Getting from Campus to Rome

In order to get from UD's Due Santi campus, one must take both the bus and the metro IN ADDITION to doing quite a bit of walking.

It isn't far getting from the campus to the bus stop, but any walking done on the street outside the school should be done with great care. Cars go whizzing by at insane speeds, and counting on the Italians NOT to hit you isn't always a safe bet. Once you get to the bus stop, there is no telling how long you will wait. We have a "bus schedule"--which serves as a set of guidelines as to when the bus might show up. Give yourself about a half hour window for any public transportation you plan on doing in Italy, and NEVER cut it too close, if you have to be somewhere by a certain time. Early is better than late.

The bus can take you several different places, but to get into the city of Rome, you want to go to Anagnina (pronounced ah-na-nin-ya for you American types). Once at the Anagnina metro station (where you get dropped off), take the metro (underground) to Termini. There are two different metro lines, and Termini is the only place where they meet so you can switch lines if you need to. Termini is also pretty far into the city, so my recommendation is to get off there and walk. It's a nice area, really.

TICKETS:

You need a ticket to ride the bus and a different one of the metro. Upon boarding the bus, you have to stick your ticket into this little machine that validates it and spits it back out at you. You must do this upon entering the metro as well. If you run out of tickets for whatever mode of transportation, just pick more up at any Tabbachi. There you go!! Getting around in Roma is super easy.



Another note: while riding the metro, try to be invisible. Just sit down and stare out the window at nothing, and nobody will bother you.