RoamFree

I am planning our second trip to Rome for September. Planning our itinerary using the Roma Pass most efficiently with English tour times, etc. is becoming challenging.

I know that the transportation portion of the Roma Pass only covers the 3 days that the pass is valid, but does it start immediately after the first free entry to a museum? Or can you use it for the bus or Metro to get to your first venue?

kybourbon

Your pass is good for three days so it starts the first time you use it and is good until midnight the third day. You can start using the transport part to get to your destination.

To get the best value of the pass, you need to use it for the more expensive sites as your first two visits. The Colosseum/Forum/Palantine counts as one entry. The Borghese is another site with a higher price tag (requires a reservation - you have to call if using the pass).

kybourbon

****Do the Roma Pass and/or the Roma&Più Pass have to be used in the first three days following the date of activation?****

***Yes. The card is validated at the time of the first visited site/museum and/or the first journey on the city’s public transport network and it must be used during the first three days following activation. It expires at midnight of the third day of validity starting from the date of activation included.

The Roma Pass card is a single card, to be used both for entrances to museums and for the use of the public transport.

The card works on a RFID system (Radio Frequency Identification) and needs not to be validated, i.e. it should not be inserted and stamped. Simply touch your card on the yellow reader to get through buses and metro trains. A green light indicates that the card was read correctly.***

I assume you are getting the regular Roma Pass, not the Roma & Piu (it has two cards).

http://www.romapass.it/p.aspx?l=en&tid=33#faqq5

RoamFree

Kybourbon, thanks so much. That clarified the issue very well.

We do want to go to Tivoli, using the pass for our third day of validation and that raises another question I was getting ready to post. I have received differing information online regarding the availability of a Roma & Piu Pass this year. Is the Tivoli included on the Roma Pass or do we have to get the Roma & Piu Pass for that venue and is it available?

Thanks again, everyone's expertise on this site really has been helpful to my planning!

kybourbon

The last couple of years they've decided not to have the Roma & Piu pass available during the higher tourist season (they basically pull it from sale). It currently isn't listed for sale. It might be added back by Sept. so you might want to wait and see. The Roma Pass does not cover Tivoli or transport there.

Page 1 is the list of sites covered by the Roma pass. Page 2 lists the extra sites that the Roma & Piu pass includes.

http://www.romapass.it/doc/sitiAdere...lietti_eng.pdf

The Roma Pass transport covers mostly within the city of Rome (zone A) except for a couple of local train lines (all of the Roma/Lido train and the Roma/Giardinetti train). On this transport map, the coverage would be to the stops listed in RED.

http://www.atac.roma.it/files/doc.asp?r=4

It also covers the buses/trams/metro in Rome. The small electric buses run through the historic area and some pedestrian only areas. The trams can be handy too.

http://www.atac.roma.it/files/doc.asp?r=9

http://www.atac.roma.it/files/doc.asp?r=5

If you have time, ride the 117 start to finish and back to get an overview. It goes from the Piazza del Popolo/Spanish Steps, past the Colosseum and San Clemente (visit if you have time) to S. Giovannani in Laterano.

http://www.basilicasanclemente.com/

http://www.vatican.va/various/basili...i/index_it.htm

Also the 116 runs from near the Vatican to Villa Borghese.

The Piu pass covers zone A and adds zone B.

http://www.060608.it/en/trasporti/mu...-validita.html

kybourbon

The two passes from the official website.

http://www.romapass.it/p.aspx?l=en&tid=2

The differences of the two cards.

http://www.romapass.it/p.aspx?l=en&tid=33#faqq1

RoamFree

Kybourbon, this is great information. We were going to purchase the pass when we arrived at FCO, so I will hope the Roma & Piu Pass is available by September 24th. Thanks again for the detailed explanation!