Rome Metro
May 13th, 2002, 06:20 PM
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Kelly,
the metro in Rome is fairly easy to use but a little limited, it has only 2 lines with not many stops. There is a stop near the Vatican which is handy. Cost was about 2 euro one way and you can buy tickets at the stations from a machine - you can choose your language.
Buses are also fairly easy to use, again buy a ticket at the machines near the stops or at a Tabacchi. We had a problem as we didn't realise you have to put exact change into the machine. I have heard pickpockets are notorious on some bus routes.
Kay
the metro in Rome is fairly easy to use but a little limited, it has only 2 lines with not many stops. There is a stop near the Vatican which is handy. Cost was about 2 euro one way and you can buy tickets at the stations from a machine - you can choose your language.
Buses are also fairly easy to use, again buy a ticket at the machines near the stops or at a Tabacchi. We had a problem as we didn't realise you have to put exact change into the machine. I have heard pickpockets are notorious on some bus routes.
Kay
May 13th, 2002, 06:24 PM
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Mostly I am topping this question for you. Someone else can probably answer better, and you may be able to pull up an old thread on this topic. We rode the metro every day. I cannot give you a specific amount, but like most public transportation, it was dirt cheap. The metro is not anywhere near as elaborate as the systems are in Paris or London, but for the places it runs, it is a great way to get around. We found metro maps in most all travel books for Italy and/or Rome. Tickets are available at any metro stop, and probably other places as well. We just bought some passes at the metro nearest our hotel. As for safety, I think pickpocketing is the major issue. The metro was jam packed every time we were on it, and we were there in November, a low time in general. I was extremely careful about putting everything valuable in a money belt under my clothes whenever we rode it. PJK
May 13th, 2002, 06:27 PM
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Hi Kelly,
The Roman Metro system is comprised of two lines that intersect to (more or less) form an "X". Tickets are easily to get, the system is easy to understand, and is IMO, quite economical. I stayed near Piazza di Spagna and used the Metro on a few occasions: to get to the Vatican & back once when I wanted to get there really early for Papal audience, to get to the Colosseum & back on my first day in Rome, and to get to & from St. Giovanni in Laterno. It's a fairly safe system, but the "rush hours" make it somewhat crowded at certain times. There were no untoward incidences I noticed, but I did make certain to keep my purse close to me at all times.
Buon Viaggio,
BC
The Roman Metro system is comprised of two lines that intersect to (more or less) form an "X". Tickets are easily to get, the system is easy to understand, and is IMO, quite economical. I stayed near Piazza di Spagna and used the Metro on a few occasions: to get to the Vatican & back once when I wanted to get there really early for Papal audience, to get to the Colosseum & back on my first day in Rome, and to get to & from St. Giovanni in Laterno. It's a fairly safe system, but the "rush hours" make it somewhat crowded at certain times. There were no untoward incidences I noticed, but I did make certain to keep my purse close to me at all times.
Buon Viaggio,
BC
May 14th, 2002, 06:47 AM
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As the others said, there are two main subway lines, Line A from Via Ottaviano (near St Peter’s) to Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano. Line B runs from the Rebibbia District to EUR. The two lines cross at Termini, the main railroad station. The Metro is easy to use but the stops are few and far between. Booklets of tickets (carnets) can be purchased at tabacchi (tobacco shops) and in some terminals.
In the metro ticket machines take bills as well as coins, and the machines "speak" several languages. For a single ticket you push the button for "ordinario" and you will still have the option to increase the number of tickets that you want to buy. Machine options are also available for daily passes, carnets, etc.
With tickets for the Metro, validate your individual ticket or pass in the stamping machine above the turnstile before boarding the train. For the bus, look for the orange stamping machine on board. If you are caught without a validated ticket, the fine is L100,000.
More info: www.atac.roma.it/trasroma/indexuk.htm
Metro Map : www.welcomerome.it/busmetro/mappa_metro.html
for point-to-point transportation routing: http://infopoint.atac.roma.it/en/wwwemap.cgi?place=Rome
Each ticket is good for transfers from bus to metro within 75 minutes of first use, but you can only use the ticket for one metro ride. If you're still on the bus as the 75 minutes is expiring, stamp your ticket again at its other end; it will show that you boarded the bus during the period of validity and not after it expired.
