Why go
- Known for Piazza San Piedro (St. Peter's Square), Gardens of the Vatican City, Palazzo Apostolico (Apostolic Palace).
History
Holy See (Vatican City), Rome, Italy is a place in Italy. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Airports
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) 19 km to the centre
Rome, 62, IT — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 92 airlines (Alitalia, easyJet, Iberia Airlines, Air France…) · direct flights to 157 destinations incl. Chicago, New York, Prague, Brussels, Catania… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 92 airlines, 157 direct destinations
- Alitalia AZ (A319, 32S, A320, Embraer 175, A321, Embraer 190…) · 99 routes: Abu Dhabi, Algier, Amman, Amsterdam, Ancona, Athens, Atlanta*, Baku*, Barcelona, Bari, Beirut, Belgrade, Bilbao, Bologna, Bolzano, Bordeaux, Boston, Brindisi, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cagliari, Cairo, Caracas, Casablanca, Catania, Chicago, Colombo*, Copenhagen, Delhi*, Florence, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Iasi, Istanbul, Jeddah*, Kiev, Kuwait* … +59 more
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 21 routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Belgrade, Berlin, Bristol, Copenhagen, Geneva, Hamburg, London, Lyon, Milan, Milano, Mulhouse, Nantes, Nice, Palermo, Paris, Prague, Tel-aviv, Thessaloniki, Toulouse
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, 767-300, A319, A321) · 12 routes: Alicante, Barcelona*, Brussels, Catania, Chicago*, Madrid, Malaga*, Nantes*, New York*, Paris, Prague*, Valencia*
- Air France AF (A319, Embraer 190, A320, A321, CRJ-700, Embraer 175…) · 10 routes: Atlanta*, Bordeaux*, London*, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier*, Nice*, Paris, Strasbourg*, Toulouse
- Meridiana IG (A320, 767, A319, 737, MD-80) · 10 routes: Amman*, Berlin*, Catania, Duesseldorf*, Fuerteventura, La Romana, Malta*, Milano, Olbia, Vienna
- Blue Panorama Airlines BV (737, 767) · 9 routes: Catania, Havana, La Romana, Milano, Moscow, Palermo, Reggio Calabria, Tirana, Torino
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 9 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Brussels, Catania, Malaga, Nantes, Paris, Prague, Valencia
- Delta Air Lines DL (330, A330-200, 777-200, A330-300) · 7 routes: Atlanta, Boston*, Chicago*, Los Angeles*, Miami*, New York, Toronto*
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 737-300) · 7 routes: Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenborg, Helsinki, London, Oslo, Stockholm
- US Airways US (A320, A330-300, 767-300, A319) · 6 routes: Athens*, Charlotte, Chicago, Lisbon*, New York, Philadelphia
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 6 routes: Budapest, Gdansk, Prague, Sofia, Vilnius, Warsaw
- American Airlines AA (A330-300, 767-300, A319, A320, A321, 767) · 5 routes: Charlotte, Chicago, London*, New York, Philadelphia
- Etihad Airways EY (A319, A320, 330, 32S, EMJ) · 5 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Bucharest*, Budapest*, Malta*, Zurich*
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321, A319, A330-300, 767-400) · 5 routes: Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Newark*, Toronto*
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Barcelona, Brussels, Catania, Lamezia, Palermo
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, 767-300, A321, 734, 767) · 4 routes: Chicago*, London, London, New York*
- Jet2.com LS (737-300, 737-800, 737-800, 73C) · 4 routes: Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800, 737-700, Embraer 190) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Vienna
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700, Embraer 170, Embraer 190, CRK, ERJ-145) · 3 routes: Bordeaux, Lyon, Strasbourg
- Finnair AY (767-300, A321, A321) · 3 routes: Chicago, Helsinki, New York*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A321, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 3 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A319, A320, A321, AR1, A320) · 3 routes: Geneva, Mulhouse*, Zurich
- Transaero Airlines UN (735, 737-800, 767-300) · 3 routes: Moscow, Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Moscow, St. Petersburg
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 2 routes: Montreal, Toronto
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines BG (777-300) · 2 routes: Dhaka, Frankfurt
- Carpatair V3 (Fokker 100, 737-300) · 2 routes: Chisinau, Lublin
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A330-200, 737) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Shanghai
- Croatia Airlines OU (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Dubrovnik, Split
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Milano
- Flybaboo F7 (S20, ATR 72) · 2 routes: Bolzano, Geneva
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A330-300, 737) · 2 routes: Amsterdam, Atlanta*
- Kuwait Airways KU (340) · 2 routes: Kuwait, Paris
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Birmingham, London
