Rome

[babs135]

The cost of the coach to Rome from the port seems expensive when compared with getting the train, but we're a little nervous about doing this.  How easy is it and where in Rome does it stop?  I've found a walking tour map which starts at the Colosseum.

[cruisemom42]

Which coach are you referencing?  The transportation offered by your cruise line or something else?

[babs135]

Sorry, I'd originally posted in the Cunard forum and admin moved it here so that's why it reads a little disjointed.  I am referring to Cunard's 'doing Rome on your own'.

[sfred]

Hi @babs135.  The train between Rome and Civitavecchia is very easy.  In Civitavecchia  the station is on Viale della Repubblica.  It is walkable from the ship if you aren't carrying luggage.  In Rome you have a choice of stations dependong on what you want to see.   Trains typically stop at San Pietro (close to the Vatican), Trastevere, Ostiense, and Rome Termini (the main train terminal on Via Giovanni Giolitti).  The train takes from 45-90 minutes, depending on exactly which train you take and where you alight. 

 

Tickets can be bought at the stations, and ticket machines have screens in multiple languages and take the usual payment cards   If you want to explore train times or purchase tickets in advance, the TrenItalia site is at

 

https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html

 

Some more info is at this web site:

 

https://www.rometoolkit.com/airport/civitavechia_train.htm

 

Good luck - let me know any additional questions.

 

 

[cruisemom42]

Ah, I get it now.

 

If you want to take the train to Rome and then get to the Colosseum, it's pretty easy. Take the free port shuttle to the port entrance, then you can either take another bus (2 euro per person) or walk to the train station; use Google maps -- it's a straight shot, no turns.

 

Once on the train you have two choices. You can take the train all the way to Termini station (Rome's central station), then get off and transfer to the Metro blue line to the "Colosseo" stop (just two stops south). Like the tube, the metro is easy to navigate, just look at maps in the walkways to be sure you're getting the train in the right direction. 

 

OR you can get off the train at the Ostiense station (which is faster as it's before the Termini stop) and transfer to the same blue line metro there -- follow signs to the metro lines. On the blue line you'll go 2 stops north to reach "Colosseo".

 

Once you exit the Colosseo station, the Colosseum is literally right in front of you. You cannot miss it.

 

Personally, I'd do the second one as it is a bit faster and you avoid the LENGTHY walk in Termini from the auxiliary tracks used by the regional trains.

 

Here's a tip:  If you buy the BIRG ticket at the Civitavecchia station, it includes your round trip regional train fare to/from Rome and also includes free use of all metro and regular bus lines while in Rome for the day.  Unless things have changed, you have to purchase the BIRG ticket at the news shop in the station, not the ticketing window.  They are used to tourists asking for the BIRG but just to be clear, you need the 5-zone card which is 12 euro per person.   https://www.atac.roma.it/en/tickets-and-passes/birg