Comments for Ron in Rome! http://www.roninrome.com Assistance, Coaching, & Thoughts on Visiting & Living in Rome! Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Where to Meet at FCO? by Ron in Rome http://www.roninrome.com/transportation/where-to-meet-at-fco/comment-page-1#comment-46884 Ron in Rome Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:11:09 +0000 http://www.roninrome.com/2009/06/10/where-to-meet-at-fco/#comment-46884 Alexxa, you have to get from one train line to another. First you have to get into Rome, and then you have to jump on the "2nd line," the Roma-Viterbo line, to get out of Rome and up to Labaro (La Celsa ). Do a Google search for a "MetroRoma map" and you'll see the Roma-Viterbo line. Labaro is the 10th stop and La Celsa is the 11th. This line STARTS at the Flaminio <strong>Train</strong> Station which sits NEXT To the Flaminio <strong>Metro</strong> Station, which is on line A - near Piazza di Popolo. The easiest method might be to take a taxi to the Flaminio Station and then ride the Roma-Viterbo line out to Labaro. Or you could ride the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini, jump on the Metro A line to the Flaminio <strong>Metro</strong> station, walk outside the metro station, turn right and enter the Flaminio <strong>Train</strong> Station... and get on the Roma-Viterbo line... Depends on your needs, budget, and number of folks. Look up the map and you'll see the Roma-Viterbo rail line at the top center of the map (usually a grey line!). It is a MetroRoma train so the stations will not show up on Trenitalia, but they do show up on the ATAC site. Hope that helps! Alexxa, you have to get from one train line to another. First you have to get into Rome, and then you have to jump on the “2nd line,” the Roma-Viterbo line, to get out of Rome and up to Labaro (La Celsa ). Do a Google search for a “MetroRoma map” and you’ll see the Roma-Viterbo line. Labaro is the 10th stop and La Celsa is the 11th. This line STARTS at the Flaminio Train Station which sits NEXT To the Flaminio Metro Station, which is on line A – near Piazza di Popolo.
The easiest method might be to take a taxi to the Flaminio Station and then ride the Roma-Viterbo line out to Labaro. Or you could ride the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini, jump on the Metro A line to the Flaminio Metro station, walk outside the metro station, turn right and enter the Flaminio Train Station… and get on the Roma-Viterbo line… Depends on your needs, budget, and number of folks. Look up the map and you’ll see the Roma-Viterbo rail line at the top center of the map (usually a grey line!). It is a MetroRoma train so the stations will not show up on Trenitalia, but they do show up on the ATAC site. Hope that helps!

]]> Comment on Where to Meet at FCO? by Alexxa http://www.roninrome.com/transportation/where-to-meet-at-fco/comment-page-1#comment-46877 Alexxa Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:54:19 +0000 http://www.roninrome.com/2009/06/10/where-to-meet-at-fco/#comment-46877 Hi Ron, I will traveling to Rome in March 19 till 23 March 2012, please help , our accomodation it is in Labaro ( La Celsa ) can you tell us the easy way from Air Port Fumicino to La Celsa, thanks ! Hi Ron, I will traveling to Rome in March 19 till 23 March 2012, please help , our accomodation it is in Labaro ( La Celsa ) can you tell us the easy way from Air Port Fumicino to La Celsa, thanks !

]]> Comment on Vatican Museum – “Skip-The-Line” or Not? by Ron in Rome http://www.roninrome.com/sites-and-attractions/vatican-museum-to-pre-book-or-not/comment-page-1#comment-46842 Ron in Rome Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:45:03 +0000 http://www.roninrome.com/2009/03/27/vatican-museum-to-pre-book-or-not/#comment-46842 Based on your tight time frames. I'd pre-book tickets for 12:30 PM. There may not be a line, but you really don't have the time if there is. If you're running late, they will let you in... I've never seen them turn someone away for being 10-15 minutes late. Based on your tight time frames. I’d pre-book tickets for 12:30 PM. There may not be a line, but you really don’t have the time if there is. If you’re running late, they will let you in… I’ve never seen them turn someone away for being 10-15 minutes late.

]]> Comment on Vatican Museum – “Skip-The-Line” or Not? by Carolyn http://www.roninrome.com/sites-and-attractions/vatican-museum-to-pre-book-or-not/comment-page-1#comment-46833 Carolyn Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:12:51 +0000 http://www.roninrome.com/2009/03/27/vatican-museum-to-pre-book-or-not/#comment-46833 Ron, thank you for all your valuable information. We have a port stop in Rome on May 24 (Thursday). We are taking the train from Civitavecchia and have been approved for the 10:45AM Scavi tour. That is supposed to take 1-1/2 hours, so it would be done around 12:15PM. It would then be about 12:30PM before we could arrive at the museums entrance. We would have to leave the museums by about 3:00PM to get back to the ship, allowing some margin for delays. We would like to maximize our time in the museums, so we do not want to wait in line for a half-hour (or more) if (a) we don't have a pre-purchased ticket or (b) miss our entrance time if the Scavi tour runs a little late. On the other hand, we don't want to make a reservation for 1:00PM and have to waste a half-hour waiting for our time slot to come up. I have two questions: (1) Do you think we need to pre-purchase tickets for a Thursday in late May? (2) If we pre-purchased tickets for 12:30PM, would we be allowed to enter between 12:30 and 1:00PM? Ron, thank you for all your valuable information.

We have a port stop in Rome on May 24 (Thursday). We are taking the train from Civitavecchia and have been approved for the 10:45AM Scavi tour. That is supposed to take 1-1/2 hours, so it would be done around 12:15PM. It would then be about 12:30PM before we could arrive at the museums entrance. We would have to leave the museums by about 3:00PM to get back to the ship, allowing some margin for delays.

We would like to maximize our time in the museums, so we do not want to wait in line for a half-hour (or more) if (a) we don’t have a pre-purchased ticket or (b) miss our entrance time if the Scavi tour runs a little late. On the other hand, we don’t want to make a reservation for 1:00PM and have to waste a half-hour waiting for our time slot to come up.

I have two questions: (1) Do you think we need to pre-purchase tickets for a Thursday in late May? (2) If we pre-purchased tickets for 12:30PM, would we be allowed to enter between 12:30 and 1:00PM?

]]> Comment on Booking on the Trenitalia Website by Ron in Rome http://www.roninrome.com/transportation/booking-on-the-trenitalia-website/comment-page-1#comment-46808 Ron in Rome Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:05:26 +0000 http://www.roninrome.com/?p=5988#comment-46808 Beth, it appears with out the CP code you'll have to head to a ticket counter. I'd wait as trying to fix this on the phone could get expensive (and frustrating). You could always ride the train to Roma Tiburtina and then get a metro ticket and ride the B line a few stops to Roma Termini. Beth, it appears with out the CP code you’ll have to head to a ticket counter. I’d wait as trying to fix this on the phone could get expensive (and frustrating). You could always ride the train to Roma Tiburtina and then get a metro ticket and ride the B line a few stops to Roma Termini.

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