Castel Romano Shuttle Bus Services:
Castel Romano Shuttle Bus
Castel Romano is very popular with designer label fans when on holidays in Rome – and I admit to being one of them! Whereas getting to Castel Romano was a bit of a struggle in the past, unless you were prepared to pay for expensive taxi fares or join a tour, the good news for shoppers is that there are now several shuttle bus options to get you there.
(Note: If you’re still hanging on to old advice about catching the Cotral bus from Laurentina Bus Station, you can no longer do this. During our visit in September 2009, the Cotral buses were no longer able to stop near the outlet due to road changes in the Castel Romano region.)
Shuttle Bus Service from Rome Termini Station
There is now a daily shuttle bus service to the outlet, leaving from via Marsala, outside Rome Termini Station.
- If you’re arriving at Rome Termini Station by train, make your way to the via Marsala exit. Turn left as you exit the station and walk about 250 metres. The Shuttle Bus pick-up and drop-off point is just opposite the Automobile Club D’Italia at via Marsala 8.
- If you’re not going through Termini Station, the nearest crossroads to look for are via Marsala and via Solferino.
The Castel Romano outlet bus pickup/drop-off point shares the same location as the coaches that go to Rome Fiumicino and Ciampino airports and there are other tour coaches parked here as well. You’ll see a couple of guys selling tickets for the airport.
The cheeky Indian ticket seller (who also sells tickets for the airport buses) reckons he can spot people who are looking to go to the outlet and he’ll seek you out. Martin Breen was there on June 12, 2011 and says that you have to buy your bus ticket from a ‘shabby booth’ 100 yards across the road (see his comments). If anyone else has any other updates, please share. You won’t miss the big black bus (previously red) when it arrives as it’s branded with the Castel Romano logo. In any case, just confirm with the ticket sellers that you are standing at the right spot. Things change all the time.
Note: If your hotel is in the vicinity of the Vatican, you can now catch the Castel Romano outlet bus that departs from Piazza Risorgimento. For more information see HERE.
Cost of Shuttle Bus Ticket:
The return fares are Euro 12 per person (adults), Euro 8 for children (aged 14 – 18) and Free for children under 14 years old. The journey takes about 45 minutes and you’re dropped off right at the outlet entrance. The shuttle ticket entitles you to a Privilege Card for the day which gives you a further 10% discount at certain shops. This however does not apply to items that are “on promotion” or “on sale”.
The Castel Romano shuttle bus certainly is a much easier way to get to the outlet and the return trip is just as easy as the bus will be at the same spot where you are dropped off on arrival. Apart from the cost being half of that being charged by other providers, you also have more time at the outlet as there are a number of departure times from Castel Romano back to the city.
(Dear Readers, If you’ve visited Castel Romano recently and any of the information on this page is no longer current, please drop me a line to let me know so that we can update our information for the benefit of others. Thank you.)
Departure times from Termini Station:
10:00
12:30
15:00
Departure times from Castel Romano:
11:15
13:45
17:00
20:00 (In summer, the last departure is at 20:30. Confirm this with the driver on your forward journey to the outlet. Things do change in the Eternal city!)
Other Shuttle Services
From your Rome Hotel
If you prefer the convenience of being picked up from your Rome hotel, ask the concierge to ring +39 06 37350810 or +39 329 4317686 the day before your shopping trip to Castel Romano Designer Outlet, or in any event no later than 11 am on the day of the shopping trip. The cost of this service is 25 euros per person for a return ticket.
Shuttle Service from Piazza Barberini
To book this service call Castel Romano on +39 06 3234705 before 4 pm on the day before your shopping trip to the outlet.
The cost of this service is 21 euros per person for a round trip ticket.
Timetable:
From Monday to Thursday 2 trips per day:
- Departs from Piazza Barberini – 09:15 and 14:15 PM
- Departs from Castel Romano Designer Outlet – 13:00 and 18:00
On Saturdays and Sundays there is only 1 trip per day:
- Departs from Piazza Barberini departure – 09.15
- Departs from Castel Romano Designer Outlet departure 13:00
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Thanjk you very much, it’s really help…
Thank you for the very usefull and accurate information
Elizabeth, thanks for your feedback. Hope you found some nice high heels!
Cheers,
Helen
Thank you very much for the very useful information! I am going to Rome with friends and would love to visit the outlet village! Should be awesome!
Vladimir, thanks for your feedback. We’ve had someone else just come back from Castel Romano and she enjoyed her shopping.
Have a great holiday and hope you and your friends enjoy the day out at Castel Romano.
I want to go Castel Romano Designer Outlet at 23.July.2010.
I will use Shuttle Bus Service from Rome Termini Station.
Where do I buy tickets?
