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METRO
Rome's metro system is very useful and quite safe as long as you are
alert. Although the bus network is extensive and buses run frequently
(though still crowded), the metro is much simpler to master.
The metro system has only two lines, A and B, which cross at Termini.
There are trains from 5.30 am until 11.30 pm every day (Sat. 0.30 am).
Starting from January 10th 2004 the underground trains will stop running
at 9.00 pm. due to restoration works. In this period the underground
trains will be replaced by a shuttle bus service.
Metro stations on line A do not have facilities for disabled (except
Cipro-Musei Vaticani and Valle Aurelia); In alternative, bus 590 follows
the same route of metro line A and has wheelchair access. All the metro
stations on line B have facilities for disabled except Circo Massimo,
Colosseo and Cavour (direction Laurentina).
Metro A offers the possibility to organise itineraries
particularly interesting both for shopping and for the visit of
monuments. Here is a list of metro A stops with possible itineraries:
Cipro, is the privileged way to the Vatican Museums
Ottaviano, takes to S.Pietro.
Lepanto to Via Cola di Rienzo, a shopping area right for every pocket
Flaminio, both for a walk in Villa Borghese and the Pincio Terrace and a
downtown shopping along Via del Corso, Via del Babuino, Piazza del
Popolo and S.Maria dei Miracoli.
Spagna, to Piazza di Spagna and the trendy Trinitą dei Monti facing Via
dei Condotti. Not far there is the Fontana di Trevi.
Via Veneto and the Fontana di Trevi are near Barberini stop, the Terme
di Diocleziano to the Repubblica stop.
Vittorio Emanuele to the Basilica of S.Maria Maggiore
S.Giovanni to the Basilica of S.Giovanni and the Scala Santa - Holy
Steps
Cinecittą takes to the film Studios.
Metro B stops relevant for tourists, instead, are the following:
S.Paolo, to the Basilica di S.Paolo
Piramide, to the Pyramid of Caius Cestius
Circo Massimo and Colosseum, to Colosseum and the Roman Forum
Cavour, to visit S.Pietro in Vincoli.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
The Roman public transportation system covers approximately 5,290 square
kilometres.
It is the largest national public transportation network: 2,130 km
served by 241 bus lines and 2,586 buses, and another 50 km served by 6
tram lines and 159 trams.
Many buses and trams are wheelchair accessible and can be recognised by
the international symbol for accessibility on the front and side of the
vehicle.
The most useful lines for the traveller
64 - Termini: Piazza della Repubblica - Via Nazionale - Piazza Venezia -
Largo Arenula - Corso Vittorio Emanuele - Largo Porta Cavalleggeri -
Stazione San Pietro.
8 - A new Tram - Largo di Torre Argentina - Ponte Garibaldi - Piazza
Mastai - Piazza Ippolito Nievo - Stazione Trastevere - Monteverde -
Casaletto.
118 - Piazzale Ostiense - Terme di Caracalla - Appia Antica (catacombs).
492 - Stazione Tiburtina - Stazione Termini - Piazza Barberini - Piazza
Venezia - Corso Rinascimento - Piazza Cavour - Piazza Risorgimento -
Stazione Cipro - Musei Vaticani.
23 - Piazzale Clodio - Piazza Risorgimento - Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II
- Ponte Garibaldi - Via Marmorata - Piazzale Ostiense - Basilica di S.
Paolo.
714 - Stazione Termini - Piazza S. Maria Maggiore - Piazza S. Giovanni
in Laterano - Via delle Terme di Caracalla - Via C. Colombo - Piazza G.
Marconi - Piazzale P.L. Nervi.
660 - Largo Colli Albani - Via Appia Nuova -Via Appia Antica
(catacombs).
910 - Stazione Termini - Piazzale della Repubblica - Via Piemonte - Via
Pinciana (Villa Borghese) - Piazzale Euclide - Auditorium - Palazzetto
dello Sport - Piazza Mancini.
590 - Handicapped facilities. Same route as Metro Line A, but it runs
every 90 minutes (schedule at the bus stop).
Useful bus lines
Vatican:
from Termini Bus 64
from Colosseo, walk 5 minutes to Piazza Venezia, than take Bus 64
from Trastevere 23 (Lungotevere De' Cenci).
Spanish steps & Trevi Fountain:
from Termini Bus 492 or 175 to Via del Tritone
from the Vatican Bus 62 to Via del Tritone
from Trastevere Tram 8 to Largo Argentina and Bus 62 to Via del Tritone.
Colosseo:
from Termini 64 to Piazza Venezia and walk for 5 minutes.
from the Vatican 64 to Piazza Venezia
from Trastevere Tram 8 to Largo Argentina, then bus 87.
Pantheon, Piazza Navona e Campo de'Fiori:
from Termini 64 or 492 to Largo Argentina
from the Vatican 64 or 62 to Largo Argentina
from Trastevere don't be lazy: cross the bridge and walk for 5 minutes.
Trastevere:
from Termini 64 or 492 to Largo Argentina and Tram 8 Viale Trastevere
from the Vatican 23 to Piazza G. Belli.
Electric buses
In an effort to minimize pollution in the small backstreets of the
historic center, the city has estabilished several electric bus lines to
navigate alleyways barely wide enough for a Vespa.
116 - Via V. Veneto - Piazza Barberini - Piazza di Spagna - Corso
Rinascimento - Campo de' Fiori - Piazza Farnese - Via Monserrato - Via
Giulia - Terminal Gianicolo - Campo de' Fiori - Corso Rinascimento -
Piazza della Rotonda - Piazza Colonna - Piazza Barberini _ Via Veneto.
