Six Nations 2027 in Rome: Match-Day Transfers and Getting to the Stadio Olimpico

Italy play three home matches in Rome in the 2027 Guinness Men's Six Nations, all on Saturdays at the Stadio Olimpico: Italy v Ireland on 13 February, Italy v France on 6 March and Italy v Wales on 13 March, each kicking off at 14:10 GMT (15:10 local time).

The single most useful thing to know before you travel is this: there is no metro station at the Stadio Olimpico. The stadium sits in the Foro Italico park on the north side of Rome, across the Tiber from the nearest metro line, so every public route involves a change and a walk. On match days the streets immediately around the ground are also closed to parked cars for the whole day. Plan the last two kilometres properly and the rest of the trip is easy.

This guide covers the confirmed fixtures, how to get into Rome from either airport, how the Foro Italico is actually reached, what changes on a match day, and how to plan a drop-off and a post-match pick-up that works.

The three confirmed fixtures

All three of Italy's home matches are at the Stadio Olimpico, and all three are Saturday afternoons. The final-round match against Wales is the opening fixture of "Super Saturday".

Kick-off times are those published by Six Nations Rugby and the home unions. Broadcasters occasionally adjust times for a championship decider, so it is worth re-checking the official fixture page in the week before you fly.

Where the Stadio Olimpico actually is

The Stadio Olimpico is at Viale dei Gladiatori, 00135 Rome, inside the Foro Italico sports complex on the slopes of Monte Mario, north of the city centre. It holds over 70,000 spectators.

Two things follow from that location, and together they explain most of the match-day friction. First, the Foro Italico is on the far side of the Tiber from Metro Line A, which is the line most visitors are staying near. Second, the complex is residential and parkland rather than a transport hub — there is no station inside it, and the approach roads are narrow for the volume of people a Six Nations Saturday brings.

Arriving by air: Fiumicino or Ciampino

Most international visitors arrive at Fiumicino (FCO), Rome's main international airport. Ciampino (CIA) handles most low-cost traffic and is a smaller airport on the opposite, south-eastern side of the city. Neither is anywhere near the Foro Italico, so your airport journey and your stadium journey are two separate problems — treat them that way.

Rome's official taxi fares from the airports are fixed for destinations inside the Aurelian Walls, which covers the historic centre where most visitors stay. Aeroporti di Roma publishes the current figures: €55 from Fiumicino and €40 from Ciampino, inclusive of surcharges. From Ciampino, journeys to destinations without a set fare carry a minimum of €25. These fares are set by the municipality and can change without notice, so check the sticker in the cab.

We cover the airport leg in detail elsewhere rather than repeating it here: see our comparison of every option from Fiumicino to Rome city centre, and if you have a choice of flights, which Rome airport to use. For a pre-booked door-to-door arrival, our Rome airport transfer service covers both airports, and the Fiumicino and Ciampino pages set out the meeting points.

One scheduling note that catches people out: a 15:10 kick-off means you want to be at the ground by about 14:00, which means leaving the city centre around 13:00. If you land on the morning of the match, you have very little slack. Arriving the day before is far more comfortable, and it also means your luggage is already at the hotel rather than with you.

Getting to the Foro Italico by public transport

Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, the city's mobility agency, publishes the public-transport routes to the stadium. The headline combination is Metro Line A to Piazzale Flaminio, then tram 2, which runs from Flaminio to Piazza Mancini and is the usual way across to the Foro Italico.

Eighteen bus lines serve the wider area, including the 23, 31, 32, 53, 69, 70, 89, 168, 200, 201, 226, 280, 301, 446, 628, 910, 911 and 982. Lines 61, 160, 490 and 495 stop at Piazzale Flaminio or Piazzale Clodio, with the 495 serving both — and Piazzale Clodio is described as being close to the stadium.

Be realistic about the return leg. Metro A's last departures from the terminals are around 23:30 Sunday to Thursday and around 01:30 on Friday and Saturday — so after a Saturday afternoon match the metro is not your constraint, but the crush is. More than 70,000 people leave the Foro Italico within about half an hour of the final whistle, and the tram and bus stops nearest the ground absorb that all at once.

