From Rome: Ostia Antica Semi-Private Guided Tour by Train

Explore Ostia Antica on a small-group half-day tour from Rome, with an English-speaking guide and train travel included.

Getting started

Meet your guide at Cafe Piramide in Rome and travel together by train to Ostia Antica. Your train tickets and entry to the archaeological park are included, so once you arrive, you can head straight into the ancient city with your guide.

What to expect

Ostia Antica

Walk through the remarkably preserved remains of Rome's ancient port city as your guide reveals what everyday life looked like for the merchants, workers, and families who once lived here. Follow original Roman streets and explore the public, commercial, and residential spaces that made Ostia one of the empire's busiest trading hubs.

Features

• Walk along the Decumanus Maximus, Ostia's ancient main street, where traces of Roman traffic can still be seen.

• Step inside the Roman theater and see the nearby Forum of the Corporations, once at the center of Ostia's commercial life.

• Visit the Baths of Neptune and see their famous black-and-white mosaic depicting Neptune and sea creatures.

• Explore the remains of apartments, shops, taverns, public baths, and a laundry for a glimpse into everyday Roman life.

• Learn about Ostia's role as the port that moved goods and grain from across the Mediterranean into Rome.

• After the guided tour ends, stay and explore Ostia Antica at your own pace, then return to Rome using your included open train ticket.