117 - Piazza S. Giovanni in Laterano - Piazza del Colosseo - Via dei
Serpenti - Largo Tritone - Piazza di Spagna - Piazza del Popolo - Via
del Corso - Piazza Venezia - Piazza del Colosseo - Via Labicana - Piazza
S. Giovanni in Laterano.
Weekdays only.
119 - Piazza del Popolo - Via del Corso - Largo Goldoni - Piazza Venezia
- Via del Tritone - Piazza Barberini - Via Veneto - Piazza Barberini -
Piazza di Spagna - Via del Babuino - Piazza del Popolo.
On Sat and Sun ends at Via Veneto.
Night buses (from 12.30am to 5.30am)
There are 23 night bus lines. The main terminal stations are Termini
(Piazza dei Cinquecento) and Piazza Venezia. From these two piazzas
buses leave every 30 minutes. You can recognize the bus stop for the
night buses by signs with an owl on the top.
Here is a list of the most useful routes and their major stops:
78N - Piazzale Clodio - Piazzale Flaminio - Piazza Cavour- Corso
Rinascimento - Via delle Botteghe Oscure (Largo di Torre Argentina) -
Piazza Venezia - Via Nazionale - Stazione Termini.
40N - Same route as metro Line B. It runs every 30 minutes. Good
connection to Testaccio (use the stop at Piramide, in Piazzale Ostiense)
and Termini and if you catch a night train at Tiburtina Station.
55N - Same route as Metro Line A. It runs every 30 minutes.
29N - Piramide (P.le Ostiense) - Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II - Piazza
Risorgimento - Viale Belle Arti - Piazza Ungheria - V.le Regina
Margherita - Piazza Porta Maggiore - Piazza Porta San Giovanni - Piazza
Colosseo - Piramide.
80N - Same route as train Rome - Ostia Lido.
All buses travel in both directions.
110 City Tour
The most convenient way to discover the cultural richness of Rome.
Experience three thousand years of art and history from the open top 110
city tour bus.
From Termini Station, departing every day, every 15 minutes:
from October 1st to March 31st, from 9.00 to 20.00;
from April 1st to September 30th, from 9.00 to 20.30.
Tickets can be purchased from the ATAC kiosk in Piazza dei Cinquecento,
in front of Termini Station, or cash when you get on the bus.
New luxury full comfort open-deckers with the on board assistance of
multilingual hostesses. Over 80 sites of historical and artistic
interest included in the route.
The STOP and GO formula, enables you to get on and off the 10 stops
along the route, visit the nearby important and interesting sites, and
get back on one of the next buses during the day, to discover more
wonders of Rome.
List of stops:
Stazione Termini (main stop) - Piazza della Repubblica - Via XX
settembre;
Piazza Barberini (stop);
Via Veneto (stop) - Porta Pinciana;
Piazzale Flaminio (stop);
Piazza del Popolo (stop) - Via di Ripetta - P.zza Augusto imperatore;
Piazza Cavour (stop) - Via Ulpiano - Via della Conciliazione;
Piazza San Pietro (stop) - Corso Vittorio Emanuele II;
Piazza San Pantaleo (stop) - Largo di Torre Argentina - Via delle
Botteghe Oscure;
Piazza Venezia (stop) - Via del Teatro di Marcello - Piazza Bocca della
Veritą - Via del Circo Massimo;
Colosseo (stop) - Via dei Fori Imperiali - Piazza del Quirinale;
Via Nazionale (stop) - P.zza di S. Maria Maggiore;
Stazione Termini (stop).
Metrobus Tickets
Rome public transport system is called Metrebus, a combination of the
words: metro (underground), treno metropolitano (urban train) and
autobus (bus). With Metrebus tickets you can travel on these three means
of transport: on different routes, inside a city area, through different
areas.
Fares depend only from the areas you cross, not from the number of means
of transport you use. Tickets must always be validated: when getting on
buses, before getting on metro and trains.
The bus and metro system is not free! Validate your ticket before
boarding the metro; on buses, look for the orange stamping machines. If
you are caught without a validated ticket, the fine to be paid ranges
between Euro 50,00 and Euro 500,00.
TAXI IN ROME
Taxis in Rome are white, they have an identification name and number on
the front door and show a taximeter inside.
They can be easily found in every part of the city at special taxi
ranks, each one having its own phone number.
In case you call one of the many Radio Taxi companies, an operator will
get in touch with the nearest taxi, tell you its name and number and in
how many minutes it will reach your address.
TOUR BUSES CIRCULATION
The circulation of tour buses in Rome is regulated according to the
"Piano Pullman" ("coach plan") of the Municipality of Rome.
The city has been divided into two big "Zone a Traffico Limitato"
("limited traffic areas"):
ZTL1 - the area within the Mura Aureliane (Aurelian Walls)
ZTL2 - the area between the Grande Raccordo Anulare (Rome's Ring Road)
and the Aurelian Walls.
All buses that circulate inside the Ring Road must register and display
the permit.
TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS
Monday through Friday from 6.30 to 18.00 and Saturday from 14.00 to
18.00 you are not allowed to drive to downtown Rome, unless you are a
resident or you are granted a special permission.
All 22 streets accessing the so-called "Limited Traffic Zone" have been
equipped with electronic access detection devices, which are able to
detect and record illegal access of vehicles. This electronic access
detection system "reads" the plate numbers of vehicles illegally
accessing the Zone and the vehicle owners will receive a fine at home.
All tourists wishing to drive to downtown hotels by their private car
should first contact the hotel management. Upon arrival the hotel has to
send a fax containing numberplate and days of stay to STA to avoid the
fine.
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