{"id":1509,"date":"2015-02-17T12:09:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T11:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/nuovosito\/?page_id=1509"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:29:20","slug":"how-to-get-to-orvieto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-orvieto\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get to Orvieto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1704354939754{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Orvieto is located in the province of Terni, in the southwest area of\u00a0<b>Umbria<\/b>, at an altitude of 325 meters above sea level. It has a population of about of\u00a0<strong>20,000<\/strong> citizens approx. and is most notable for its beauties and monuments, its\u00a0 life-style and its products: wine, Umbricelli (pasta), black truffles, and olive oil. The upper city (<strong>Orvieto centro<\/strong>) is perched on a tufa rock and is surrounded by many small towns \u2013 the largest of which is Ciconia (a modern residential area) and <strong>Orvieto Scalo<\/strong> area. In this page you can easily find answers to the question: How to reach Orvieto with different transports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-orvieto\/#orvieto-car\"><strong>How to get to Orvieto by Car<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-orvieto\/#orvieto-bus\"><strong>How to get to Orvieto by Bus<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-orvieto\/#orvieto-train\"><strong>How to get to Orvieto by Train<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-orvieto\/#orvieto-plane\"><strong>How to get to Orvieto by Plane<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1704354965354{margin-top: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The city is divided into<b>\u00a0Orvieto historic center <\/b>and<b> Orvieto Scalo<\/b>. There are buses that connect Orvieto scalo and Orvieto center with neighboring towns. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>funicular<\/strong><\/a> conveniently connects Orvieto scalo with the town center and stops at the top of the rock in Piazza Cahen.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>FAQ: From the train station square how to reach the upper Orvieto center?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n1) Take the <strong>Funicular<\/strong> (funicolare), a modern and fast method of transportation (it takes 5&#8242; minutes to reach the city center, Piazza Cahen) between the top and bottom of the rock. It runs all day every 10&#8242; from 7:15am to 8:30pm.<br \/>\n2) <strong>Taxi service<\/strong> available at the local kiosk in Piazzale Matteotti (next to the local Train station building).<br \/>\n3) By walk (not suggested). From the train station there is also a walk (approximately 1.2 km) to reach Orvieto (Piazza Cahen), passing through Via Salvatori and going up taking the ancient Strada delle Piagge. This pedestrian street is short but very steep.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How to get to Orvieto ?<\/h2>\n<p>Orvieto is ideally located in the south-east of Umbria region, on the border of Lazio (Viterbo area) and southern Tuscany (provinces of Grosseto and Siena). Orvieto is well served by the national rail network and from the main highway (A1). So it&#8217;s very easy to get to the city both with train and with car.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"orvieto-car\"><\/a>How to get to Orvieto by Car<\/h3>\n<p>It is very simple: from the <strong>A1 motorway<\/strong> exit directly at Orvieto toll-house and follow the signs for the center, which is about 4.5 km far from the motorway. The city is located about an hour&#8217;s drive from Rome and an 1 hour and 45 minutes from Florence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps?saddr=Roma&amp;daddr=ORVIETO+@42.719903,12.1138&amp;hl=it&amp;sll=42.309815,12.359619&amp;sspn=1.639095,2.469177&amp;geocode=FTQ8fwId2He-ACm7jpL5lmEvEzE4bmWTBncPuQ;FZ_aiwIdiNe4AA&amp;mra=prev&amp;t=m&amp;z=9\">Arriving by car from south: ROMA &#8211; ORVIETO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps?saddr=FIRENZE&amp;daddr=ORVIETO+@42.719903,12.1138&amp;hl=it&amp;sll=43.02031,11.7412&amp;sspn=0.810239,1.234589&amp;geocode=FZnkmwIdgaGrACmt1tKAplYqEzEDKsfvF3nVkw;FZ_aiwIdiNe4AA&amp;mra=ls&amp;t=m&amp;z=9\">Arriving by car from north: FIRENZE &#8211; ORVIETO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coming from the main regional road\u00a0<strong>E 45<\/strong> (from Perugia-Assisi) take the exit of Orvieto; from there take the road (SS448) that runs all along the Corbara Lake and in about 30 minutes you reach Orvieto. Other main towns in Umbria, like Perugia, Assisi, Terni, are easily accessible, taking the same E 45 road, which takes about half an hour from Orvieto-Todi following signs for Perugia.