How do you pay for public transport in Italy?

You can buy a metro or tram ticket from a metro station. In big cities like Rome and Milan, there are physical ticket offices as well as ticket machines in metro stations. These ticket machines usually have the option to use English settings, which might make your purchase a little easier.



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Rome bus, tram & Metro fares & tickets Tickets for both the bus system and Metro can be purchased from tobacconists, bars, or vending machines at Metro stations and major bus stops. On both buses and metro there is a flat fare, whether you go one stop or to the end of the line.

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Cost: $34 (7-day) or $132 (30-day). You have unlimited swipes on the subway and local buses for either 7 or 30 days. Your MetroCard can only hold one Unlimited Ride refill at a time. You can't pause an unlimited ride card once you've started using it.

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Info & Tickets Pantheon Rome Since July 3, 2023, the Pantheon can no longer be visited for free. Pantheon tickets cost 5 euros. These tickets can be bought at the entrance of the Pantheon or online reservations at museiitaliani.it (typically Italian: this website does not work when the tickets are introduced...)

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Getting around Italy by train The best way to travel around Italy, if you mainly want to visit the cities like Rome, Florence and Venice, is by train. Italy has an extensive network of both fast speed inter-city trains and regional services that connect the smaller cities and towns.

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If you think you will be taking the subway at least 12 times, the Unlimited Card will likely save you money. If you think you will take the subway just a few times, go for the Pay-Per-Ride card. Remember that an Unlimited Card can be used only by one person, and you would each have to buy your own Unlimited card.

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Unlimited Ride MetroCard Cannot be used again at the same subway station or the same bus route for at least 18 minutes. Cannot be used by or transferred to another person until the completion of a trip for which entry was obtained.

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Since MetroCards are still available until the end of 2024, so until then, it may not be worth buying an OMNY card, which costs $4 more than a MetroCard. On the other hand, if you use a pay-per-ride MetroCard, you do not get to take advantage of the OMNY fare cap mentioned above.

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Tickets for both the bus system and Metro can be purchased from tobacconists, bars, or vending machines at Metro stations and major bus stops. On both buses and metro there is a flat fare, whether you go one stop or to the end of the line.

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Rome is a walkable city and most of its top attractions are close together in car free zones. One of the best ways to explore Rome is on an orientation city tour, as part of a guided holiday, with an expert local guide.

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The Colosseum is located about 1 km south-east of the historic center of Rome and less than 2 km from Termini station where lines A and B of the Rome underground cross. Getting to the Colosseum is therefore very simple, just take the metro line B and get off at the 'Colosseo' stop.

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