Transport
Regional rail network radiating from Rome (Trenitalia FL1–FL8 lines), Cotral intercity buses, two airports (Fiumicino and Ciampino), port of Civitavecchia for Sardinia and Sicily, Laziomar ferries to Ponza and Ventotene. Away from the rail corridors a car is needed.
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Rail and buses
Trenitalia's FL1–FL8 regional lines link Rome with Fiumicino Airport, Orte and Viterbo, Civitavecchia, Tivoli and Avezzano, Cassino and Frosinone, Latina and Formia, Nettuno, Velletri and Albano: frequencies of 15 to 60 minutes at peak times, heavy crowding on the urban sections. Commuters from Latina, Frosinone and Viterbo take from 50 minutes to over an hour and a half. Cotral runs intercity buses across the region and, since 2022, the Roma–Viterbo (former Roma Nord) and Metromare (former Roma–Lido, to Ostia) railways. The Rieti area and inland Tuscia have poor or no rail links: Rieti can be reached by train only via Terni.
Airports and ports
Rome Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci) is Italy's main airport for international traffic, linked to Termini by the Leonardo Express and to the urban stations by the FL1; Ciampino hosts low-cost flights. The port of Civitavecchia handles cruise ships and is the departure point for ferries to Sardinia (Olbia, Porto Torres, Cagliari, Arbatax), Sicily (Palermo, Termini Imerese) and Barcelona and Tunis. From Formia, Anzio and Terracina, Laziomar and other operators run ferries and hydrofoils to Ponza and Ventotene, with much reduced frequencies in winter.
Roads
Lazio is crossed by the A1 Milan–Naples (Orte, Rome, Frosinone, Cassino), the A24/A25 towards L'Aquila and Pescara, the A12 to Civitavecchia and the Grande Raccordo Anulare ring road; the Pontina (SS148) towards Latina is one of the most congested and accident-prone roads in Italy. In the provinces of Rieti, Viterbo and Frosinone local public transport is limited to school and commuter runs: anyone settling away from the rail corridors must plan on a car. The Rome–Pescara links via Avezzano (railway and A24/A25) are slow and being upgraded.
Sources
Updated: 2026-10-14
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Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-30
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