We are taking a trans Atlantic cruise which ends in Rome Italy, more exactly Civitavecchia Port, which I believe is 70 miles from Rome. We plan on staying in Rome hopefully for a few days before departing to FCO airport back to the US. We hope to stay within walking distance to restaurants and shops in Rome. Can anybody give me any tips, especially the long trip from the cruise port? I just ordered Rick Steves 2023 Rome book on Amazon also. Thank you.
Posted by
North Carolina
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You could take the train from Civitavecchia to either the Roma Termini or Roma Ostiense stations. The latter is close to the Trastevere area, which might appeal for your stay. Are you familiar with the Trenitalia website? You can look up train schedules there. A couple of notes - the train schedules will be updated mid-June, so if your trip is later than that, you can just put in an earlier date, as the schedule doesn’t change much. Also, you need to put in the earliest time you might want to be traveling.
Posted by
OP
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We are traveling nexy year. Thank you for your reply. I will check out Trenitalia website.
Posted by
North Carolina
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Quite welcome. I looked on Trenitalia, and saw that there’s a train about every 20 minutes, and that they’re the type of train that there’s no advantage to reserving, so you can just get to the station, buy your ticket, validate it (time- and date-stamp in the station shortly before travel), and get on and go.
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
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which I believe is 70 miles from Rome
Its ~79 kilometers, or ~45-50 miles; not quite as long as you thought
Posted by
OP
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Every 20 minutes works for me. Thanks again.
Posted by
OP
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Oh, BTW, being that we never been outside the US, except Canada and Mexico, unable to speak Italian, would be ok navigating the train system? We have been thinking about taking a crash course before we go. Some countries are bilingual. Thank you
Posted by
Green Bay
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No worries, 95% of American's Italian vocabulary is limited to "grazie", "prego", "buongiorno", "buona sera" and they all seem to get by just fine in Italy. Most people in the tourist industry know some English, as it is also the universal 2nd language. Also, anyone under 40 is likely to know some English.
Posted by
OP
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Perfect then. I'll learn some common basics then. Thanks again. Your help is so valuable. We are green with this. Lol