Ground transportation

[Karyn R]

We finish our cruise in Civitavecchia and will be staying several days in Rome after. What is the best way to get into Rome and how easy or hard is it?

[kitty9]

I answered your post on the Crystal board. Are you on a Crystal cruise, or are you just cross-posting? This makes a difference because if you're not on Crystal, the answer is much different.

[Karyn R]

Yes Kitty. We are on a Crystal Cruise. Though we booked our own air. We now need to get from Civitavecchia into Rome (not the airport).

[kitty9]

If you have lots of luggage, the train is not a good idea because they don't have any help for you with the luggage. You still might be able to purchase Crystal's transfers, even though you aren't booked in their hotel. I did this with a Crystal cruise a few years ago. I booked my own hotel, but purchased the Crystal transfer and it worked out great. The only thing I had to do was take their bus to their hotel, and then I took a cab to my hotel, which was very inexpensive. Private cars will be expensive because the Euro is very strong against the dollar but that's another idea for you.