There are 6 ways to get from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum by bus, taxi, foot, subway, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 51 bus
best- Take the bus from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to Merulana/S. Giovannibus 85 / ...
11 min€2–9Taxi
- Take the taxi from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museumtaxi 2.8 km
3 min€7–10Walk
- Take the walk from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museumwalk 1.5 km
18 minSubway
- Take the subway from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to San Giovannisubway Mec
13 min€2Line 85 bus
- Take the bus from Labicana/Colosseo to Pza S. Giovanni In Lateranobus 85 / ...
14 min€2–9Line 8 tram
- Take the tram from Colosseo to Manzoni/Merulanatram 8
16 min€2
Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum by foot and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum is to subway which costs €2 and takes 13 min.
The fastest way to get from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum is to taxi which takes 3 min and costs €7 - €10.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali and arriving at Merulana/S. Giovanni. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali and arriving at San Giovanni. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4 min.
The distance between Colosseum and Vatican Historical Museum is 2 km.
The best way to get from Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum without a car is to line 51 bus which takes 11 min and costs €1 - €9.
The line 51 bus from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to Merulana/S. Giovanni takes 5 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum bus services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, depart from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station.
Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum train services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, depart from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station.
Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum bus services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, arrive at Merulana/S. Giovanni station.
What companies run services between Colosseum, Italy and Vatican Historical Museum, Italy?
ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità operates a bus from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to Merulana/S. Giovanni every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €2–9 and the journey takes 5 min. Alternatively, ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità operates a subway from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to San Giovanni every 15 minutes. Tickets cost €2 and the journey takes 4 min.
- Phone
- +39 06 46951
- Website
- Atac Roma
Subway from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Atac Roma
Tram from Colosseo to Manzoni/Merulana
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Atac Roma
- Phone
- +39 06 46951
- Website
- Atac Roma
Bus from Colosseo/Fori Imperiali to Merulana/S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–9
- Website
- Atac Roma
- 100-minute intergrated ticket
- €2
- 24-hour ticket
- €9
Bus from Labicana/Colosseo to Pza S. Giovanni In Laterano
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–9
- Website
- Atac Roma
- 100-minute intergrated ticket
- €2
- 24-hour ticket
- €9
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Estimated price
- €7–10
Pronto Taxi 6645
- Phone
- +39 06 6645
- Website
- 6645.eu
Radiotaxi 3570
- Phone
- +39 06 66189097
- Website
- 3570.it
Samarcanda
- Phone
- +39 06 5551
- Website
- 065551.it
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Colosseum to Vatican Historical Museum train services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, arrive at San Giovanni station.
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