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You are arriving in Rome; Fiumicino and Ciampino are the airports and the Vatican is a metro ride from either.

You are arriving in Rome

Vatican City has no airport, no railway station for passengers and no port. Every arrival is a Rome arrival.

  • Fiumicino (FCO) is Rome's main airport - the Leonardo Express reaches Termini in 32 minutes.
  • Ciampino (CIA) is the low-cost airport - the Ciampino Airlink combines a bus and train to Termini for about EUR 2.70.
  • Both have their own pages here.
From Termini to the Vatican
  • Metro line A to Ottaviano is the standard route - about 15 minutes, and a short walk to the Museums entrance.
  • Cipro is the other useful stop, slightly closer to the Museums.
  • For St Peter's Square itself, Ottaviano and then a walk down Via Ottaviano is the simplest approach.
  • Bus 40 and 64 from Termini run to Largo Argentina and towards the Vatican, and are notorious pickpocket routes - see the safety note.
On foot
  • The Vatican is walkable from much of central Rome, across the Tiber from Castel Sant'Angelo.
  • The approach along Via della Conciliazione is the one to take at least once.

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