Train Station area (Termini) apartments in Rome

Transportation to Train Station (Termini station)

From Da Vinci international also known as Fiumicino airport to Termini

• Terminal Line – Leonardo Express – provides direct train access between Fiumicino and Termini. Don’t forget to validate your train ticket at one of the yellow kiosks before boarding.
• The most economical way of transport is the shuttle bus operated by Terravision. Ticket price 4 euro, travel time about 55 minutes.
• The airport shuttle service is an economical option for two or more passengers. Call +39 06 4740 451 or reserve online
• Another option is the use of a taxi. The fare is about 50 euro. Expected travel time 45 minutes.

From Ciampino airport to Termini

• The most economical way of transport is the shuttle bus operated by Terravision. Ticket price 4 euro, travel time about 40 minutes.
• Bus & Metro. First walk to Fioranello Appia (120 M from Ciampino) and take bus 720 (towards Stazione Metro Laurentina). Exit at Stazione Metro Laurentina (20 stops, 25 minutes). Walk to the Metro station and take Metro MEB (towards Rebibbia). Exit at Termini (11 stops, 20 minutes).
• The airport shuttle service is an economical option for two or more passengers. Call +39 06 4740 451 or reserve online
• Another option is the use of a taxi. The fare is about 30 euro. Expected travel time 28 minutes.

Termini and Repubblica tips for food

When staying in one of our Termini apartments these food stores are in walking distance of your apartment. Not in the mood for home-cooking? We have selected some excellent restaurants to enjoy lunch or dinner.

Termini and Repubblica tips for drinks

• Carra, Pazza della Repubblica 62. A café with a wide terrace facing the square
• Coffee Time, Via Giovanni Amendola 1. The name says it all: coffee and many other drinks
• Caffè Terme, Via Vittorio Emanuele 82. A nice café nearby the Termae Museum
• Le Tavernelle, Via Panisperna 48. A nice little bar with a good choice of wines

Termini and Repubblica

The area surrounding Rome’s Central Station and Via XX Settembre is conventionally called “Termini and Repubblica”, from the name of the two main spots of this residential administration. The Stazione Termini is the most important railway station in Europe, second only to the Gare de Paris Nord, named after the Baths of Diocletian (Thermae Diocletiani in Latin, “terme” in italian) which were built in 298 AD under Emperor Diocletian and still beautifully preserved in a wide complex of ruins facing the square Piazza dei Cinquecento. The station was founded in late 1800, subject to many transformation during the Fascist years and finally renovated in 2000 for the Catholic Jubilee festivities, housing an impressive shopping centre on two levels (the ground level Station and the underground metro level).

The Termini area can also include the two urban reticula at both sides of the station, with Piazza Vittorio Emanuele south-west, down to San Giovanni area, and Via Marsala north-east, giving access to the San Lorenzo district.

Termini highlights

The Thermae of Diocletian (Terme di Diocleziano) were built in 268 and open in 306 AD after Emperor Diocletian’s abdication, in the area stretching from Piazza della Repubblica (Republic’s Square) and the Central Station of Rome. Nowadays it is possible to visit its ruins and the annexed Museum – open in 1911, during the International Exposition – housing ancient furnitures, funerary objects and Roman sculptures.

In the Renaissance period a church was built in the section were the tepidarium (the warm bath) was: Santa Maria degli Angeli, along with the convent, was founded in 1560 by Michelangelo, commissioned by Pio IV, and later renovated by Dutch architect Lodewijk van Wittel, circa 1749.

The Opera Theatre, nearby Piazza della Repubblica, offers one of the most fascinating programs in Italy of opera and ballet. Built in circa 1880 under commission of rich contractor Domenico Costanzi (the theatre was formerly known as the Costanzi Theatre) and later run by Rome City Council between 1926 and 1946 as Teatro Reale dell’Opera (Royal Opera House). After the end of the monarchy the name changed simply in Teatro dell’Opera and went through several renovations, presenting itself as a modern construction overlooking a wide and bright square on Via del Viminale, on the homonymous hill.

An area worth while exploring from one of our Termini apartments!

Termini and Repubblica must sees

• Thermae of Diocletian and its Museum
• Santa Maria Maggiore, the Basilica nearby the area of San Giovanni
• Opera House on the Viminale hill
• Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Via Nazionale 194. The exposition palace of Rome

Explore these must sees AND the rest of Rome from one of our Termini apartments, a perfect base for a city stay!