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (A320) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- TAP Portugal TP (Fokker 100, A319, A320, A321) · 2 routes: Lisbon, Porto
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 2 routes: Bucharest, Iasi
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 2 routes: Nantes, Venice
- United Airlines UA (767-300, 767-400) · 2 routes: Newark, Washington
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Athens
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (340) · 1 route: Buenos Aires
- AeroMéxico AM (A330-300) · 1 route: Atlanta*
- Afriqiyah Airways 8U (A320) · 1 route: Tripoli
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Baltic BT (73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Canada AC (A330-300) · 1 route: Toronto
- Air China CA (330) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Air Moldova 9U (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Air Serbia JU (A319, 737-300) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Austrian Airlines OS (Fokker 100, A319, A320) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A319) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cathay Pacific CX (A340-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- China Airlines CI (A330-300) · 1 route: Delhi
- Cubana de Aviación CU (767) · 1 route: Havana
- Czech Airlines OK (A319, 737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Prague
- Egyptair MS (737-800) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-900, 767-300, 737-700) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Rzeszow
- Excel Airways JN (A320) · 1 route: Alghero
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Iran Air IR (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Israir 6H (A320) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Korean Air KE (747-400) · 1 route: Seoul
- Luxair LG (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Luxemburg
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo
- Middle East Airlines ME (A319, A320, 32S) · 1 route: Beirut
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Podgorica
- Niki HG (A320, A321, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Vienna
- Olympic Airlines OA (A320) · 1 route: Athens*
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Qatar Airways QR (A320, A330-300) · 1 route: Doha
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Casablanca
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Amman
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (777-200) · 1 route: Singapore
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Colombo
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 1 route: Rotterdam
- Travel Service QS (A319, A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Tunisair TU (A319, A320, A320) · 1 route: Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 73R, 73N) · 1 route: Kiev
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Lvov
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Rome-Ciampino G.B. Pastine International Airport (CIA) 18 km to the centre
Rome, 62, IT — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 2 airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air) · direct flights to 50 destinations incl. Alghero, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Billund… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 50 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 45 routes: Alghero, Barcelona, Bari, Beauvais, Billund, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brindisi, Budapest, Cagliari, Chania, Charleroi, Comiso, Dublin, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gothenborg, Hahn, Ibiza, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, London, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille, Memmingen, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Poznan, Prestwick, Rygge, Santander, Sevilla, Stockholm, Thessaloniki, Trapani … +5 more
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 5 routes: Bucharest, Chisinau, Cluj-napoca, Katowice, Timisoara
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Sant'Angelo
Ferry terminal · 2.8 km from the centre
Ponte Cavour
Ferry terminal · 3.3 km from the centre
Ponte Risorgimento
Ferry terminal · 3.5 km from the centre
Isola Tiberina
Ferry terminal · 3.7 km from the centre
Battelli di Roma
Ferry route · Compagnia di Navigazione Ponte Sant'Angelo S.r.l. Vicolo Margana, 11/b 00186 Roma
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Holy See (Vatican City), Rome, Italy — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 4 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Sant'Angelo, 2.8 km); routes include Battelli di Roma.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Holy See (Vatican City), Rome, Italy. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Bus · Rome, Lazio · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
National rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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