<\/p>\n<p>Another way \u00a0to arrive in Orvieto is by the <strong>Cassia road<\/strong> (coming from south, Viterbo-Rome), which descends from the Buonviaggio-Villanova towns with a particularly\u00a0panoramic view of the city.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"orvieto-bus\"><\/a>How to get to Orvieto by Bus<\/h3>\n<p>Two local bus companies (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsbusitalia.it\/content\/fsbusitalia\/it\/umbria\/orari-linee-umbria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Busitalia<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cotralspa.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cotral<\/strong><\/a>) provide urban and extra-urban services to reach Orvieto and also from the city visit the surrounding towns like Civita di Bagnoregio, Acquapendente, Bolsena, Viterbo, Porano, Allerona.<\/p>\n<p>Bus hub station is located in <strong>Piazza Matteotti<\/strong> (in front of the train station and next to the funicular), while the parking lot for the tourist bus is in the large parking in Piazza della Pace (few stairs below the train station). It&#8217;s a large free parking area for cars and pay parking area for tourist buses. More info about tourist bus parking fee and other local regulation here: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-parking\/\">www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-parking\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"orvieto-train\"><\/a>How to get to Orvieto by Train<\/h3>\n<p>Orvieto is located on the Rome-Florence-Milan line and is very accessible by train.\u00a0\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-train-station\/\">train station<\/a>, bus station and the funicular are all located in <strong>Piazza Matteotti<\/strong> in Orvieto Scalo.<br \/>\nOrvieto\u2019s train station is on a main route that travels from Rome to Milan and passes through major cities including Florence, Arezzo and Bologna. Moreover from the city you can easily take the train to Rome (1 hours) and Florence (2 hours approx.). For information on arrivals, departure times from Rome or Florence to and fromOrvieto please visit the website:\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trenitalia.com\/tcom-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.trenitalia.it<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arriving br train from south\u00a0: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps?saddr=Roma&amp;daddr=ORVIETO+@42.719903,12.1138&amp;hl=it&amp;ll=42.311847,12.307434&amp;spn=1.639042,2.469177&amp;sll=42.309815,12.359619&amp;sspn=1.639095,2.469177&amp;geocode=FTQ8fwId2He-ACm7jpL5lmEvEzE4bmWTBncPuQ;FZ_aiwIdiNe4AA&amp;dirflg=r&amp;ttype=now&amp;noexp=0&amp;noal=0&amp;sort=def&amp;mra=ltm&amp;t=m&amp;z=9&amp;start=0\">ROMA TERMINI &#8211; ORVIETO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arriving by train from north: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.it\/maps?saddr=FIRENZE&amp;daddr=ORVIETO+@42.719903,12.1138&amp;hl=it&amp;sll=43.261206,11.681213&amp;sspn=1.614099,2.469177&amp;geocode=FZnkmwIdgaGrACmt1tKAplYqEzEDKsfvF3nVkw;FZ_aiwIdiNe4AA&amp;dirflg=r&amp;ttype=now&amp;noexp=0&amp;noal=0&amp;sort=def&amp;mra=ltm&amp;t=m&amp;z=9&amp;start=0\">FIRENZE &#8211; ORVIETO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Orvieto train station you can also find a<strong> Store luggage service<\/strong>. Visit the following link to get more information and details about the service:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-train-station\/\">www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-train-station\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a name=\"orvieto-plane\"><\/a>How to get to Orvieto by Plane<\/h3>\n<p>The closest major airports and are one of Rome-Ciampino and <strong>Rome-Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci)<\/strong>, the latter from Orvieto is about 1.5 hours\u00a0and can be reached via the A1 motorway.<br \/>\nAnother airport about 1 hour is <strong>Perugia<\/strong> &#8220;San Francesco da Assisi&#8221; (in the\u00a0area\u00a0of Sant &#8216;Egidio) where, for the most part there are flights of low-cost airlines.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774351097621{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-color: #000000 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774351068063{padding: 10px !important;background-color: #98C3E9 !important;border-radius: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Before your arrival in Orvieto don&#8217;t forget to download our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orvietoviva.com\/en\/orvieto-map\/\"><strong>city map<\/strong><\/a>. 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