- Choosing wings
- How to get to the Vatican in Rome
- The car is not a luxury
The smallest of the officially recognized world states, the Vatican never suffers from a lack of attention from tourists. Not only believers, but also art connoisseurs from dozens of countries around the world dream of seeing the residence of the highest spiritual leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and the collection of treasures of the Vatican museums. If you are planning a trip to Italy, the question of how to get to the Vatican is not worth it for you, because the papal see is located in the very heart of the Italian capital.
Choosing wings
The easiest way to get to the Vatican is to take a plane to Rome from one of Moscow's airports. There may be several flight options:
- Direct regular flight Moscow - Rome is operated from Sheremetyevo by two airlines - Aeroflot and Alitalia. Round-trip tickets cost around 300-350 euros. In the sky, passengers of direct flights will have to spend about 4 hours.
- It is much cheaper to get to the Vatican via Rome with connections in Europe. Lufthansa, KLM, Swiss International Air Lines and Air France will charge approximately 200 euros for their services and deliver passengers to their destination with transfers in Munich or Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Zurich and Paris, respectively. The road will take 4, 5-5 hours, excluding the connection.
Aeroflot also flies directly from the northern capital of Russia to Rome. The flight time is 3.5 hours, and the cost of tickets is from 270 euros. For less money, Finnish airlines will help fly from St. Petersburg to the capital of Italy. Finnair sells tickets for € 200 normally and much cheaper during special promotions. The only connection from St. Petersburg to Rome is German and Swiss airlines.
If you are looking for the cheapest air ticket and have the opportunity not to be too dependent on the vacation schedule at the place of work, pay attention to the special offers of airlines. It often happens that the cost of tickets is reduced several times, it is only necessary to "catch" the necessary information in time. The easiest way to keep track of special prices is to subscribe to the newsletter of important information on the websites of airlines.
How to get to the Vatican in Rome
The international airport of the capital of Italy is called Fiumicino and is located half an hour from the city center. You can get to the Roman sites by electric train. It runs from the stop at Terminal 3 of the airport to Termini train station. The express is called "Leonardo". The second route is the Cotral buses, which deliver passengers around the clock from Fiumicino to Tiburtina station, and the SIT express buses to Termini. The fare is 6 euros. At the train station or station, change to the Rome metro train. You will need line A and a direction to Battistini. Get off at Cipro-Musei Vaticani or Ottaviano-S stations. Pietro. From both stops, you will have to walk about 10 minutes to the entrance to the Vatican.
Ground transportation suitable for transfers are bus lines 32, 81 and 982. The desired stop is Piazza del Risorgimento. Bus line 49 follows the entrance to the museums.
The car is not a luxury
Moscow and the Vatican are about 3000 kilometers apart and the whole journey by car will take at least 35 hours. The path will pass along the roads of Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Italy.
Going on a road trip in Europe, carefully study the rules of the road of those countries that you have to cross. Violation of traffic rules threatens with high monetary fines, and here it is not even worth trying to "come to an agreement on the spot" with the traffic police.
Useful information for car enthusiasts:
- The cheapest gasoline on the way from Moscow to the Vatican you will meet in Belarus - about 0.6 euros per liter. The most expensive fuel is in Italy - almost 1.6 euros.
- The cheapest gasoline is sold at gas stations near shopping centers or in settlements. Refueling on the highway will cost about 10% more.
- In Belarus, Poland and Italy, tolls are provided for some tunnels and road sections. It is calculated depending on the kilometers traveled and the category of the vehicle and is charged at special points on the road.
- Vignettes for driving on toll autobahns will have to be purchased in the Czech Republic and Austria. This type of travel permits should be bought immediately when crossing the border at a checkpoint or gas station. Driving without vignettes is punished with substantial fines.
- There is a charge for parking in most European cities. The price of the issue is from 0.5 to 2 euros per hour. Get ready for the fact that in the historical part of the settlements there is a problem with parking spaces and you can find free parking only in the early morning or at night.
- Radar detectors are banned for use in almost all European countries. They cannot be kept in the car, even if they are switched off. Fines for violation of this rule in Italy alone range from 820 to 3200 euros.
A lot of useful information on traveling in Europe behind the wheel of a car is collected on the website www.autotraveller.ru.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of February 2017. It is better to check the exact fare on the official websites of the carriers.
