Travel from Rome to Todi(Umbria)
 

We are travelling from Rome to Todi......is it better to go by train or bus?

If you want to go direct vbus would be the only option as Todi is not served by Trenitalia trains from Rome - it is served by a sideline non-Trenitalia rail line of little use to most becausae buses are a better and quicker option IME - so by train say to Assisi or Foligno and then by buses, which in Umbria IME run frequently.

I took a bus to Todi from Peruga but there should be buses from Foligno or Assisi that would be quicker I think. Google SITA buses Todi or Umbria.

There are almost hourly trains from Rome to Terni (about 6€ - 1 hour) where you can change for train to Todi (hourly trains - 40 minutes). There is a Sulga bus from Rome to Todi, but only once a day I think.
http://www.sulga.it/orari/cittacastello_roma.pdf

By Railway www.treniitalia.com

For those arriving from the North line:
Firenze-Terontola-Perugia- St. P. San Giovanni-Todi.

Ancona-Falconara-Foligno-Perugia-St. P. San Giovanni.

Ponte San Giovanni-Todi.

For those arriving from the South line:

Roma-Orte-Terni-Todi.

L'Aquila-Rieti-Terni-Todi.

Terni-Todi.

It appears some of the FCO/Perugia buses also stop. You would have to catch it at Rome Tiburtina station. It's not that frequent (just a couple of buses per day stop at Todi, not all) so might be easier to take a train.
http://www.sulga.it/orari/perugia_roma.pdf

I've ridden the private (non-Trenitalia) train to Todi and it ranks amongst the rankest most uncomfortable train ride I've ever ridden and moves at a snail's pace and stops at every little hamlet - the windows were mercilessly covered over with graffit as were many of the seats.

I also took a bus over the same route one way and the bus was really nice -plus went thru the heart of towns, unlike the train, slicing thur inudstrial detritus often.

The Todi train station is also one of the very worst and filthiest I have seen in Europe - a crude shelter as I remember it (several years ago) way down at the bottom of the hill Todi regally crowns - buses take you up to ner the top of the hill.