Rome Transport - If you decide to rent a car to get around the city you do need to know a few things about the road system. There are tolls are charged on the highways. Vehicles travel on the right side. Highways are marked by a letter "A" and then a number written in white on a green background. Getting around the city if you are not familiar with it may be difficult. Be sure to carry a good map with you and stop and ask directions if you do get lost.

SITA S.p.a., Viale dei Cadorna 105 - 50129 Firenze. Tel 055 214721, Fax 055 284661 is the Bus System that runs throughout the country. This is a great means of transportation while you are visiting the area. It has stops at most of the major attractions and is easy and convenient especially for tourist.

There is an Italian Public Transport System and so that you don’t get a heavy fine, after one hour the tickets for the buses and the subway are complete, they expire so you need to purchase new tickets every time you wish to go somewhere after that hour is over.

The best transportation when arriving at the Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicino Airport will be a train. The airport is 19 miles from the center of Rome. On the train there is a non-stop express to Termini Station. That is the central rail station, and a train to Tiburtina Station on the east side of Rome. As for taxis, they say you’ve never seen so many people wanting to drive you to Rome, but advice is to only use the yellow or white taxis they are the best ones and really the only ones that should be. Travel time to get to the city from the airport will be 40 to 60 minutes.