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Buses and Trams, Rome Bus and Trams Information,
Information about Rome Busses,Trams,Pullman
BUSES IN ROME
ATAC (Agenzia per
la Mobilità del Comune d i
Roma) manages all public transport in Rome.
This includes the Met.Ro
underground system and
Trambus. ATAC
shops with information and tickets are in most
stations.
ATAC
Tel: 800 431 784/ 06 46951
Website (in
Italian)
Buses
and Trams in Rome
Trambus is the
local public transportation company in Rome.
There
are two companies providing bus service in Rome:
COTRAL
(Compagnia
Trasporti Laziali) and ATAC.
COTRAL
At: Via G. Carducci 2, 00187 Rome
Tel: 06 57031
 Website
(in Italian)
Lines and timetables may be consulted on the
website:
Click here
In Rome, the main bus
stations are: Anagnina, Lepanto,
Ponte Mammolo, Termini, Laurentina,
Magliana, Santa Rubra, Tiburtina.
There
are also bus stations in Rieto,
Latina, Viterbo and Frosinone.
There
are six tram routes running in Rome, and
although they serve nearly all parts of the city,
most of the lines serve eastern Rome to the
east of the Termini railway station.
New
environmentally friendly trams have recently
been introduced to the Rome tram system.
Bus and tram routes operate in the city of
Rome from 05:30-24:00
Night buses operate from 00:10-05:30 (follow the
"N" signs)
Buying a Ticket
T ickets
are sold in tobacconists and newsstands
in Rome and Lazio, in
ATAC shops and
automated ticket machines in stations.
The
integrated ticket, Metrebus, allows the
ticket holder access to all public transport in Rome
(excluding the direct rail link between Termini
and Fiumicino Airport).
Tickets must be bought before the start of the
journey, from any metro station or authorized
vendor.
Season tickets (monthly or annual)
give access to all public transport services within
the Metropolitan area of Rome:
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CIS (weekly) tickets are valid for
seven days on all public transport within
the metropolitan area of Rome
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BIG (daily) tickets are valid for one
day
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BIT (75-minute) tickets are valid for up
to 75 minutes on ATAC transport for one
trip on the metro and one trip on any metro-type
train in second class
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The Roma Pass provides three days'
access to most museums and monuments
as well as most public transport in
Rome.
They can be purchased in Tourist Information
Offices (Punti Informativi Turistici -
PIT), all participating museums
and monuments as well as in other
locations.
For the Roma Pass website:
Click here
Ticket Validation
All
tickets for transportation must be
validated before the start of the journey, using
the validation machines located at the entry
gates of the metro stations, within the
entrance area of all rail stations and at the
rear of buses and trams.
During the journey, a ticket inspector may ask to
see the ticket; a passenger without one may be
fined.
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