Civitavecchia to Rome train schedule made easy

[tidygirl]

Couple questions, If we use the Regionale train can you get of at St Pietro station? Can multiple people use the BIRG ticket there will be 5 of us so wan't sure whether to buy 2 or one for everyone. It also can be used on the buses in town?

[cruisemom42]

Couple questions, If we use the Regionale train can you get of at St Pietro station? Can multiple people use the BIRG ticket there will be 5 of us so wan't sure whether to buy 2 or one for everyone. It also can be used on the buses in town?

 

You buy one BIRG ticket per person. It is good for your round-trip train ride from Civitavecchia to Rome and back. It is good on buses and the metro (subway) in Rome. That doesn't include the HOHO buses.

[tidygirl]

Do you know if the Regionale train makes a stop at the St Peitro station? That is where we will be starting our day going to the Vatican first and would like to save time

[CathyCruises]

Do you know if the Regionale train makes a stop at the St Peitro station? That is where we will be starting our day going to the Vatican first and would like to save time

 

Yes it does. It is the first stop in Rome proper IIRC. About a 10 minute walk to the Square.

[Viv0828]

So as I understand it, St. Pietro is the first train stop in Rome from the port and the closest to the Vatican??

[CathyCruises]

So as I understand it, St. Pietro is the first train stop in Rome from the port and the closest to the Vatican??

 

That's correct. . .

[axd]

Best just to buy at the newsstand inside the station. You want to ask for a BIRG ticket. Hand over your 12E and they'll hand you the ticket. Just remember to validate in the box on the platform. (This is assuming it's a port stop and you are not disembarking, in which case you only need a one way ticket)

 

Can I use a credit card?

[Viv0828]

A few more questions

What is a BIRG ticket?

Are there ticket machines?

Can I buy the tickets a few days in advance at another train station in Italy if there are machines?

Grazie in advance.

[CathyCruises]

BIRG is a combo train/bus/metro ticket good for round trip travel. Cost is €12. You can buy them easily by walking into the newsstand at the station and handing over 12€ and they will hand you the ticket. There are machines but this is easier. You MUST remember to validate (time stamp) the ticket in the yellow box on the platform.

 

You can probably use a credit card if you stand in line and buy your ticket from a live person. They use chip and pin credit cards in Europe and American ones GENERALLY won't work in machines.

[euro cruiser]

What is a BIRG ticket?

Are there ticket machines?

Can I buy the tickets a few days in advance at another train station in Italy if there are machines?

Cathy has explained what the ticket covers. It is issued by ATAC, the Rome regional transportation agency not Trenitalia so no, you will not be able to purchase the BIRG at another train station in Italy.

[Viv0828]

Thank you Cathy and Euro.