Bus line from Roma Termini to Piazza Navona?

[gvidaho]

After disembarking Carnival Dream on a Thursday morning, we are taking rail back into Central Rome. Would love to meander around Piazza Navona/Pantheon for a couple hours before heading to FCO. What is the best means of transportation from Termini rail station to Piazza Navona? As it is not on the metro line, is there a bus line that might go directly between the 2 spots? Thanks for the help!

[cruisemom42]

The easiest is the infamous bus route #64, which has stops at most of the main spots tourists visit in Rome, including Piazza Navona.

 

I say infamous because it is known for being a haunt of pickpockets, so if you elect to take this bus, put any valuables in a money belt or pouch, safely out of reach.

 

There are other routes; I'm not a big user of the bus system in Rome but perhaps someone else will know what other buses have stops at Navona.

[euro cruiser]

The #40 express bus travels basically the same route as the #64, but makes fewer stops. It will get you there faster.

 

The downside is a little more walking, but in Rome that's not a burden, and it's not very far.

 

From the #40 bus you'd get off at either Largo Argentina (near the Pantheon) and walk a few blocks west to get to Piazza Navona, or get off at Chiesa Nuova and walk a few blocks east.

[gvidaho]

Excellent feedback. Do you happen to know how frequent either of these buses are?

[CintiPam]

Excellent feedback. Do you happen to know how frequent either of these buses are?

 

They run a lot. Our hotel was very close to Largo Argentina and during our five-day stay in Rome in June, we never waited more than a couple of minutes for either. A very nice route that goes by a lot of lovely sights.

 

Use a money belt or bra stash and you never have to worry about pickpockets!

[euro cruiser]

For those who expect to use buses in Rome, every newsstand in the city center will sell you an inexpensive bus map, or you can download and print out this PDF file from the website and carry it with you:

 

http://www.atac.roma.it/docunet/file.asp?mid=3&rid=3