I'm trying to get more information on the best way to go directly from Livorno to the Vatican. I believe there is a regular trenitalia stop called S. Pietro (or thereabouts). If I get there, will it be much of a walk to the Vatican? I finally found what I think is the station on a map, but couldn't tell what distances we were talking. Also, is the Metro stop the same as the train stop? Help, please!! Thanks

There isn't a metro stop on the side of the Vatican that the S. Pietro FS is on. It would be a few blocks walk from S. Pietro FS to the Vatican. The Livorno port isn't close to Rome and wouldn't be practical as a day trip while in port. I would think any train coming from Livorno to Rome would make numerous stops.

Some rains from Livorno do make numerous stops but they aren't in Vatican City.
The only person I've ever heard about using the railroad "station" in Vatican City is the Pope (seriously).

Oops. I goofed. I meant that I'll be taking the train from Civitavecchia. I thought that someone said there was a train station s. Pietro, but I guess not. So I assume I would have to go to Rome Termini and then take the bus or Metro to the Pietro Vatican stop????

Or take a cab from Termini; your time is short (on a cruise stop, right?) and taxis are quite affordable in Rome.

Best wishes,

Rex

The S. Pietro stop is not in the Vatican it is between Trastevere and the Vatican. There is a stop in the Vatican (Stazione Vaticana) which I understand is private and as someone said used by the Pope. It is possible to take a train to S. Pietro, it is one stop past the Trastevere stop. The metro lines do not run beside the train lines. You can do a search on google and find several Rome metro and train maps(geo cities has a good one). If you take the train to main train station Termini you can get on the metro (blue line)there and take it in the direction of Batistini to either the Cipro or Ottaviano stops. Both are short walks to the Vatican.

If you have a Rome map look ~800m due South of St. Peter's Basilica. My map (Streetwise) shows the station (Stazione S. Pietro) just alittle (100m?) South of 'Piazza d. Stazione d. S. Pietro'. Regards, Walter

Hi Roothy123, Are you going to be on a med cruise by any chance, as Civitavecchia is a common port of call.One spot where you can probably get a specific answer to this post is on www.cruisecritic.com Search the site for the port of call board and post there.

So I'm still a little confused. Is the San Pietro FS station or stop not really a train stop? It's not the subway, and it's not a trenitalia stop? Just what is it?

Also, from the metro stop, about how long of a walk is it to St. Peter's?

The S. Pietro is a train stop and will probably be a stop between the port and Termini. There is some info on cruise critic about taking this exact route from the port to the Vatican. Approximate time 50 minutes. Get a map at your local bookstore and it will show the train and metro stops. My map is B & B City Streets but most will have the information for the trains/subways.

The D or R trains make stops at S. Pietro before getting to Termini and take about 50 minutes and cost 6 euro 2nd class to 9 euro first class. The ES and IC trains do not stop at S. Pietro.

All very confusing. I thought I found Roma S Pietro on the trenitalia site, but now all I get is Termini. However, I get when I get to the train station in Civitavecchia, I'll just take a look and see what they have. Or maybe I'll just go to Termini and then get to the Vatican from there.

Ok - Just went to Trenitalia again, and clicked on the "R" trains listed from Civit. to Roma. I see S. Pietro as one of the stops. I didn't realize there were so many intermediate stops - although I should have, since that's what trains are all about! Anyway, thanks for your help. I was beginning to think I was going nuts, since nobody much mentions anything but Termini as a destination. (Cruisecritic was also helpful.) It certainly makes sense to me to go to the Vatican first and then make my way to central Rome.

Yay! I'm glad you finally found it!! It seems most people just use Termini in Rome but there are lots of other stations used by the locals. And you don't have to be the Pope to get off at S. Pietro.

It's just kind of weird, because I THOUGHT I put in all variations of Roma San Pietro (for example S Pietro) with no luck finding it. The system just didn't recognize the station, but obviously there IS a stop there.....