What To Expect Staying Around Termini Station in Rome
A Visitors Briefing - Termini Station & Repubblica Hotel District
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| Front Of Termini Station With Bus Station In Foreground |
Termini Station
Termini Station itself is like a small town. The ground floor of the station is very similar to any major cities main railway station. On the south west side of the station where the Leonardo Express train from Fiumicino Airport pulls in there is a useful left luggage facility.
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| Bed,& Breakfast |
| 2 & 3 Star Hotels |
| 4 & 5 Star Hotels |
| Termini Hotel Map |
| District Briefing |
Otherwise its the usual fast food, cafes and bookstands you would expect to find at any major rail station.
Up on the balcony are more substantial restaurant options and there is an American themed steak/chicken place at the North East exit by the exit to the Terravision Ciampino Airport buses.
Underneath the ground floor there is a large shopping centre which you have to wander through on the way to the Metro. There is a useful mid-size supermarket at the North East end and there are toilets here too.
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| Shopping Centre Underneath Termini |
Out front of the station is the taxi rank and a large local bus station. One of the big benefits of staying around Termini is its unequaled transport links. It is here that Rome's 2 metro lines intersect. If you are going to use local transport a lot the newsstands sell comprehensive maps of the public transport routes in Rome.
Scattered around the edges of bus station the Rome hop on, hop off tourist buses have their pick up points. There is a good chance you will be approached by a tout for one of these.
Around Termini Station
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| Typical Street Market Around Termini |
In the immediate surrounding area of Termini Station to the North East and South West are a maze of streets in a grid pattern hectic with hustle and bustle, markets, shops selling cheap general goods and watches, fast and not so fast food .
Especially on the north-east side of the station there are a lot of small Bed and Breakfast places. As the buildings are 7 or 8 storeys high, most of these small budget hotels here have one floor and share entrances and lifts.
There are plenty of services catering for the backpacker level traveler, launderettes, internet cafes and cheap phone kiosks abound.
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| Restaurant In Street Around Termini |
Things soon quiet down as you move away from the station. You will find hotels along every street with restaurants that spill out onto the cramped pavements, like the one pictured left.
In terms of eating, you are overwhelmed with choice - of couse pizza and pasta dominate but if you can't find anything here that suits your taste and budget then you've got a real problem finding anywhere in Rome.
Out the front of Termini Station past the bus station towards Repubblica things are more spread out and there is a more 'upmarket' feel.
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| Piazza Republicca |
Around Piazza Repubblica
Out the front of Termini Station past the bus station towards Piazza Repubblica things are more spread out and there is a more 'upmarket' feel.
Its a favourite place to just hang out. To one side of the Piazza are a row of second hand bookstalls.
The Piazza itself is quite impressive, though overwhelmed with traffic. You start to get a taste of the 'Ancient Rome' you come all this way for. The square is home to a beautiful church called the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, and Diocletian's Baths.
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| Second Hand Bookstalls At Repubblica |
Most hotels are off the Via Nazionale, the theatre district, a major city artery that runs down to the Roman Forum from Piazza Repubblica.
Going the other way (north east) things open out and are less commercial. There are quite a number of good value hotels here away from the hustle and bustle.
Hotels Around Termini Station
There are well over a hundred hotels around Termini Station covering all budgets. We highlight some of the best value options in each market sector, (see links at top left of this page).
The competition ensures competitive rates, but are highly seasonal. Rates can be double in the summer peak over rates in late November and January.
There is a total absence of most of the familiar hotel chain brands, only Best Western have a good presence in the district. A lot of the smaller hotels are in buildings they share with other hotels, taking a floor or even sharing a floor in a typically 7 or 8 storey building.
In the immediate vicinity of Termini Station the streets are very busy and noisy.
Transfers Between Termini District And Rome's Airports & Cruise Port
Termini is the main hub for public transport in the centre of Rome and is by far the most convenient hotel district of any in Rome for getting to and from airports and cruise terminals. Termini Station is also of course the main station for inter city rail travel within Italy.
The Leonardo Express train runs direct to the main Rome airport Fiumicino, though you can do it cheaper combining the Metro with a suburban train. See our Fiumicino train page for further details.
To Ciampino Airport, Terravision run frequent airport coaches.
Trains between Termini and Civitavecchia Cruise Port run twice hourly for much of the day.
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