Getting Around Rome for Cheap!! (Buses, Rails, Metro) Part 2!

Transportation from Airport Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) to Rome.

Before I started looking at trains, I looked into getting a taxi or a car service, however, I thought the cost was a bit much (45 euros - 67.5 dollars for two people) but if you want to splurge, here is a car service site http://www.romecartransfer.com/english/rates.html and there is also a shuttle service about (36 euros - 54 dollars for two people) http://www.romelimousines.com/shuttle-services/, this one is a bit more on the car service. I found them both to be too expensive for me and opted to take the train into Rome which cost 11 euros per person, plus I also wanted the experience of being on the train.

Trains (Treni): Signs will direct you to the trains (treni), available upon exiting the aiport. Below is a map of the Metro/Train routes/stops (the GREEN line is the train from the Airport into Rome). You will need to take the train to Roma Termini in order to get on to either Metro Line A (RED line) or Metro Line B (BLUE line)

Buy tickets for a local train and the Metro/Buses, Note: Do buy from one of those automated machine, this is a link that shows you how http://europeforvisitors.com/rome/transportation/trenitalia-ticket-machines.htm OR go stand in one of the lines at the Tabacchi (tabacco store), if you see a booth with no lines, those charges € 2 additional euros (mainly for the convenience of not waiting in line, we made a mistake of doing this), here you can also buy Metro tickets (separate from train tickets. Below is a table of different types of tickets. Your purchase is depended on the length of your stay in Rome and if you are a person that can tolerate walking a dozen miles a day or not. I did a lot of walking in Rome, at least 15 miles a day and I did get a 3 days pass (1 of the days, the metro was out service, so keep that in mind also). And remember, you can always ride the bus instead and these tickets are good for the buses also. I did rode a few buses to get to Celia Metella(details of the different sites can be found in my upcoming blogs).

• Cost for Train ticket: € 11 euros (as of March 2011) of a ticket (biglietto - is italian for ticket). **Note: some of the sites such as www.rome.info indicate that the cost is € 9,50 (this is out of date).
• Cost of Metro ticket / Bus ticket (see table below).

Transport ticket	Use	validity	Price
BIT (biglietto integrato a tempo- integrated time ticket )	Bus ATAC (illimited ways in 75 minutes you can end the last way only if the convalidation has been done less than 75 minutes before) Subway Lines A and B (an only way)	75 minutesafter the validation	1Euro
BIG (biglietto integrato giornaliero- integrated daily ticket)	illimited ways for 24 hours on : Bus ATAC Subway lines A and B	till 24hours of the following day after the first validation	4 Euro
BTI (Biglietto Turistico Integrato- Integrated Turistic Ticket)	unlimited ways for 3 days on : Bus ATAC Subway Lines A and B	3 days after the first validation	11 Euro
CIS (Carta Integrata Settimanale- Weekly integrated Card)	unlimited ways for 7 days on: Bus ATAC Subway Lines A and B	7 days, attention! for some tickets (the old ones not magnetic) To be valid this ticket has to be filled by your self : The week of validity and your name.

baggage claim	ritiro bagagli (ree-tee-roh bahg-ahl-yee)
How are you?	Come sta? (kom-eh sta)
Where is the restroom?	Dove il banyo (doh-veh ill ban-yo)
Thank you	Grazie (Gra-tzee-ah)
Excuse Me (walking through a crouded place)	Mi Scusi (me skoo-see)
Goodbye	Arrividerci or Arrividerla
Hello	Ciao (chow)
My Name is…	Mi Chiamo… (me key-ah-mow)
Please	Per favore (pair fah-vor-eh)
Please speak more slowly.	Per favore, parli piu lentamente. (pair fah-vor-eh, par-lee p-yoo lent-a-men-tay)

Italy Domestic Train cost: http://www.eurail.com/planning/train-seat-reservations/domestic-fees