Rome eSIM
In Rome you connect to Vodafone or TIM, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 88 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodafone and TIM
- Typical speed in Italy
- 88 Mbps typical, 24 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Rome
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Italy compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Vodafone, TIM
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Denmark, 88 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Liechtenstein, 88 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 5: Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice, Naples
Landing at Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)
- Airport
- FCO / LIRF
- Distance
- 30 km from the centre of Rome
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalNetwork 'AIRPORT FREE WIFI', described by the operator as free and unlimited, with no account creation step.
- Also serves
- Rome Ciampino G. B. Pastine Airport (CIA)
Getting into Rome
- Leonardo Express (FCO), about 32 minutes
- FL1 regional line to Roma Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina (FCO)
- Coach services to Roma Termini (SIT, Terravision, Schiaffini) (CIA)
- ATRAL bus to Roma Anagnina metro terminus (CIA)
- Fixed-fare taxi from Fiumicino to central Rome inside the Aurelian Walls (FCO)
- Fixed-fare taxi from Ciampino to central Rome inside the Aurelian Walls (CIA), about 30 minutes
Underground and on the metro
Rome Metro runs 3 lines. It opened in 1955. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Rome
- Rome is served by two airports: Fiumicino, about 30 km from the city, and Ciampino, about 12 km south-southeast and used mainly by low-cost carriers.
- Fiumicino's free Wi-Fi needs no account: select AIRPORT FREE WIFI and the browser redirects to the landing page.
- The Leonardo Express runs non-stop from Fiumicino to Roma Termini in 32 minutes, every 15 minutes.
- Ciampino has no railway station of its own; the connection to the city is by coach to Termini or bus to the Anagnina metro terminus.
- Rome Metro Line C is fully automated and driverless, and mixes deep tunnels under the centre with elevated and at-grade track on its eastern outer section.
- Metro Line A has 4G and 5G in all 27 stations and the tunnels between them, finished in September 2025 using about 1,500 small antennas, after the first nine stations went live on 1 April that year.
- Work to bring 4G and 5G to Metro Lines B and B1 is under way, while Line C is still being designed. The Roma 5G plan covers 75 existing stations and their tunnels, handled from a radio equipment room at Piazza Vittorio station.
- ROMACAPITALE_WIFI is the city's free outdoor network in squares such as Piazza del Popolo, Piazza del Campidoglio and Piazza Trilussa. Enter an email address once and you can move between squares without confirming again for two weeks.
- ATAC's Tap&Go takes contactless Mastercard, Visa, American Express, JCB, UnionPay, Maestro and V Pay cards on every ATAC surface line, Roma TPL buses, all of Metro A, B, B1 and C, and the regional railways it runs.
- A Tap&Go journey lasts 100 minutes from the first tap, and changes within that window count as one ride. After five rides in 24 hours, the sixth is billed so the day costs no more than a 24-hour ticket. Each traveller needs their own card.
- Rome taxis charge a fixed 55 euro per car, all supplements included, between Fiumicino and anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, a trip of about 40 to 50 minutes. From Ciampino the fixed fare is 40 euro and the ride about 30 minutes.
- Airport fixed fares apply only to a direct trip to the address given, with no detours or extra pickups. Licensed Rome taxis are white, with TAXI on the roof and the licence number on the front doors; check the meter is on and ask for a receipt.
- The daytime ZTL Centro Storico is closed to unauthorised cars from 6:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and 14:00 to 18:00 on Saturdays, and a night ZTL runs 23:00 to 3:00 on Friday and Saturday, except in August.