Your day, step by step
07:15
Leave the ship and take the free shuttle to Largo della Pace.
07:35
Walk 15–20 minutes along the seafront past Forte Michelangelo to Civitavecchia station. Buy tickets and validate them.
08:00
FL5 train to Roma San Pietro (about 55 minutes).
09:00
Walk 10 minutes to St Peter's Square. Queue for security and visit St Peter's Basilica (free).
10:45
Walk down Via della Conciliazione to Castel Sant'Angelo and cross the Tiber.
11:30
Piazza Navona, then the Pantheon (€7, 2026).
12:30
Lunch near the Pantheon or Campo de' Fiori.
13:30
Trevi Fountain (€2 for the basin area, 09:00–22:00), then a short look at the Spanish Steps if time allows.
14:15
Taxi or 25-minute walk back to Roma San Pietro station.
14:50
Board an FL5 train to Civitavecchia. Treat 15:30 as the absolute latest.
- Latest you can leave Rome centre (Pantheon, Trevi)15:00
16:00
Arrive Civitavecchia, walk to Largo della Pace, shuttle to the pier.
16:45
Back on board, well over 90 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Rome centre (Pantheon, Trevi)Walk or taxi to San Pietro, then FL5 train15:00
- Roma San Pietro stationFL5 train 50–60 min, walk, port shuttle15:30
- Roma TerminiFL5 train 75–85 min, walk, port shuttle15:00
- Colosseum40 min to San Pietro, then FL5 train14:50
- Civitavecchia (Forte Michelangelo)Walk to Largo della Pace, free shuttle16:55
Where people get Rome wrong
Catching the last possible train back from Rome instead of one at least 3 hours before all-aboard.
Built from our Rome guide, checked against 12 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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