ky - we used our BIT tickets to get all the way from San Pietro station to Ostia - just €1.50 each way. Was this wrong? the ticket inspector on the train was happy.

ooops - i see that's what Alec said.

Trastever is the heart of Rome (I am born in Rome) the most romantic area and soo nice by night whit a lot of restaurants and pubs. Termini is the central station of Rome and very chaotic not nice by night. From Trastevere you can also thake busses if you prefer but the Metro is good too. Hope I helped you. For your next trip come discovering central Italy I live now on the borderline between Umbria and Tuscany near by Assisi, Siena, Florence ...wanderful places! enjoy Rome !!!

Brit's link shows the apartment on Viale Trastevere which is a very busy street so could possibly be noisy. I would search reviews about noise before renting.

>>>But if you already have a BIT ticket, it's also valid on FR train within Rome limit<<<

It's only valid for one ride in one direction on the FR (FS trains - there are also Cotral trains such as the Rome-Lido line) train. Even if you get a day ticket (BIG), it's only valid for one train (FR/FS) trip, one direction (unless there have been some recent changes).

>>>ky - we used our BIT tickets to get all the way from San Pietro station to Ostia - just €1.50 each way.<<<

If you didn't change FS trains, but you could have purchased a Trenitalia ticket from S. Pietro to Ostiense for 1€.

Roma S. Pietro
10:01 Roma Ostiense
10:16 00:15
Regionale 12233
1. 00 €

Roma S. Pietro
10:13 Roma Ostiense
10:24 00:11
Regionale 23699
1. 00 €

NOTE - The BIT ticket is valid 100 minutes, but says one train OR one metro journey is permitted.

I can't get the ATAC link to work when I post it so I'll just copy the info here.

***BIT - Integrated Time Ticket
How much does it cost?

€ 1,50
Please remember that....

How long does it last?

It is valid for 100 minutes after validation

Where can I buy it?

- ticket offices and shops
- bit via sms
Where can I use it?

It can be used within the Rome Capital of Italy (Roma Capitale) area on all

local public transport:

ATAC (buses, trams and on the underground service),

Cotral and regional railway services (Trenitalia travelling 2^ cl., Roma-Lido,

Roma-Giardinetti, Roma-Viterbo).

Please remember that...

In order for it to be valid, you must always validate your ticket at the beginning of your journey and when transferring onto the metro (your ticket must be re-stamped within 100 minutes of the first validation stamp and is then valid until the end of your journey).
Only 1 metro or train journey is permitted.
Validation stamping machines are installed: on buses, trams, trolleybuses and trains on the Rome-Pantano and Rome-Viterbo lines, in stations at the turnstiles leading to the metro, the Rome-Lido regional train line and Trenitalia SpA regional trains.

You must keep your ticket with you whilst travelling on public transport and when passing through metro and regional train stations and be ready to show it, on request, to ticket inspectors.
In the event that the validation stamping machine is not functioning correctly, go to the ticket office or the guard as soon as you get on a Trenitalia train. When travelling on public transport within the Municipality of Rome (buses, trams, trolleybuses, metro A and B), Co.Tra.L. coaches and ex-railway lines now run by Met.Ro. you must validate your ticket by pen, writing the date, time, station or number of the vehicle.***

Whilst not giving a precise address, it's hard to see how those sites could be any clearer about which street the apartment's on?

"This luxury apartment is located on Viale Trastevere, a short walk from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere and the historic center."

"One of our fine Rome apartment rentals, this luxury apartment is located on Viale Trastevere, a short walk from Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere and the historic center."

Peter

Thanks, everyone, for your input. Yes, it does appear to be on a busy street. But it also appears that there is quite a bit of foliage to buffer (look at the balcony.)

Either way, I'm a not a light sleeper. And all the reviews are great. (rating 10 out of 10). So, I think we'll be happy.

And, of course, I'll report back here about the apartment once we've spent some time there! :)

Really, thank you for all the information on the transportation. I've ridden the bus before, I understand I need to validate. And ky-I understand it's a separate ticket for the FR train to St. Peter's or any FR train we might want to take to another part of town. Very much appreciate your input!

Grazie!

If you buy the week-long or month-long bus/metro/tram pass, you don't need to validate anything. You just need to sign it and carry it with you.

Excellent news, idyllic! Where can I buy a month-long pass?

B.I.G. (one-day ticket)
Price: € 6,00
Valid 24 hours for unlimited metro, bus, and train travel within the city of Rome.

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

You can buy the monthly pass at the ATAC office at the Termini train station. It was outside the station in a trailer like building when I was there last.

I have bought the week-long passes at Tabacchi but I doubt you can buy the monthly pass at a Tabacchi but it might be possible.

In Trastevere, there is a very convenient tourist office at Piazza Sonnino in Trastevere. It's the second to last stop in Trastevere (before Piazza Belli) before you cross the Tiber in the direction of Largo Argentina. I'm sure they can advise you there.

Good stuff. Saving.

I think though that the €35 city-wide 'Mensile Personale' passes are just that!

You'll maybe get this to open, in which case look carefully at the bright yellow section of the ticket:

http://www.atac.roma.it/page.asp?p=14

.... otherwise there's similarly a June / Giugno 2012 one amongst these:

http://www.pbase.com/isolaverde/image/144725077

Unless your three weeks all fall in the same calendar month, you'll probably need something else as well - or instead?

Almost as maddening as here, where they run from one 15th to the next...

Peter

On another topic, do you always travel with cats? I am curious because mine limits the length of my time away from home.

tarquin, I am planning on living in Europe for 18-24 months. So, I couldn't leave them home. :) (Actually, I have 4. I simply cannot take all 4 with me. I'm taking the two 13-year-olds and trying to find someone to foster my two 3-yr-olds. They are a pair of inseparable brothers and were adopted as feral kittens. They would not do well traveling.)

If you only have one small cat, then it shouldn't be that difficult to travel with it. But I find that not many vets will fill out the international passport paperwork for a pet. I am paying $100 per cat to have a vet complete that paperwork. And its like only 2 pages!

(I should state that many airlines will permit you to put 2 cats in the same carrier, but they must be able to stand up completely and turn around in the carrier. So, you'd have to make sure you had a large enough carrier for that.)

I read that Lufthansa will let pets in carriers in the cabin for overseas flights, as long as the total weight of carrier and pet does not exceed about 17 lbs. Otherwise, your animal goes in a special cargo hold. Some airlines simply won't let you bring animals in the cabin for overseas flights (they are required to go in the pet hold.)

Just takes some research on airlines and policies. If your cat is small and travels well, you should be able to take him/her with you. But that passport paperwork would have to be filled out every time you go. It is only good within 10 days of your flight (for EU). And, of course, you'd have to find an apartment/hotel that allowed pets. I think the cost to take your cat would run anywhere from $100-350, depending on the airline.

Certainly worth investigating, if your cat is mellow enough to adapt. (Is your cat-sitter expensive? I suppose you'd have to weigh the cost of taking them, vs cost of cat-sitter.)

Hope you'll look into it if you want to plan an extended stay in Europe! :)

Sarge,I should have told you that I live in the UK. My principal problem would be getting my boy rabies tested 24 hours before coming home, apart from finding pet-friendly accommodation of course. It will be interesting to hear about your travels coi i vostri gatti.