Rome pass with public transport
Four of the nine passes include buses and the metro. Whether that pays off for you depends entirely on how much you actually travel. So first, the figures to compare against: the official fares of ATAC, Rome's public transport company.
| Ticket | Price | Valid for |
|---|---|---|
| BIT single ticket Unlimited changes between bus and tram, one journey on the metro. | €1.50 | 100 minutes |
| Roma 24H day ticket From first validation, not from midnight. | €8.50 | 24 hours |
| Roma 48H The usual reference value for a long weekend. | €15.00 | 48 hours |
| Roma 72H Matches the validity of most passes with public transport. | €22.00 | 72 hours |
| CIS weekly ticket Valid until midnight on the seventh day. | €29.00 | 7 days |
Official ATAC fares for the city of Rome, checked on 16 September 2026. The Leonardo Express to Fiumicino airport and the airport buses are not included; they need separate tickets.
The simple calculation
A 72-hour travel ticket costs €22.00. If a pass with public transport is not at least €22 more expensive than a comparable pass without it, the public transport is practically free. The reverse also applies: if you do almost everything on foot anyway and only travel two or three times, single tickets at €1.50 are cheaper than any pass that includes a travel ticket.
Experience shows that a visitor to Rome makes two to four journeys on a full day of sightseeing. With single tickets, that comes to roughly the price of a day ticket, and the passes with public transport become interesting mainly if your accommodation is outside the centre.
What you should know about paying
- Children up to and including the age of ten travel free when accompanied by a paying adult.
- You can also pay contactless with a card or smartphone on buses, trams and the metro; the system is called tap&go. Important: tap again every time you change, otherwise the journey counts as unpaid.
- Paper tickets must be validated when you first board. Without validation the ticket counts as unused, and you will be fined if you are checked.
The four passes with public transport in detail
Roma Pass
Public transport included · 48 or 72 hours from first use
The official card of the City of Rome, and the cheapest way to combine public transport and admissions. Bus and metro are included without limit for the entire validity period. With the 48-hour pass one attraction is free, with the 72-hour pass two; all further visits are reduced. The pass is now entirely digital and, after purchase, sits in the Roma Pass app on your smartphone.
Rome Super Pass
Public transport either public transport or hop-on hop-off · 3 days
Three big names in three days: the Colosseum with the Roman Forum, the Vatican Museums with the Sistine Chapel, and St Peter's Basilica. For transport you can choose between unlimited travel by bus and metro and three hours of hop-on hop-off bus. You redeem the voucher at the Touristation office at Piazza Ara Coeli and receive your tickets with fixed time slots there.
Rome City Pass
Public transport optional add-on · 1 to 7 calendar days
The pass itself does not include public transport. You can add the ticket for an extra charge when you buy and then collect it in Rome; the airport buses from Fiumicino and Ciampino can be added in the same way. Everything else, from the Colosseum to the guided city walk, remains digital.
Rome Omnia Card
Public transport included · 3 calendar days from first use
Contains the 72-hour Roma Pass and with it its public transport, plus the Vatican Museums and 72 hours of hop-on hop-off bus. In content the card is close to the Rome City Pass, in price above it. The Omnia Card itself is a physical card that you collect from one of two places in the centre.
All nine passes with prices, pickup and cancellation terms are in the comparison table on the home page.