From the moment the Pope opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s on December 24th, the Holy Year will officially begin Jubilee 2025. This is an internationally important event which, along with the indulgences, will also bring increased costs for those planning to visit Rome even just for tourist purposes. Regardless of your trip to the Capital, whether for religious or leisure purposes, you will have to consider theprice increase in various sectors, from cultural to transport.
The price increases will come into force on 24 December 2024 and will last throughout the Holy Year until the end official dated January 26th. There is no shortage of protests against this measure, especially in reference to the increases in bus tickets, described by the ANAV (National Passenger Road Transport Association) as “of a punitive nature, an unfair and apparently oppressive increase, which unjustifiably penalizes an entire industrial and a specific category of customers, often fragile”.
Price increases for museums and archaeological sites
For the Jubilee 2025 they are over 35 million pilgrims expected and, together with them, an increase in costs for several museums and archaeological sites Rome. The Capital Council has in fact approved an increase in the price of season tickets, in particular for cards RomaPass 72h And 48 hours which, in addition to allowing access to various cultural attractions, also allow free travel on public transport.
Roma Pass 72 lasts three days and allows you to visit the first two museums or archaeological sites for free, while a discount is offered for the subsequent ones; same method for the Roma Pass 48 which, for two days, allows you to have only the first visit free. Card from 72h it will go from the current 52 euros to 58.50 euroswhile that from 48 hours it will go from 32 euros to 36.50 euros.
Ticket for the Trevi Fountain
Not exactly a decision linked to the Jubilee, but there was also talk of a possibility ticket for the iconic Trevi Fountain, one of the most visited attractions of Rome. The tourism councilor has proposed limiting access by introducing a limited number of people and a ticket, free for residents and paid for by tourists, with the aim of making the visit more pleasant and peaceful compared to the current chaos.
If the proposal is accepted, to get to the steps you will need a nominal reservation and the purchase of a 2 euro ticket for a thirty minute visit. This regulation will only concern tourists, while there will continue to be no restrictions for residents.
Price increases on tourist buses, public transport and taxis
The increases that are causing the most criticism are those relating to transport. As for the tourist buses an ordinance was signed which provides for a triple increase in fares for buses to enter Ztl B, i.e. that of the historic centre. The mayor of Rome justified this decision by stating the need to adopt initiatives to mitigate the impact of tourist buses on city traffic and make the movements of pilgrims, tourists and Roman citizens more sustainable.
Even the taxi fares have undergone an overhaul: the trips from the Aurelian walls to Fiumicino and Ciampino have passed from 50 euros to 55 euros the first ones, from 31 euros to 40 euros the latter. Increases are also expected for trips from the center of Rome to the port of Civitavecchia, from 120 euros to 130 euroswhile the fixed quotas for trips on weekdays from 6am to 10pm will pass from 3 euros to 3.5 euros for daytime and from 7 euros to 7.5 euros for the night. Finally, the minimum fare per trip will rise to 9 euros replacing the classic 3 euro one.
Finally, we come to the increases related to public transport where the single journey ticket it will go from 1.50 euros to 2 or 2.50 euros.