The ruins of Ostia Antica are open seven days a week, from 9 in the summer and 9:30 in the winter (admission 5 Euro).
To get there by car, take the Via del Mare and follow the plentiful yellow road signs marked "Scavi di Ostia Antica." By train, take the Metro B from Termini Station, in the direction of L'Eur Fermi. Get off at Magliana and change subways, now heading for Lido. Get off at Ostia Antica. Allow at least four hours for a leisurely visit.
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