How to Use Rome's Metro and Bus (2026)

The ticket

BIT (single ride): €1.50. Valid for 100 minutes from validation. Unlimited bus/tram transfers, ONE metro ride. Buy at tabacchi (tobacco shops), newsstands, machines in metro stations, or the Tabnet/Moovit app.

Day passes: 24h: €7. 48h: €12.50. 72h: €18. 7-day (CIS): €24. If you're making more than 4 trips in a day, get the 24h pass.

The metro

Rome has 3 lines — A (orange), B (blue), C (green). Line A hits the Spanish Steps (Spagna), Vatican area (Ottaviano), and Termini station. Line B hits the Colosseum, Termini, and south Rome. Line C is mostly suburban. That's it. Most of historic Rome is between metro stops, so you'll walk a lot.

Trains run ~5:30am to 11:30pm (until 1:30am Friday-Saturday). Frequency: every 3-7 minutes.

The bus

Buses go everywhere the metro doesn't. Key routes: 40/64 (Termini → Vatican — but notorious for pickpockets), H (Termini → Trastevere), tram 8 (Trastevere → Largo Argentina). Google Maps gives real-time bus routes and timing — use it.

Board through any door. Validate your ticket at the yellow machine inside. Inspectors check randomly — fine for no ticket: €55.