The Roman Metro (Metropolitana di Roma) is the youngest in Europe, it is only 60 years old. It is not as branched as the Barcelona subway, and its length is three times less than the London subway, but the scheme is almost as strict and logical as that of Moscow. This is a very convenient, and therefore a popular form of municipal transport of the Eternal City. By 2018, the passenger flow through its stations exceeded 270 million people.
Subway
The Eternal City Metro (Metropolitana di Roma) includes not only classic underground lines, but also ground-based electric trains. They are managed by the state-owned ATAC company. This is convenient for passengers: one ticket is valid for all types of transport. Its price depends on the tariff zone, and you can buy a ticket everywhere, even kiosks where they sell cigarettes.
Scheme
Download the metro map in Rome (PDF in high quality)
The scheme of the Roman metro is quite simple. You should not look for its version in Russian, because a melodic transcription of Italian names will not give you anything, and you can travel between the sights without knowing the Italian language - all the stations near which they are located have the same names. Want to see the Colosseum? Head to Colosseo (blue line). On the city maps, as well as on Google maps, this type of transport is highlighted in red squares with the letter M.
The scheme of the Roman metro is simple, it is oriented in space in the same way as the stations are located on the ground. Fiumicino Airport is located in the southwest, so you should look for it on the diagram in the lower left corner.
Line B (Linea B)
The oldest of the lines of the Roman metro is B, it is indicated in blue.
Its design began in 1940, but construction began only in 1948, and completed in 1955. There are 22 stations on it. A line crosses the city from southwest to northeast. End points - "Rebibbia" (Rebibbia) and "Laurentina" (Laurentina).
Line A (Linea A)
Orange Line A was built from 1955 to 1980.
There are 27 stations on it - from the final Batistini in the northwest to Anagnina in the southeast. Orange and Blue branches intersect underground at Termini Station, where you can change.
Line Chi (Linea C)
The third line of the "subway" is green; it was launched only in 2012.
By 2019, it has three platforms. The line promises to be the most convenient for trips between attractions. According to the plan, there are intersections with lines A and B in the area of S. Giovani and Colosseo stations. Thus, the Chi line will pass under the Roman Forum, a separate exit will be built for it. Stops on this line will become underground museums.
Ground electric trains
Rome has 11 lines of electric trains, 3 of them are city electric trains, following the directions Lido (Roma Lido), Giardinetti (Roma Giardinetti) and Viterbo (Roma Nord).
Tourists are more interested in suburban electric trains whose lines are designated as FR 1-8. They are the ones who deliver to the new Fiumicino airport (via FR1 line) and the old Ciampino (FR6 line).
You can catch a train going to Fiumicino Airport on FR1:
- at the station Tiburtina (Tiburtina) - travel time 47 min;
- in Trastevere - travel time 27 minutes;
- in Ostiense - travel time 32 min.
Near the station of Tiburtin is the eponymous stop of the blue line B. This can also be done by transferring to the "Pyramid" (Piramida). Next to it is the Ostiense station, from where the train starts moving along the Roma Lido branch towards the sea (the beaches are located at the last three stations: from Lido Centro to Cristoforo Colombo).
Ticket price and schedule
A Roman ticket gives you the right to use all types of public transport. Its price depends on tariff zones, but the entire territory of the municipality of Rome is in the first - A, so you do not have to constantly ask yourself: "How much does it cost?" The most common “one-time” ticket type (BIT) in 2019 costs 1.5 euros.
Remember: having bought such a ticket, you can use any bus or tram within the boundaries of zone A within 100 minutes after compostingmaking transfers from one route to another.
But, leaving the subway or deciding to change the direction of movement at the railway station, you will have to pay for the fare again. Children under ten years old travel for free.
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On March 1, 2015, a new system of tickets for municipal transport began to operate in Rome. Tickets are available in three versions:
- Roma 24 - 24 hours a day from the moment of their marking, cost - 7 euros;
- Roma 48 - valid for 48 hours, price - 12.5 euros;
- Roma 72 - allow you to pay for travel for 72 hours, the cost is 18 euros;
- CIS - ticket for 7 days, cost - 24 euros.
New tickets allow you to make an unlimited number of trips on public transport: buses, trams, subways, suburban trains for the time period indicated on the coupon.
- Important: public transport tickets do not apply to trains and buses to Fiumicino Airport ...
The branch leading to Fiumicino Airport is open from 5:00 to 23:27, and trains run at quarter-hour intervals on weekdays and half an hour on holidays. The ticket price to the capital's air harbor is the highest - 8 euros. An alternative - the direct Leonardo express train without stops for 14 euros leaves every 30 minutes from Termini main station.
See instructions:
Underground lines open for passengers on weekdays from 5:30. Closing time depends on the day of the week. On Fridays and Saturdays, this happens an hour later: not at 23:30, but at 00:30. City commuter trains to Giardineti and Viterbro finish work at 23:00, and those going to Lido half an hour later. The rule of Fridays and Saturdays applies to them.
Rome municipal transport tickets are sold in strictly limited places. It is most reliable to buy a “travel card” at major nodal points, at ticket machines at the entrance to the metro station and at tobacco shops. Until the ticket is validated, no time countdown is made, therefore, you can buy tickets directly at the airport so that, having settled in a hotel, you can immediately go traveling around the Eternal City.
- Official site of the Roman metro: www.romametropolitane.it
- The official website for public transport in Rome: www.atac.roma.it
Lazio Region Transport System
The Lazio region is divided into 7 transport zones. Rome includes 2 zones. For example, a trip from Rome to Anzio or Santa Marinella is 4 zones, and from Rome to Ladispoli or Tivoli is 3 zones.
To travel through the Lazio zones, you can use the metro system and regional trains of class 2. There are daily (BIRG), 3-day (BTR) and 7-day (CIRS) tickets.
The CIRS weekly pass is suitable for travelers who plan to travel actively in the Lazio region by train. For only EUR 61.50 you can ride all regional trains for one week without restrictions.
