Practical Rome

FCO (Fiumicino) → Leonardo Express train to Termini, 32 min, €14. CIA (Ciampino) → Terravision/SitBus to Termini, ~40 min, €6.

Metro A, B and C; trams; many buses. Single ticket €1.50 (100 min). 24h pass €7. 72h pass €18.

Roma Pass 48h €36 / 72h €58: free transport + 1 or 2 free museums + skip queues at others. Worth it if visiting 2+ paid sites.

Use only white official taxis with meter. App: FreeNow, itTaxi. Uber Black available but pricier. Fixed €50 from FCO to centre inside the Aurelian walls.

Pickpockets work bus 64 (Termini–Vatican), metro line A and Termini station. Keep bag in front, phone in inner pocket. Rome is otherwise very safe.

2,500 free drinking fountains (nasoni). Bring a refillable bottle.

Cafés generally let you use the toilet if you order an espresso (€1). Big museums and McDonald's also work.

Best: April–May and late September–October. Avoid August (hot, many shops closed). Christmas and Easter are magical but crowded.

Best areas: Monti (cool, central), Trastevere (lively), Prati (Vatican), Centro Storico (priciest, walk to all).

Book Colosseum, Vatican Museums and Borghese Gallery online a week ahead. Last Sunday of the month: state museums free (very crowded).

112 — single European emergency number (police, ambulance, fire).

24h pharmacies: Piram (Via Nazionale 228), Internazionale (Piazza Barberini 49). Hospital tourist help: Policlinico Umberto I.

PIT tourist info points: Termini, Fiumicino, Piazza delle Cinque Lune, Imperial Forums, Castel Sant'Angelo. Free maps and event listings.