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💡 The Short Version: Orvieto is easy on your own: the direct 8:20 regional train from Termini reaches Orvieto at 10:22 for €10.10, and the town is a €1.30 ride up the hill from the station. The Duomo ticket is €8, and on Sundays the cathedral opens for visits only from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00, so go on a weekday. Civita di Bagnoregio, the hilltop village you enter by footbridge, is a Cotral bus ride beyond Orvieto; entry is €5. Or book a tour: the Civita and Orvieto day trip with lunch and winead (from £80.57) does both in a day without the bus timetables.
Getting there on your own
Trenitalia’s times and fares, searched on 30 September 2026 for Tuesday 13 and Saturday 17 October. Regional fares are fixed; the Intercity is a “from” fare.
| Train | Leaves Roma Termini | Arrives in Orvieto | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional, one change | 6:45 | 8:17 | €10.10 |
| Regional, direct | 8:20 | 10:22 | €10.10 |
| Intercity, direct | 10:15 | 11:37 | From €13.90 |
- Trains back leave Orvieto at 15:27 (arrives 17:05), 17:29 (19:45), 19:43 (21:35), 20:15 (an Intercity, 22:20, from €10.90) and 21:29 (23:20).
- Up the hill: the station is at the foot of the rock the town stands on. The funicular from the station forecourt climbs to Piazza Cahen, by St Patrick’s Well, in two minutes; a €1.30 ticket covers it and the town buses for 90 minutes. It is suspended until maintenance works finish, and a shuttle bus runs the same route at the same times: every 10 minutes from 7:30 to 20:30 on weekdays (first at 7:10), and every 15 minutes from 8:00 to 20:30 on Sundays and holidays (fsbusitalia.it, notice of 17 June 2026).
- One ticket for both: book to “Orvieto Centro” on Trenitalia and the fare includes the ride up: €11.40 from Termini on the 8:20. Collect the pass at the Trenitalia ticket office in Orvieto station (fsbusitalia.it, 30 September 2026).
Looking up the shaft of St Patrick’s Well (Pozzo di San Patrizio) in Orvieto. Photo: Andrew Parlette, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Tours from Rome
A tour earns its price for Civita di Bagnoregio, which needs a bus, or for Assisi as well, which needs a separate train. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” price on 30 September 2026.
Civita and Orvieto, with lunch and wine
From £80.57 · 4.7 stars from 1,497 reviews · 12 hours
From Rome: Bagnoregio and Orvieto Day Trip with Wines and Lunchad visits Civita di Bagnoregio and Orvieto, with lunch and a wine tasting at a winery.
Assisi and Orvieto
From £153.42 · 4.6 stars from 531 reviews · 12 hours
Assisi and Orvieto Day Trip from Romead takes in Assisi and Orvieto’s cathedral.
Assisi, Civita di Bagnoregio and Orvieto
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Rome: Assisi, Civita di Bagnoregio and Orvieto Day Tourad fits all three into one long day.
Orvieto’s Duomo
€8 · Duomo, Emilio Greco museum and the passages underneath · free audio guide
One ticket covers the cathedral, the Emilio Greco museum and the underground passages below the Duomo; the audio guide is free on the Duomo’s own app. For €3 more, the combined ticket adds the Claudio Faina Etruscan museum, opposite the cathedral, which is also showing works from the Duomo’s own museum while that is closed for refurbishment (duomodiorvieto.it, 30 September 2026).
| Months | Weekdays and Saturdays | Sundays and holy days |
|---|---|---|
| January and February | 9:30 to 17:00 | 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 16:30 |
| March to May | 9:30 to 19:00 | 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 17:30 |
| June to September | 9:30 to 20:00 | 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 17:30 |
| October | 9:30 to 19:00 | 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 17:30 |
| November and December | 9:30 to 17:00 | 10:00 to 11:00, 13:00 to 16:30 |
- Closed on 1 January 2027, and to visitors all day on Sunday 30 May 2027 for Corpus Domini.
