How do you combine Civitavecchia and Rome?
Yes. Civitavecchia and Rome combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Civitavecchia and 3 days in Rome, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Civitavecchia and Rome are only about 63 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Civitavecchia is Rome, Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO), about 50 km away; for Rome it is Ciampino, G. B. Pastine International Airport (CIA), about 13 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Civitavecchia
- a full day
- Rome
- 3 days
- Together
- 4 days · about 63 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Rome
- Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel & St Peter’s Basilica Guided Tour
- Colosseum Arena Floor, Forum & Palatine Hill Guided Tour
- Skip-The-Line Vatican Museums,Sistine Chapel & Optional Basilica
- Skip-the-Line Group Tour of the Vatican, Sistine Chapel & St. Peter's Basilica
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.