Transportation
Visiting the Colosseum is tops on the list for a tourist to Rome. But the tickets can be expensive and the queue can be really long. Who wants to spend their vacation waiting in line?
There are several ways to avoid the ticket lines.You could buy your ticket online and print out your ticket when you buy it. But the one I recommend is the 'the Roma Pass'
Price per unit: € 25,00
Rs. 1600. approx.
Roma Pass includes free transportation for three days and free admission for two museums or sites. After the first two uses, Roma Pass gives the holder a reduced admission price at other museums and sites, exhibitions, and events. Roma Pass can be used at more than 40 monuments, museums and archaeological sites, including what I consider the most important; the Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill .
In order to avoid the queue, you'll need to buy the pass before you go to the Colosseum. If you buy a Roma Pass, be sure to go to the Colosseum as one of your first two sites as the first two are free (and ofcource the most expensive). The catch - it is valid only for3 days from first use.
Getting Around
Many sites of interest are often clustered together and a good part of the inner core is traffic-free, so you'll need to walk whether you like it or not. The hectic rush of Rome is considerably less during August, when many Romans leave town for vacation.
By Subway
The Metropolitana, or Metro, for short, is the fastest means of transportation, operating daily from 5:30am to 11:30pm. A big red M indicates the entrance to the subway.
Tickets are 1€ (Rs. 64) for one ride and are available even outside of stations from tabacchi (tobacco shops, most of which display a sign with a white T on a brown background.
But you can also buy passes for 1 to 7 days at very discounted rates. When our Roma Pass ran out we bought a 3 days unlimited pass for 11 € for our additional days., called 'Tourist Pass'. The tourist passes are valid on buses, trams, and the subway.
Bus and train map of the city. Each route shows the bus number that runs on it. You can get down at a connection point and board either a bus or metro for the rest of the journey.
Termini is the hub of Roma City transportation. The bus station is just opposite to Termini
Ticket counters
In the underground level of the station, Forum Termini shopping center offers a vast range of eateries and shops
Map of the metro lines. Several sites are close to the metro stations.
The intersecting point of the red and blue lines is the famous Termini Station of Rome. The green runs directly from Termini to Fumichino International Airport. New lines are proposed. But where ever you dig in Rome an archioligical sites props up and the construction comes to an end.
Visiting the Colosseum is tops on the list for a tourist to Rome. But the tickets can be expensive and the queue can be really long. Who wants to spend their vacation waiting in line?
There are several ways to avoid the ticket lines.You could buy your ticket online and print out your ticket when you buy it. But the one I recommend is the 'the Roma Pass'
Price per unit: € 25,00
Rs. 1600. approx.
In order to avoid the queue, you'll need to buy the pass before you go to the Colosseum. If you buy a Roma Pass, be sure to go to the Colosseum as one of your first two sites as the first two are free (and ofcource the most expensive). The catch - it is valid only for3 days from first use.
Getting Around
Many sites of interest are often clustered together and a good part of the inner core is traffic-free, so you'll need to walk whether you like it or not. The hectic rush of Rome is considerably less during August, when many Romans leave town for vacation.
By Subway
The Metropolitana, or Metro, for short, is the fastest means of transportation, operating daily from 5:30am to 11:30pm. A big red M indicates the entrance to the subway.
Tickets are 1€ (Rs. 64) for one ride and are available even outside of stations from tabacchi (tobacco shops, most of which display a sign with a white T on a brown background.
But you can also buy passes for 1 to 7 days at very discounted rates. When our Roma Pass ran out we bought a 3 days unlimited pass for 11 € for our additional days., called 'Tourist Pass'. The tourist passes are valid on buses, trams, and the subway.
Bus and train map of the city. Each route shows the bus number that runs on it. You can get down at a connection point and board either a bus or metro for the rest of the journey.
In the underground level of the station, Forum Termini shopping center offers a vast range of eateries and shops
Map of the metro lines. Several sites are close to the metro stations.
The intersecting point of the red and blue lines is the famous Termini Station of Rome. The green runs directly from Termini to Fumichino International Airport. New lines are proposed. But where ever you dig in Rome an archioligical sites props up and the construction comes to an end.
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