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TICKETS

Public-transport tickets are valid on all of Rome's bus, tram and metro lines, except for routes to Fi-
umicino Airport. They come in various forms:
BIT ( biglietto integrato a tempo , a single ticket valid for 100 minutes and one metro ride) €1.50
BIG ( biglietto integrato giornaliero , a daily ticket) €6
BTI ( biglietto turistico integrato , a three-day ticket) €16.50
CIS ( carta integrata settimanale , a weekly ticket) €24
Abbonamento mensile (a monthly pass) €35
Buy tickets at tabacchi , newsstands and from vending machines at main bus stops and metro sta-
tions. They must be purchased before you start your journey and validated in the machines on buses,
at the entrance gates to the metro or at train stations. Ticketless riders risk an on-the-spot €50 fine.
Children under 10 travel free.
The Roma Pass ( Click here ) comes with a three-day travel pass valid within the city boundaries.

Metro
Rome has two main metro lines, A (orange) and B (blue), which cross at Stazione Ter-
mini, the only point at which you can change from one line to the other. A third line 'B1'
branches off line B and serves the northern suburbs, but you're unlikely to need it.
Trains run between 5.30am and 11.30pm (to 1.30am on Friday and Saturday).
All stations on line B have wheelchair access except Circo Massimo, Colosseo and Ca-
vour; on line A, Cipro-Musei Vaticani is one of the few stations equipped with lifts.
Take line A for the Trevi Fountain (Barberini), Spanish Steps (Spagna) and St Peter's
(Ottaviano-San Pietro).
Take line B for the Colosseum (Colosseo).

Bus & Tram
Rome's buses and trams are run by ATAC ( 06 5 70 03; www.atac.roma.it ) . The main bus sta-
tion (Piazza dei Cinquecento) is in front of Stazione Termini on Piazza dei Cinquecento, where
there's an information booth (

7.30am-8pm) . Other important hubs are at Largo di Torre

Argentina and Piazza Venezia.
Buses generally run from about 5.30am until midnight, with limited services throughout
the night.
Rome's night bus service comprises more than 25 lines, many of which pass Stazione
Termini and/or Piazza Venezia. Buses are marked with an 'n' before the number and bus