Italy
Rome
Away-day guide
Rome is a superb weekend away trip, with cheap street food, late bars and most sights reachable by metro or on foot. Stadio Olimpico is awkward compared with the centre, so leave early and follow fixture-specific police and club instructions.
Public transport
ATAC runs the metro, trams and most city buses. A BIT ticket costs 1.50 and is valid for 100 minutes from validation, including one metro journey; validate paper tickets before travel. Contactless Tap&Go works at metro gates and on enabled surface transport, but each passenger needs a separate card or device. Useful passes are Roma 24H at 7, Roma 48H at 12.50, Roma 72H at 18 and the seven-day CIS at 24. The passes cover ATAC services within the relevant urban area, but not the Leonardo Express airport train. Metro service is usually simpler than buses, which can be slow and crowded. Use the MooneyGo app for journey planning and mobile tickets, with Google Maps or Citymapper useful for live routing. Keep a validated ticket or the card used for contactless travel until the journey is finished.
Typical prices
- Beer (0.5L)
- EUR 6
- Coffee
- EUR 1.5
- Meal, mid-range
- EUR 20
- Taxi from airport
- EUR 55
- Single transit ticket
- EUR 1.5
✈ Airports & cheaper alternatives
- Rome Fiumicino Airport (Leonardo da Vinci) FCO primary 30 km Leonardo Express trains run non-stop to Roma Termini in about 32 minutes. The cheaper FL1 regional train serves Trastevere, Ostiense, Tuscolana and Tiburtina, but not Termini. Airport coaches also run to Termini. The main airport, with the simplest late-evening options. Flights are not always the cheapest, but the transfer is much easier than from airports outside Rome.
- Rome Ciampino Airport CIA alternative 15 km Direct coaches run to Roma Termini. A cheaper option is ATAC bus 520 to Metro A at Cinecittà or bus 720 to Metro B at Laurentina; the normal integrated public-transport ticket covers the bus and metro connection. Often used by budget airlines and closer by road, but there is no direct railway station at the terminal. Allow extra time for queues and traffic.
🍺 Supporters' pubs
AS Roma
Home fans: Roma supporters drink across the city, but Testaccio has the club's strongest historic identity. On matchdays, home fans also gather around Ponte Milvio and the bars on the northern approaches to Stadio Olimpico.
Away fans: There is no permanent official away pub. Visiting groups commonly use neutral Irish-style pubs in the centre, including Scholars Lounge, Finnegan Irish Pub and The Highlander, before following club or police travel instructions. Avoid treating Ponte Milvio or the bars immediately north of Stadio Olimpico as away territory, particularly while wearing colours.
Roma use Stadio Olimpico. Pub arrangements and permitted meeting areas can change for European fixtures, so instructions issued with away tickets take priority over normal pub advice.
Sourced from supporters' forums — always follow your club's and police advice for the fixture.
Nightlife
Trastevere is the easiest all-round area for bars, especially around Piazza Trilussa, but it is crowded and relatively expensive. Testaccio has late bars, clubs and straightforward Roman food, with good links via Piramide and Ostiense. Monti is central and better for a quieter first drink near Termini and the Colosseum. San Lorenzo is student-heavy and usually cheaper, while Pigneto has busy pavement bars and late-night venues along Via del Pigneto. Groups wanting an uncomplicated pub base should stay around the historic centre or Monti rather than drinking close to Stadio Olimpico.
Food & drink
Try carbonara, cacio e pepe, amatriciana and gricia; traditional trattorias may serve portions big enough to make a separate starter unnecessary. Other useful match-trip food includes supplì, pizza al taglio, trapizzini, porchetta and saltimbocca. Testaccio is dependable for Roman cooking, while Trastevere has plenty of choice but becomes touristy around the busiest lanes. Order coffee at the bar for the lowest price; table service near major sights costs considerably more. Local beers include Peroni and Moretti, while Roman craft breweries and taprooms charge more.
Cheap eats & beer
For a quick central feed, Pastificio Guerra near Spagna sells simple takeaway pasta, while Dar Filettaro a Santa Barbara near Campo de' Fiori specialises in fried cod. Trapizzino in Testaccio is useful for filled pizza pockets, and Mordi e Vai in Testaccio Market does hefty Roman meat sandwiches at lunchtime. Supplì, pizza al taglio and porchetta rolls are the easiest budget options across the city: expect roughly 2–4 for a supplì and 5–8 for a filling slice selection or sandwich. Bar San Calisto in Trastevere remains one of the better-known no-frills stops for inexpensive bottled beer and coffee, though the square gets packed. San Lorenzo, especially around Via dei Volsci and Via degli Aurunci, generally has cheaper bars than the historic centre; Pigneto is another reasonable area, reached on Metro C. There is no dependable designated away pub at Stadio Olimpico. Neutral central pubs such as Scholars Lounge, Finnegan Irish Pub and The Highlander are more practical meeting points, subject to any police instructions for the fixture. Ponte Milvio is strongly associated with home support and is not a sensible away-fan drinking base in colours.
Staying safe
Pickpocketing is the main everyday problem, particularly on Metro A and B, buses around Termini, and routes serving the Vatican and Colosseum. Keep phones and wallets out of back pockets and be wary when boarding crowded vehicles. Around football, do not wander north of the stadium looking for home pubs, cross isolated bridges in colours or display scarves around Ponte Milvio. Stay with your group and follow any away-supporter route issued by the club or police. Only use licensed white taxis from official ranks; make sure the meter is used unless an official fixed airport fare applies. Rome traffic is aggressive, so take care at crossings even when you have priority.
On matchday
European away supporters are normally placed in the segregated Distinti Nord Ovest section of Stadio Olimpico, but use the entrance and turnstile printed on the ticket rather than relying on previous fixtures. Bring matching photo ID: Italian stadium checks commonly compare it with the named ticket. Expect bag searches, ticket checks well before the outer turnstiles and a possible hold-back after full time. Police may impose a designated gathering point or escorted transport for higher-risk matches. Roads around Foro Italico, Lungotevere Maresciallo Cadorna and Ponte Duca d'Aosta can be closed or heavily controlled, while buses and tram 2 may be diverted or terminate early. Arrive at least 90 minutes before kick-off and check the visiting club's final supporter notice on the day.