Please tell me a ticket sales office.
I will be staying in a hotel near Termini Station.
Naomi,
The ticket seller is at the Castel Romano bus-stop and you won’t have problems finding him. In fact, he will probably find you once you arrive at the bus-stop. In the our post below on Getting to Castel Romano, look for the big red bus – our ticket seller on that day was the guy in the stripe shirt.
http://www.travelsignposts.com/Italy/shopping/getting-to-castel-romano
Have fun at Castel Romano.
Cheers, Helen
Thank you very much for the kindly answered.
I understood your answer.
I can enjoy Castel Romano!
Thank you.
Helen, hi!
Is it easy to get the ticket? Or I need to buy it in advance? Do you have on-line procedure to buy the ticket?
Thanks in advance…
Karina,
You do not have to buy your shuttle ticket in advance. When you arrive at the Castel Romano bus-stop you pay cash to the ticket seller who is on the look-out for people wanting to go to the outlet. The post below gives departure times.
http://www.travelsignposts.com/Italy/shopping/getting-to-castel-romano
Happy shopping!
Hi there, I was there as a tourist from Glasgow on Sun 12 June 2011. Apologies if this has already been answered somewhere else down the thread but you cannot by your ticket on the bus. When I was in the queue actually waiting for the bus the gf and I noticed that the majority of the queue were holding some sort of ticket and figured that it must be a bus ticket. Anyway when the bus pulled up the bus guy got off and said a ticket WAS required and pointed us to a shabby booth about 100 yards away on the other side of the street (still on Maresla). It was not obvious in the slightest. needless to say that when word went through the queue there was a stampede down the street towards the booth by a lot of people without tickets who were in fear of now missing the bus. The guy right enough did say he’d wait. Anyway that was my observation.
If you know any different I would be interested to hear.
regards
Hi Martin,
Thanks for your update on buying tickets for the Castel Romano bus. No one else has mentioned it to me so far.
It doesn’t surprise me at all that they’ve changed the system and not put up a sign to advise shoppers. When we first went in search of the bus stop, the sign was about three blocks away at the old stop.
The old ticket system worked very well for shoppers and I wonder why they’ve changed it. I’m also wondering if this ‘shabby booth’ is yet another temporary measure.
By the way, have they changed the bus to black, as I was told by Castel Romano?
Hope you and the gf did find something nice at Castel Romano.
Cheers,
Helen
12 euro per person??is that a round trip??or one way only??
Zaldy, as my post indicates, “return fares are Euro 12….”, i.e. round trip. If rates have changed, please drop me a line.
The rate stays the same – 12 euros for the return trip. In summer the last bus goes at 9 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.
Karina, thanks for your update. Hope you found something nice at the outlet.
Kind regards,
Helen
Are the outlets open on Saturdays? Sundays?
Yes Castel Romano is open Monday to Sunday.
Does anyone knows if taxi cab are available? and their cost? I am planning to go there on the afternoon and take a taxi at 9 pm from outlets
After your shopping at Castel Romano, the Outlet Information Desk can call a taxi back to Rome for you. I suggest you drop in at the Information Desk when you arrive to confirm with them again that there’s no problem in getting a taxi in the evening. The prices are fixed as follows:
Rome Centre 50€
Airports 50€
Laurentina (Metro Line B) 30€
Pomezia 15€
If you intend shopping till late, you can still use the Shuttle Bus, which is much cheaper at 6 Euros per person. No reservation is required.
DEPARTURE TIMES FROM THE OUTLET
11:15
13:45
17:00
20:00 (In summer, the last service is at 20:30 and in any case the centre closes at 21:00).
Thanks alot! This was really helpful!
Happy shopping Jorunn.
Please tell me what are the shuttle schedule to the Castel Romano outlet ?
Helen,
Departure times are in the post above:
Departure times from Termini Station:
10:00
12:30
15:00
18:45
Departure times from Castel Romano:
11:45
13:45
17:00
20:00 (In summer, the last departure is at 20:30. Confirm this with the driver on your forward journey to the outlet. Things do change in this ancient city!)
We travelled to Castel Romano on the 6th of May 2011 with the shuttle bus that leaves from Piazza Risorgimento. This is an alternative to Termini station way to go the the outlet mall. The bus from Piazza Risorgimento to Castel Romano leaves at 09:30, 12:00 and 14:30. Ticket price is 12 Euro round trip. Travelling from Piazza Risorgimento can be more convenient for those who stay close to Vatican. The bus stops where all tourist buses stop, at the beginning of the Vatican museum wall. It comes just couple of minutes before departure so please do not worry too much if you do not find it at its place in advance. I was also looking for a red bus as on the picture on this page, in fact all shuttle buses I saw in Castel Romano are brown.