Reading the ATAC website it looks like you need to provide a photocopy of your passport and fill out a form to purchase a monthly bus pass for Rome. Buying the monthly pass is cheaper than buying a weekly pass plus another day. I would purchase this at the Termini after we get off the train from Bologna. Advice appreciated.
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Minnesota 🎒
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Mary, consider this? You may not even need a weekly or monthly pass. We've spent as long as a week in Rome without wanting/needing to use public transit more than a handful of times. A few € 1.50 single-ride BIT tickets tucked away for when you might use them might be all you need for a week. That, or you could buy a weekly pass and augment it with a single BIT or two if necessary.
https://www.atac.roma.it/en/tickets-and-passes/bit
They also have Multi BIT card that can be purchased in up to 10-ride amounts. (€ 15.00 for 10 rides)
https://www.atac.roma.it/en/tickets-and-passes/10-bit
A single BIT ticket is good for bus transfers up to 100 minutes after activation but they only cover a single journey on the metro or urban trains. You CAN switch metro trains, say, from A to B line on a single ticket as long as you don't exit a station's turnstiles and come back in..
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Seattle
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In addition, the Rome transit system now accepts tap and go:
Key Details for Tap & Go Rome
Validity: Valid on all Atac and Roma Tpl buses, trams, and metro lines (A, B/B1, C).
Duration: Each tap is valid for 100 minutes of travel, allowing transfers on surface lines. A new ticket is required for each metro entry.
Usage:
Metro: Tap at the turnstile for entry.
Buses/Trams: Tap on the vehicle's reader.
Costs: The system automatically calculates the best fare, with a maximum daily rate applied.
Requirements: Each person (11+) must use their own card or payment device.
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