Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Tasting menu at a top restaurant: €100
»
City-centre taxi ride: €10-15
»
Auditorium concert tickets: €25-90
Advance Planning
Two months before
Book high season accommodation.
Three to four weeks before
Check for concerts at
www.auditorium.it
,
www.operaroma.it
,
www.circoloartisti.it
.
One to two weeks before
Reserve tables at A-list restaurants. Sort out tickets to the pope's weekly audience at St
Peter's.
Few days before
Check
www.estateromana.comune.roma.it
for free summer events. Phone for tickets for the Museo e
Galleria Borghese (compulsory) and book for the Vatican Museums (advisable to avoid queues).
Useful Websites
»
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/rome
) Destination lowdown, hotels and traveller forum.
»
060608
(
www.060608.it
) Rome's official tourist website.
»
Coopculture
(
www.coopculture.it
)
Information and ticket booking for Rome's monuments.
»
Vatican Museums
(
http://mv.vatican.va
) Book tickets and avoid the queues.
»
Auditorium
(
www.auditorium.com
)
Check concert listings.
Arriving in Rome
Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) Airport
Direct trains to Stazione Termini 6.38am to 11.38pm, €14; slower trains to
Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina stations, 5.58am to 11.28pm, €8; buses to Stazione Termini 5.35am to 12.30am plus
night services at 1.15am, 2.15am, 3.30am and 5am, €4-7; private transfers from €22 per person; taxis €48.
Ciampino Airport
Buses to Stazione Termini 7.45am to 12.15am, €4; private transfers from €22 per person; taxis €30.
Stazione Termini
Airport buses and trains, and international trains arrive at Stazione Termini. From here, continue by
bus, metro or taxi.
See
arrival
, for much more.
