New tariffs come into force from July.
Rome is introducing new tariffs for the city’s public transport network from Tuesday 1 July in a move that is set to affect tourists more than residents of the Italian capital.
The price of a single ticket for buses, subways and trams in Rome will remain unchanged at €1.50, as will the monthly and yearly passes whose price will stay at €35 and €250 respectively.
The price hike will affect daily and weekly tickets – the type used mainly by tourists – including the 24-hour ticket which will go from €7 to €8.50.
As of 1 July, the 48-hour ticket will increase from €12.50 to €15, the 72-hour ticket from €18 to €22, and the weekly ticket from €24 to €29.
The new fares have been established by the Lazio region, which controls the ticket pricing on the capital’s public transport network, following a request from Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri.
Describing it last year as a “painful necessity”, Gualtieri said the move was required to cover the €22 million needed to renew the service contract with municipal public transport company ATAC, after the government rejected an appeal for an additional €100 million.
The price hike has long loomed however the Lazio region has postponed the move several times in recent years by injecting regional funds.
It had originally been widely expected that the 100-minute ticket would rise to €2, up from the current €1.50.
There was even a proposal to retain the ticket’s €1.50 price for Rome residents but increase it to €2.50 for tourists.
In the end regional authorities decided not to change the price of the €100-minute ticket or the two other tickets most used by residents: the monthly and yearly passes.
Meanwhile the tickets affected by the new price hike, purchased before 30 June, can be used until 31 October 2025.
The last time Rome’s bus and metro fares were increased was in 2012 when the price rose from €1 for 75 minutes to the current €1.50 for 100 minutes.
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