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d Apr 16th, 2008 06:09 PM

Bus Help Rome
 
Arriving at the Rome train station and need to get to Piazza Navona. Does anyone know which bus runs over there and how long to expect it to take? Thanks.

Graziella5b Apr 16th, 2008 06:14 PM

I am just guessing but I do not think there are buses in the Piazza Navona area. It will most likely leave you nearby by the Tiber .....I hope experts clarify this. TKs.
(It is always good to learn)

J62 Apr 16th, 2008 06:41 PM

You'll want to take the #40 bus from Stazione Termini to Largo di Torre Argentina. It's about 5min walk from there to Pza Navonna. Bus will take about 10-15min.

Only the small electric bus #116 actually goes to Pza Navonna - it's a handy route that snakes through the historic center.

Here's the Rome bus system route planner

http://infopoint.atac.roma.it/?LINGUA=eng

Lyn44 Apr 16th, 2008 08:02 PM

It's been a few years since we were in Rome, but I do remember that we bought a day bus pass. You then can hop on and off the bus you need to get you where you want to go. The bus system is pretty easy to figure out and we found it a good deal $$ wise.

Vttraveler Apr 17th, 2008 03:11 AM

As Lyn44 says, there are daily and three day passes for the transit system and some options for getting transportation in conjunction with the Roma Pass. If you are staying near Piazza Navona, you may find it cheaper to buy individual tickets (1 euro/each) most days. You will be able to walk to a lot of places in the historic center. We found we only took one or two bus trips per day, and the break even point for the passes is 4 trips/day (or 11 trips in 3 days)

The individual tickets can be purchased at tobacconists--there are ticket machines at some major stops but they often did not work

d Apr 17th, 2008 03:22 AM

This helps alot. Thanks to everyone for their input. J62--do you know what the next stop is after Largo di Torre? I tried to figure it out...but didn't have any success. Thanks!

Zerlina Apr 17th, 2008 03:47 AM

The No. 40 bus is an express; the next stop after Largo Argentina is at Chiesa Nuova, which is just as far from Piazza Navona.

The No. 64 has more frequent stops, one at Sant'Andrea della Valle and another called Piazza Navona. Neither is *right* at Piazza Navona; one is a little before, one a little after.


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