What changes on a match day

This is the part visitors most often get wrong, and it is well documented. Roma Servizi per la Mobilità publishes a standing traffic arrangement for sporting events at the Olimpico, and that arrangement explicitly covers Italy's home Six Nations matches alongside Roma and Lazio league games.

Under that arrangement:

• Parking is banned all day in a number of streets around the ground, including Viale dello Stadio Olimpico, Piazzale dello Stadio Olimpico and Via Edmondo De Amicis.
• Roads can be closed at short notice — "a vista", meaning as the situation requires — on streets including Via Tittoni, Largo Ferraris IV and Ponte Duca d'Aosta. During the post-match exit, similar temporary closures can affect the roads around the Foro Italico including Piazzale Diaz and Viale Boselli.
• Via De Amicis becomes one-way from Via della Camilluccia towards Piazzale dello Stadio Olimpico, and can be closed temporarily.
• Piazzale Clodio and the Villaggio Olimpico are reserved for spectators' parking, with parking banned there for anyone not going to the match. For major events the Tor di Quinto area can also be used for supporters' parking.

Two honest caveats. The arrangement above is the standing seasonal plan, and the detailed notice for each individual fixture is published closer to the date. The specific arrangements for the February and March 2027 matches have not been published yet. Check Roma Servizi per la Mobilità at romamobilita.it — its "Infomobilità" and "Primo piano" sections carry the per-event notices — and ATAC at atac.roma.it, which posts event-day changes to bus routes in its real-time news. Check in the few days before your match, not weeks ahead.

The second caveat: the published plan describes bans and closures, not extra services. Do not assume the public-transport network is reinforced for these events unless a notice says so.

Private transfer or public transport?

Both work. Which is better depends on your group and how much the timing matters to you.

Public transport is cheap, frequent and entirely adequate if you are two or three people staying near Metro Line A, you are relaxed about the post-match crowd, and you do not mind a walk at each end. On a dry February afternoon it is a perfectly pleasant way to get to a rugby match.

A private transfer earns its keep in specific situations: a group of six or more, for whom the per-person cost closes right up; families with children who will not enjoy a packed tram; anyone with limited mobility, for whom the walk from the nearest stop is the whole problem; and anyone on a tight schedule, such as a same-day arrival or an early flight the next morning. Our hourly hire with a driver is the option most match-day groups actually want, because the driver stays with you for the afternoon rather than you booking two separate one-way trips.

What a private transfer does not do is give you special access. No licensed vehicle, ours included, can drive through a closure or park in a banned street. What a good driver gives you is current knowledge of where the perimeter sits on the day and an agreed point just outside it — which, on a day when roads close at short notice, is worth more than a promise of getting closer.

Planning your drop-off and post-match pick-up

Arriving is the easy half. The driver takes you as close as the day's restrictions allow and you walk the rest, which is normally a short distance.

Leaving is the half worth planning. Tens of thousands of people exit at once into streets that may be closed to traffic during the departure phase, mobile signal in a dense crowd is unreliable, and "I'll call you when we're out" is a plan that fails precisely when you need it. What works:

• Agree a specific, named pick-up point before the match, far enough from the ground to be outside the closures and easy to describe — a particular square or a recognisable corner, not "outside the stadium".
• Agree a time, not a signal. Allow 30 to 45 minutes after the final whistle to get clear of the crowd on foot.
• Agree a fallback in case you are separated or your phone dies: a second meeting time at the same place.
• Expect the pick-up point to move if the police adjust the perimeter on the day. Your driver should tell you where it has moved to; a pick-up spot promised weeks in advance cannot be guaranteed.

If your group would rather not deal with any of this, the hourly option solves it: the driver waits through the match in a legal parking area and meets you at the point agreed that morning, with current information about what is closed.

Groups, families and accessibility

Six Nations travel is group travel more often than not, and group size changes the sensible answer. Up to three or four people, public transport is easy. From about six upwards, a single vehicle is usually both simpler and comparable in cost once you split it, and it removes the problem of keeping a group together on a crowded tram.

Families with young children should weigh the return leg heavily: the walk and the post-match crush are harder with tired children than the outbound trip suggests. If you need child seats, say so when you book — they have to be fitted in advance rather than produced on the day.

