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White façade of St John Lateran with giant columns and colossal statues along the roofline against a blue skyBaroque front of Santa Maria Maggiore with its loggia, a tall brick bell tower rising above the squareLong green hollow of the Circus Maximus with brick ruins of the imperial palaces on the hill beyond

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
all 6 free
Duration
5 h 20 min · 09:30–14:49
Start and finish
Archbasilica of St John Lateran → Spanish Steps
On foot
≈ 40 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 39 min
Lunch
around 12:04
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Rome09:30–14:49 · 6 places · 5 h 20 min

  1. Archbasilica of St John Lateran

    · 45 min · Free

  2. 19 min · transport or taxi
  3. Santa Maria Maggiore

    · 40 min · Free

  4. 20 min · transport or taxi
  5. Circus Maximus

    · 30 min · Free

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 15 min on foot
  8. Capitoline Hill

    · 30 min · Free

  9. 5 min on foot
  10. Trajan's Column

    · 15 min · Free

  11. 20 min on foot
  12. Spanish Steps

    · 20 min · Free

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What the route costs

All 6 stops are free — you pay only for museums inside, if you go in, and for lunch.

1Archbasilica of St John Lateran6445 minFree
2Santa Maria Maggiore6240 minFree
3Circus Maximus6330 minFree
4Capitoline Hill5830 minFree
5Trajan's Column6015 minFree
6Spanish Steps6220 minFree
Total3 h6 of 6 free

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