In the metro ticket machines take bills as well as coins, and the machines "speak" several languages. For a single ticket you push the button for "ordinario" and you will still have the option to increase the number of tickets that you want to buy. Machine options are also available for daily passes, carnets, etc.
With tickets for the Metro, validate your individual ticket or pass in the stamping machine above the turnstile before boarding the train. For the bus, look for the orange stamping machine on board. If you are caught without a validated ticket, the fine is L100,000.
More info: www.atac.roma.it/trasroma/indexuk.htm
Metro Map : www.welcomerome.it/busmetro/mappa_metro.html
for point-to-point transportation routing: http://infopoint.atac.roma.it/en/wwwemap.cgi?place=Rome
Each ticket is good for transfers from bus to metro within 75 minutes of first use, but you can only use the ticket for one metro ride. If you're still on the bus as the 75 minutes is expiring, stamp your ticket again at its other end; it will show that you boarded the bus during the period of validity and not after it expired.
May 14th, 2002, 06:54 AM
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My husband and I visited Europe on a Globus tour which included a few days in Rome. Our tour guide (who grew up in ROme) told us to use the subway in London and Paris, but he told us NOT to use it in Rome because of some safety issues with tourists.
My husband and I are from a larger city, so we went ahead and hopped on the metro without any problems.
It was PACKED though. I honestly don't remember what time of the day it was, so maybe we were stuck in rush house- but it seems to me that it was always crowded. Poeple push and shove, and throughout the entire train ride, some guy's hand was on my tush- not because that's where he wanted to have it, but because we were packed in like sardines.
We did a ton of walking, but the subway was easy to navigate. Just make sure you haev exact chanceg with you, because the machines we found did not take anything other than coins, and we didn't have enough with us, so we had to go out, find a store, buy a bottle of water, just to get some coins.
My husband and I are from a larger city, so we went ahead and hopped on the metro without any problems.
It was PACKED though. I honestly don't remember what time of the day it was, so maybe we were stuck in rush house- but it seems to me that it was always crowded. Poeple push and shove, and throughout the entire train ride, some guy's hand was on my tush- not because that's where he wanted to have it, but because we were packed in like sardines.
We did a ton of walking, but the subway was easy to navigate. Just make sure you haev exact chanceg with you, because the machines we found did not take anything other than coins, and we didn't have enough with us, so we had to go out, find a store, buy a bottle of water, just to get some coins.
May 14th, 2002, 06:55 AM
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My husband and I visited Europe on a Globus tour which included a few days in Rome. Our tour guide (who grew up in Rome) told us to use the subway in London and Paris, but he told us NOT to use it in Rome because of some safety issues with tourists.
My husband and I are from a larger city and quite used to those issues, so we went ahead and hopped on the metro without any problems.
It was PACKED though. I honestly don't remember what time of the day it was, so maybe we were stuck in rush hour- but it seems to me that it was always crowded. Poeple push and shove, and throughout the entire train ride, some guy's hand was on my tush- not because that's where he wanted to have it, but because we were packed in like sardines.
Even using the metro, we still did a ton of walking, but the subway was easy to navigate. Just make sure you have exact change with you, because the machines we found did not take anything other than coins, and we didn't have enough with us, so we had to go out, find a store, buy a bottle of water, just to get some coins.
Everything was very easy to figure out. We didn't use the bus system.
My husband and I are from a larger city and quite used to those issues, so we went ahead and hopped on the metro without any problems.
It was PACKED though. I honestly don't remember what time of the day it was, so maybe we were stuck in rush hour- but it seems to me that it was always crowded. Poeple push and shove, and throughout the entire train ride, some guy's hand was on my tush- not because that's where he wanted to have it, but because we were packed in like sardines.
Even using the metro, we still did a ton of walking, but the subway was easy to navigate. Just make sure you have exact change with you, because the machines we found did not take anything other than coins, and we didn't have enough with us, so we had to go out, find a store, buy a bottle of water, just to get some coins.
Everything was very easy to figure out. We didn't use the bus system.
