How to get to the Roman Forum and the Palatine

Roman Forum & Palatine Hill · Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, Roma

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Entrances

The Park lists the Arch of Titus gate, the gate in Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, the gate in via del Tulliano, via del Foro Romano, and via di San Gregorio 30, which is the entrance to the Palatine. The Via Sacra can also be reached from Piazza del Colosseo. The entrance from Trajan's Column is no longer active.

From the Colosseum, the Arch of Titus is about 280 m, the Palatine entrance about 390 m and the Salara Vecchia entrance about 440 m in a straight line.

By metro, bus and tram

Metro line B stops at Colosseo. The Park also lists line C at Colosseo-Fori Imperiali, which according to public sources opened on 16 December 2025.

The Park lists buses 51, 75, 81, 85, 87 and 118 for the Palatine and the Forum, and tram 3 for the Palatine. The bus stops for the Forum are numbered 70518 and 70543. Its pages do not link to the transport company, so check the lines on atac.roma.it.

From Roma Termini and the airports

From Termini, take Metro line B towards Laurentina: Colosseo is the second stop. From Fiumicino, the Leonardo Express takes 32 minutes to Termini, according to Trenitalia. From Ciampino, the Ciampino Airlink bus takes 10 minutes to Ciampino station, then a train goes to Termini. We could not confirm the fares: check trenitalia.com.

Accessibility on the way in

The Park lists lifts at Largo della Salara Vecchia and at the Curia Iulia, a lifting platform at the Arch of Titus and an alternative route to the Via Sacra. The accessible entrances are Largo della Salara Vecchia, the Arch of Titus and via di San Gregorio. The Palatine is not especially difficult but has steep and uneven stretches.

By car

The official site gives no parking information, so we do not suggest a car park.