There are 5 ways to get from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum by bus, subway, taxi, foot, 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 85 bus
best- Take the bus from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano to Colosseo/Fori Imperialibus 85 / ...
13 min€2–9Subway
- Take the subway from San Giovanni to Colosseo/Fori Imperialisubway Mec
14 min€2Taxi
- Take the taxi from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseumtaxi 1.6 km
2 min€6–8Walk
- Take the walk from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseumwalk 1.5 km
18 minLine 8 tram
- Take the tram from Porta S. Giovanni/Carlo Felice to Colosseo/Salvi N.tram 3 / ...
19 min€2
Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum by foot and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum is to subway which costs €2 and takes 14 min.
The fastest way to get from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum is to taxi which takes 2 min and costs €6 - €8.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano and arriving at Colosseo/Fori Imperiali. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from San Giovanni and arriving at Colosseo/Fori Imperiali. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5 min.
The distance between Vatican Historical Museum and Colosseum is 2 km.
The best way to get from Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum without a car is to line 85 bus which takes 13 min and costs €1 - €9.
The line 85 bus from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano to Colosseo/Fori Imperiali takes 8 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum bus services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, depart from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano station.
Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum train services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, depart from San Giovanni station.
Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum bus services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, arrive at Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station.
What companies run services between Vatican Historical Museum, Italy and Colosseum, Italy?
ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità operates a bus from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano to Colosseo/Fori Imperiali every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €2–9 and the journey takes 8 min. Alternatively, ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità operates a subway from San Giovanni to Colosseo/Fori Imperiali every 15 minutes. Tickets cost €2 and the journey takes 5 min.
- Phone
- +39 06 46951
- Website
- Atac Roma
Subway from San Giovanni to Colosseo/Fori Imperiali
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Atac Roma
Tram from Porta S. Giovanni/Carlo Felice to Colosseo/Salvi N.
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Atac Roma
- Phone
- +39 06 46951
- Website
- Atac Roma
Bus from P.Za S. Giovanni In Laterano to Colosseo/Fori Imperiali
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–9
- Website
- Atac Roma
- 100-minute intergrated ticket
- €2
- 24-hour ticket
- €9
- Ave. Duration
- 2 min
- Estimated price
- €6–8
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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Vatican Historical Museum to Colosseum train services, operated by ATAC S.p.A. Azienda per la mobilità, arrive at Colosseo/Fori Imperiali station.
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