B1) is under
construction, as is a third line, called C. A fourth line, line
D, is under development. The frequent archaeological findings
delay underground work.
The Rome Metro is part of an extensive
transport network made of a tramway network, several suburban
and urban lines in and around the city.
The main bus station is in front of Stazione
Termini. Daily and night bus are in service.
Romapass is a card that allows three days of
travel throughout the entire transport network.
Useful links:
http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/rom/roma.htm
http://www.atac.roma.it/
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