On accessibility, be aware of the division of responsibility. Accessible seating, entry arrangements and assistance inside the ground are matters for the ticket seller and the match organiser, and we cannot speak for them — ask them directly and early. What we can do is the transport: tell us what you need and we will tell you honestly what is possible on the day, including how close a vehicle can realistically get given the closures. We will not promise a drop-off at a gate.

On luggage: if you are travelling to the match on your arrival or departure day, plan where the bags go. A stadium is not a left-luggage facility, and large bags are commonly refused at sports venues. Check your ticket conditions, and if in doubt leave luggage at your hotel or a station left-luggage office.

Preparing to book

If you want a quote from us, these are the details that let us answer accurately rather than vaguely:

• Which match, and whether you want one-way, return, or a driver for the afternoon.
• Number of passengers, and whether any child seats are needed.
• Pick-up address in Rome, with the street and number.
• If you are arriving the same day: the flight number and landing time, so the driver can track it.
• Any mobility requirements, so we can tell you what is realistic before you commit.

Ask early for these three dates. Three Saturdays with a full Stadio Olimpico generate concentrated demand on a small number of vehicles, and the 13 March fixture falls on the championship's closing day.

Planning your trip to one of the Rome matches? Request a quote with your match date and group size, or contact us if you are organising transport for a larger party and want to talk it through.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does Italy play at home in the 2027 Six Nations?

Italy have three home matches, all Saturdays at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome: Italy v Ireland on 13 February 2027, Italy v France on 6 March 2027 and Italy v Wales on 13 March 2027. All three kick off at 14:10 GMT, which is 15:10 local time in Rome.

Is there a metro station at the Stadio Olimpico?

No. The stadium is in the Foro Italico, across the Tiber from Metro Line A, and there is no station inside the complex. The usual public route is Metro Line A to Piazzale Flaminio and then tram 2, or one of the buses serving Piazzale Clodio, which is close to the ground. Every option involves a change and some walking.

Can I drive to the stadium and park nearby?

Not easily. On match days parking is banned for the whole day in streets around the ground including Viale dello Stadio Olimpico, Piazzale dello Stadio Olimpico and Via Edmondo De Amicis, and roads nearby can be closed at short notice. Piazzale Clodio and the Villaggio Olimpico are reserved for spectators, with parking banned there for anyone not attending.

How much is a taxi from Fiumicino to central Rome?

Aeroporti di Roma publishes a fixed fare of €55 from Fiumicino to any address inside the Aurelian Walls, including surcharges, and €40 from Ciampino. Fares are set by the municipality and can change without notice, so check the sticker displayed in the taxi.

Can a private transfer drop me at the stadium entrance?

No, and nobody can honestly promise that. Licensed vehicles cannot pass a closure or stop in a street where parking is banned, and the police adjust the perimeter on the day. A driver takes you to an agreed point just outside the restricted area, which on a Six Nations Saturday is the realistic best outcome.

Where do I check the match-day transport arrangements for 2027?

The per-match notices are published closer to each fixture by Roma Servizi per la Mobilità at romamobilita.it, in its Infomobilità and Primo piano sections, and by ATAC at atac.roma.it for changes to bus routes. The detailed arrangements for the February and March 2027 matches are not published yet, so check in the few days before your match.

How should I plan the journey back after the match?

Agree a specific named pick-up point and a time before the match rather than relying on a phone call afterwards, and allow 30 to 45 minutes after the final whistle to walk clear of the crowd. Over 70,000 people leave at once and mobile signal in the crowd is unreliable. If you booked a driver for the afternoon, confirm that morning where the point is, because closures can move it.

Sources

• Fixtures, kick-off times and venue: Six Nations Rugby official fixture page; Irish Rugby Football Union; Welsh Rugby Union.
• Match-day traffic and parking arrangement, explicitly including Italy's home Six Nations matches: Roma Servizi per la Mobilità.
• Public transport to the stadium, lines and metro service hours: Roma Servizi per la Mobilità — Mezzi pubblici per stadio.
• Venue address, Foro Italico setting and capacity: Italia.it, Italian national tourist board.
• Official airport taxi fares: Aeroporti di Roma — Fiumicino; Aeroporti di Roma — Ciampino.