Please note that in order to avoid heavy fines, it is vitally important to remember to validate any rail, bus and underground tickets purchased for use on the Italian public transport system. In the case of rail travel, machines for date-stamping your ticket are located on station platforms and are usually yellow in colour.

It is extremely important to validate your ticket before boarding to avoid fines.

Tickets for buses and the underground tend to be time-limited (often one hour) and it is therefore necessary to complete your journey within the allotted time and purchase a new ticket for any additional travel. Machines for date-stamping your ticket are located in the foyers and beside barriers in the case of underground travel and on board buses. Daily, weekly and monthly passes are also available. Tickets for buses and the underground cannot be purchased on board and must be obtained prior to boarding from newsagents, tobacconists, ticket kiosks or bars.