Rome Metro: Lines, Prices, Hours and Map You’ll Need

The Rome Metro is the city's main form of transport. It has three main lines (A, B and C), two suburban lines and one light rail line. Of all of them, the one you'll use most is Line A, since it connects with Termini Roma and the main sights to see in Rome.

Here's everything you need to use it: ticket prices, opening hours and an up-to-date map of the Rome Metro.

Rome Metro map and lines

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Line A – Orange

As we said above, this is the most useful line for visitors. It's probably the Rome Metro line you'll ride the most.

This line takes you easily to places like the Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna), the Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon and the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

It crosses Rome diagonally from northwest to southeast. Trains run roughly every 3 minutes on weekdays and every 5 minutes on weekends. Some of its most useful stations are:

• Cipro-Musei Vaticani
• Ottaviano-San Pietro
• Flaminio-Piazza del Popolo
• Spagna
• Barberini – Trevi Fountain
• Vittorio Emanuele and Termini

The Rome Metro does not reach either of the Rome airports. Check the pages for Fiumicino and Ciampino to see your options for getting from the airport into central Rome.

Line B – Blue

It runs through Rome from the northeast down to the south. Its most useful stops are Termini, Cavour, Colosseo, Circo Massimo, Piramide, Garbatella, Basilica San Paolo and Marconi.

This is the line to take for the Colosseum, the Circus Maximus and the Roman Forum. Piramide station is also handy if you take the FR1 regional train from Fiumicino Airport, which stops here and lets you switch to the metro if you need to.

Trains run every 5 minutes on weekdays and every 9 minutes on weekends.

Line B1

There's also a branch of Line B, known as Line B1. Its stops aren't especially useful for visitors.

Line C – Green

This line serves the outlying districts on the east side of the city, with driverless automated trains. It isn't much use to visitors. Trains run every 12 minutes daily.

Rome Metro suburban lines

These are three regional train lines that work as an extension of the metro. You can use the same tickets. They aren't of much interest to visitors.

Roma-Lido

Runs from Roma Porta San Paolo station to Ostia Lido.

Roma-Viterbo

Connects piazzale Flaminio, piazza del Popolo, metro Line A and the Roma nord line as far as Montebello.

Roma-Pantano

A light rail line leaving from near Termini and following via Casilina to the edge of the Rome city limits.

General information about the Rome Metro

Prices and tickets (2022)

A single-journey ticket (called a BIT) costs €1.50, and it also covers city buses and trams for 100 minutes. It's the best value and the one we recommend. Tickets don't expire, so you can buy several, keep them and use them whenever you like.

You can also buy a one-day pass called Roma 24H (€7), a two-day Roma 48H (€12.50), a three-day Roma72H (€18) and finally the weekly pass called CIS (Carta Integrata Settimanale) for €24.

Children under 9 travel free.

Where to buy tickets

• Tickets are sold at newsstands, tabacchi (tobacco shops) and the vending machines you'll find in stations.
• Although some buses have ticket machines on board, you usually can't buy a ticket as you board, so get yours in advance.
• You can also buy the Roma Pass travel card, which includes unlimited transport for 48 or 72 hours plus access to two Rome monuments of your choice.

Where you can use your travel passes

You can use your tickets on all three metro lines, on Rome's public buses and trams, on COTRAL regional buses as long as you stay within the city limits, and likewise on FL regional trains (TRENITALIA).

And finally, you can use your tickets on the regional trains of the suburban lines mentioned above: Roma-Lido, Roma-Viterbo and Roma-Pantano.

Opening hours

The metro runs from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm (until 12:30 am on Saturdays).

Tips

Always validate your ticket to avoid fines, and keep an eye out for pickpockets.