- Church services can pause visits at short notice; the Duomo posts changes on its notices page.
- The Faina museum is open 10:00 to 17:00 from 1 October to 31 March, and 9:30 to 18:00 from 1 April to 30 September.
Hours from duomodiorvieto.it, 30 September 2026.
The facade of Orvieto Cathedral. Photo: Adonovan0, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Civita di Bagnoregio
€5 · entry by footbridge · free for under-6s
A hilltop village known as la città che muore, “the dying town”, reached only on foot across a footbridge. Its ticket is €5, the same online at civitadibagnoregio.cloud or at the ticket office; under-6s go free (Comune di Bagnoregio, 29 September 2026).
- Getting there on your own: Cotral buses run from Orvieto to Bagnoregio; times are on cotralspa.it. In Bagnoregio, a local bus runs from Piazzale Battaglini to the Belvedere viewpoint, ticket on board, or it is a 15-minute walk (civitadibagnoregio.cloud, 29 September 2026).
- Busy days: on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the ticket office at Piazzale Battaglini is open; on quieter days, the one at Mercatello by the bridge.
- Fast-track tickets are sold on GetYourGuide from £12.86. The official ticket is €5, about £4.29 at the ECB rate of 29 September 2026 (€1 = £0.857), with the same entry.
Civita di Bagnoregio on its rock, reached by a footbridge. Photo: Orlando Paride, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A day in Orvieto, hour by hour
| Time | What |
|---|---|
| 8:20 | Regional train from Roma Termini |
| 10:22 | Orvieto; shuttle up the hill to Piazza Cahen |
| Late morning | The Duomo, its underground passages and the Emilio Greco museum |
| Lunch | In the old town |
| Afternoon | The Faina Etruscan museum, then back down to the station |
| 15:27 or 17:29 | Train back to Termini, arriving at 17:05 or 19:45 |
Assisi instead
Assisi, the hill town of St Francis, is a separate day by train: a direct regional train leaves Termini at 7:43 and reaches Assisi at 10:28 for €14.45, and trains back leave at 16:26 and 18:12 (Trenitalia, searched 29 September 2026). At the Basilica of St Francis, the Lower Church is open 6:00 to 19:00 (18:00 on Wednesdays), the Upper Church 8:30 to 18:45, and Masses pause visits (basilica.sanfrancesco.org, 29 September 2026). To see Assisi and Orvieto in one day, take a tour.
Combining it with somewhere else
Orvieto is one of the day trips from Rome, where Florence, Tivoli and Pompeii are compared on train time and cost. The Borghese Gallery is closed on Mondays, so Monday suits a day trip; see what to book before you go.
Common questions
How do I get from Rome to Orvieto by train?
From Roma Termini. The direct 8:20 regional train arrives at 10:22 for €10.10; the 10:15 Intercity takes 1 hour 22 minutes, from €13.90. Trains back leave Orvieto at 15:27, 17:29, 19:43, 20:15 and 21:29. The town is on the hill above the station: take the funicular or its replacement shuttle bus, €1.30.
How much is the Duomo in Orvieto?
€8, which covers the cathedral, the Emilio Greco museum and the passages under the Duomo, with a free audio guide. For €3 more it adds the Claudio Faina Etruscan museum, opposite the cathedral. On Sundays and holy days the Duomo opens for visits only from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00.
Can you visit Civita di Bagnoregio from Orvieto?
Yes, by Cotral bus from Orvieto to Bagnoregio, then a local bus or a 15-minute walk to the footbridge. Entry to Civita is €5, online or at the ticket office. The simplest way to see both in a day is a tour from Rome, about 12 hours.
Is the Civita di Bagnoregio fast-track ticket worth it?
No. The official ticket is €5, the same online or at the ticket office. GetYourGuide's fast-track ticket was £12.86 on 30 September 2026.
