Rome eSIM
In Rome you connect to Vodafone or TIM, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 88 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Vodafone and TIM
- Real speed in Italy
- 88 Mbps median, 24 Mbps for the slowest tenth3,410 travellers across Italy, rolling 90 days
- 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
- Speed rank
- 10 of 46 destinations we sell in Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 27 percent of the median
- 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
- tenth percentile
- 24 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 3410 travellers, rolling 90 days
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)
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.