Rome’s trams are old, orange, and charming. Only 6 lines survive, but they cover key routes the metro misses.
Plan your trip →Tram 2: Piazzale Flaminio (Piazza del Popolo) → Piazza Mancini. Along the Tiber, useful for MAXXI museum. Tram 3: Trastevere → Valle Giulia → Porta Maggiore → Piramide. A scenic loop. Tram 5: Termini → Porta Maggiore → Centocelle. Eastern suburbs. Tram 8: Piazza Venezia → Trastevere — the most useful tourist tram. Direct connection from the centre to Trastevere in 15 min. Tram 14: Termini → Porta Maggiore → Centocelle (parallels tram 5). Tram 19: Piazza Risorgimento (Vatican) → Valle Giulia (Galleria Borghese area) → Centocelle.
Same €1.50 BIT as metro and bus. Validate on board. Same passes (24h €7, etc.).
Tram 8 is the one you’ll actually use. Tram 19 is useful for Vatican → Borghese without changing. Others are more residential. The vintage 1940s trams still run on some routes — orange, rattling, and photogenic.