Rome Transport

Rome Transport: News and Information

Rome is a huge city and there are many different public transport systems that you can use to get around the city  like the metro, buses, trams and  trains (just to name a few). Below Rome-Explorer.com will provide you with some information about Rome transportation, useful most of all for people who don’t know the city, but also for people living in Rome who, tired of traffic, prefer to take public transportation.

Rome Transport: Buses
There are a lot of different bus lines in Rome. For information about buses we suggest you to visit the Atac Roma web site. You can find a map of the different bus lines and you can also find your route with all the directions about where and which bus/metro line to take. Just inserting your starting address and destination address. If you want to visit the city, you can also find the tourist bus lines: the Archeobus and  bus number 110 on the Trambus Open website.

The Trambus service starts in the morning in the city center in the most popular areas of the city (Piazza del Popolo, the Colosseum, Campo dei Fiori). There are also electric minibuses which have got three different lines. The number of electric minibuses of Rome is the largest in the world.

Rome Transport: The Metro
The Rome metro is an easy and fast way to get to very distant parts of the city. There are two lines but work has been carried out to further develop the subway system. Click on the web page Rome Metro where you can have all the information about Rome metro lines, timetables and details about routes. Moreover, you can also take a look at the web page Rome Metro Map, an easy way to visit the city without any problem. With routes and timetables of both urban and suburban lines, visiting Rome will be more enjoyable.

Rome Transport: Trains
In Rome you can also find trains that link distant parts of the city to the city centre. If you want some advice or information about trains, stops, main stops with connections to the metro and buses, connections from Rome to other cities, you can take a look at the web page Rome Train Stations.

Rome Transport: Trams
There are six different tram lines in Rome: the number 2 line has got a short route running through Via Flaminia, linking Piazza Marconi to Piazzale Flaminio. The number 3 line, has got a longer route. It departs from Piazza Thorwaldsen, runs through the Parioli neighborhood, Policlinico, Verano, San Lorenzo, San Giovanni, Piramide to finally come back to Trastevere. The number 5 departs from via G. Amendola (Termini railway station), runs through Piazza Vittorio, Via Prenestina and finally gets to Piazza dei Geranei. The number 14 line presents a little change in route in comparison to the number 5 route. It changes the last part of its route and the last stop is at Viale Palmiro Togliatti. The number 8 has got a short route, but it is very crowded because it departs from Largo Argentina, runs through Trastevere and its last stop is Colli Portuensi. Finally the number 19 departs from Piazza Risorgimento, runs through Piazza delle Belle Arti, Parioli, Verano, to finally get to via Prenestina and Piazza dei Geranei.
On the web site Atac Rome  you can have a look at the map with the different routes covered by the lines.

Exploring Rome with the public transport system is cheap, relatively easy, and a great way to get to know the city and its inhabitants.