Getting around Rome with kids
Most of what you came for sits in a centre that is walkable for adults and long for children. The metro has only a few useful stops for sightseeing, so expect to mix walking with buses, trams and the odd taxi.
Step-free metro
ATAC says every metro station is accessible to passengers with reduced mobility except four on Line A: Spagna, Barberini, Repubblica and Vittorio Emanuele, which have no lift to the platforms. Lifts and escalators are being renewed across the network, so one can be out of service on the day.
Strollers on board
Strollers travel free. On buses and trams the rule is that they are folded to take up as little room as possible. In the metro you enter through the wide gates, use the lift where there is one, and fold the stroller and carry the child on escalators and stairs.
Child fares
Children up to the age of 10 ride free with a paying adult on ATAC buses, trams and metro. A single ticket costs €1.50 and is valid for 100 minutes. Passes cost €8.50 for 24 hours, €15 for 48 hours and €22 for 72 hours.
Taxis and car seats
Licensed taxis charge a fixed €55 per vehicle from Fiumicino airport to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, supplements included. The official fare pages say nothing about child seats, so do not count on a taxi having one. Bring your own or book a transfer that confirms a seat in writing.
Airport to centre
The Leonardo Express train runs non-stop between Fiumicino and Roma Termini for €14. Children under 4 travel free, and one child aged 4 to 11 travels free with each paying adult. For two adults and two children that can be €28, about half the fixed taxi fare, though the taxi goes to your door.
Walking and cobbles
The old centre is paved with small square cobbles that shake a light stroller to pieces, so bring one with decent wheels. Rome is hilly in places, such as the climb to Villa Borghese and the Palatine. In summer, plan indoor or shaded time between noon and four.
Checked against the operators' official pages: Oct 4, 2026