Civitavecchia Cruise Port To / From City Of Rome By Train
Logistics of using the train for traveling between Rome & its cruise port
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| Civitavecchia Train Station |
There is a very good train service between Rome and Rome's Cruise Port, Civitavecchia.
The core service is broadly a twice hourly service on commuter style trains taking around 70 to 80 minutes to travel the full route. The terminus in the centre of Rome is Termini Station, but there are interim stops attractive to those traveling to and from Fiumicino Airport or have a hotel around the Vatican area.
There are also much less frequent long distance inter city long distance trains that will do the journey in around 45 minutes non-stop, tickets however for these cost well over double that of the commuter trains.
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Rome Stations
The terminus in Rome City Centre, Termini Station, is the main public transport hub for Rome in the city centre.
The trains travel at quite a speed from the outskirts of Rome to Civitavecchia but are frustratingly slow within Rome taking a circuitous route around and into the city centre. Of a typical 70 minute journey, 30 minutes will be spent within the Rome urban area.
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For many people it can make sense to get off at other stations than the Rome terminus at Termini, especially if you are on a day trip or going to Fiumicino, Rome's main airport.
Traveling from Civitavecchia a typical train will stop at S Pietro (40 mins), Trastevere (50 mins), Ostiense (55 mins) and finally Termini (70 mins). S Pietro is around 10 minutes walk to the Vatican and St Peter's Square. Trastevere is the interchange for a frequent airport train to Fiumicino Airport. Ostiense is an interchange with the Rome Metro which can take you direct to the Colosseum or Spanish Steps.
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| Civitavecchia Stopping Train Interior |
Tickets & Luggage
Both Civitavecchia and Rome Stations have manned ticket offices that take credit cards and there are also ticket machines.
Beware, the queues at Termini Station especially can be very long for the manned ticket offices.
You can also purchase tickets in advance on the Tren Italia web site. (See link above)
The trains themselves are more often than not run with double deck carriages. The picture right is of a typical interior, seats are not allocated.
There is a small space between the seats where you can put a medium size case and overhead luggage rail, (see picture right). Its not as bad as it might look, luggage will be a problem if you have two or more large cases per person, plus hand luggage. Trains are not normally crowded at all except at the height of the commuter period into Rome in the morning and out in the evening.
At Rome's Termini Station there is a left luggage office so it is possible to have a brief visit to see the sights of Rome before catching a late flight or train.
Civitavecchia Station To/From Cruise Terminal
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| Walkway
Along Promenade Between Port & Civitavecchia Train Station |
Its about 750m between Civitavecchia train station and the dock gates for the cruise port. For those without luggage its a pleasant 10-15 minute walk along the promenade. For those with luggage it is doable but taxi's are freely available.
In the port to train station direction, once you pass through the main entrance to the port, where the bus drops you off, you just keep to the right hand side of the road that runs parallel with the sea. Your path should look uncannily like the picture to the right.
As you can see its pretty wide and flat, suitcases on wheels should roll along nicely. Just keep going, you'll see a couple of reassuring signs indicating the way to the train station (stazione ff.s).
When you are opposite the Hotel de La Ville on the other side of the road its time to cross the road and follow the same coastal road on the other side. Very shortly the station approach road slants slightly uphill up to the train station entrance.
In the reverse direction, when you come out of the station entrance turn right past the taxi rank, descending to a main road that follows the coast to your left. This road goes all the way to the port entrance. At a convenient point cross over to the coastal side of the road. If you want a break along the way there are several open air cafes, even an Irish pub, on the station side of the road.
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