SENA bus from Rome to Siena

mary, There shouldn't be too many "differing opinions" on this, as the two usual methods for travel from Rome to Siena are train or bus. If you travel by train, you'll depart from Roma Termini and the trip will be ~3.5H, with one change in Chiusi. When you disembark at the station, you'll need to take a Taxi or Bus up into town. You can buy tickets at Termini, either at the staffed ticket window or from a Kiosk. If you travel by Bus, you'll depart from Roma Tiburtina station which is easily accessible via Metro Line "B" (direction Rebibbia, it will be the fourth stop from Termini). The Bus station is across the street. The trip will be 3H:05M, and you'll be dropped in Piazza Gramsci, in the centre of town. You can walk from there to Il Campo or other sights. There appears to be nine Buses per day. You can check This List for locations to buy tickets, or you could buy at Tiburtina Bus station on the day of travel. As I recall, in Siena there's a ticket office near the Bus Station in Piazza Gramsci, if you need to buy tickets for your return journey. It would be a good idea to check for a yellow validation machine prior to boarding the Bus, as tickets may require validation.

Two years ago we took the bus from Rome to Siena. We bought the tickets in advance on line at a discount, but that locked us into the exact time of departure and though we arrived in time for an earlier bus we couldn't leave earlier. The bus left from a parking lot across the street from the Tiburtina metro and dropped us off right in old-town Siena so we didn't need to walk or taxi up the hill as we would have if we had used the train. It was an enjoyable ride.

Thanks so much for your helpful input!