Civitavecchia Rome Cruise Port - A Logistical Guide
What to expect at Civitavecchia with full city centre, tour and airport transfer options
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Civitavecchia is a medium size town about 80kms north west of Rome. Civitavecchia is a major ferry port as well as cruise ship port.
Rome's major airport, Fiumicino, is to the west of Rome close to the coast, both airport and Rome itself are about an hours drive..
There is a frequent train service between Civitavecchia and Rome's Termini Station, the most economical way of transferring between Civitavecchia and Rome and its airports.
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The town itself is pleasant enough with a well kept sea front promenade with open air cafes and a small regional shopping centre.
The kind of place you could kill time for two or three hours pleasantly if the weather is fair.
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Civitavecchia Cruise Ship To Town And Vice Versa
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| Civitavecchia Port Main Entrance Bus Drop Off Point By Fort With Small Information Kiosk |
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| Civitavecchia Port Complementary Shuttle Bus By Fort |
The port is at the heart of Civitavecchia, you walk out of the main port gates directly into the town centre.
The port is very large and quite spread out, the cruise ships docking a long way from the main port entrance.
A fleet of complementary buses shuttle between the ships in port and the main entrance, by an ancient fort.
There is a small tourist information kiosk at this point where you get on and off the bus by the fort including details of the hop on, hop off buses in Rome. The information kiosk seems more geared up to visiting Rome than exploring Civitavecchia itself.
Once you exit the main gate, you may well be approached by touts from anything from taxi's to tours. So look as if you know what you are doing and know here you are going, even its into McDonalds right here next to the gate.
Turn left, straight away into the heart of the town and its shops, go straight ahead along the promenade footpath for the station and pleasant wide promenade with open air cafes. On our train link page we have a detailed section on walking between the port and train station.
Getting To Rome From Civitavecchia
No doubt your cruise ship will offer transfer and Rome tour options. These tend to be on the expensive side. Its quite easy for the independent minded traveler to do the sightseeing you want to do in Rome at your own pace at a fraction of the cost.
There is an excellent train service between Civitavecchia and Rome that is easily accessible to all. We have a dedicated page for the train service between Civitavecchia and Rome so you too can see how easy it is.
Once you are in Rome you can explore independently, the Rome visitors want to see is a very compact area, grab a tour or perhaps most popular of all use one of a choice of Rome hop on, hop off sightseeing bus options like the bus pictured right.
Cruise Transfers Between Civitavecchia & Rome Hotels / Airports
Private Car / Van Service
The cheapest option to transfer between Civitavecchia and Rome is the train. Its a bit cumbersome, especially if you have more than one case per person and the train station at Civitavechia is 10/15 minute walk from the port entrance, so most people will require a local taxi.
We have more details about the trains and their luggage space and also a detailed description of walking between the train station at Civitavecchia and the port on our Civitavecchia train page. It is possible also to get to and from Fiumicino Airport too, quite simply, though a change of train is required.
Private Car / Van Service
The most convenient and fastest transfer solution between Civitavecchia and Rome or Fiumicino Airport is a private vehicle. Journey time is around 60-75 minutes.
The advantages over the taxi rank cabs are:
Personal Meet & Greet. Flights are monitored, no worries about flight delays.
No hidden prices. Payment by credit card with no fees.
Choice of vehicle to suit party size and luggage capacity.
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Instant reservation and confirmation. 24 hour help line.
Free baby seats.
Details of Private Car Transport Between Civitavecchia & City Of Rome
Details of Private Car Transport Between Civitavecchia & Rome Fiumicino Airport
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