# Day trip from Rome to Orvieto by train: cathedral, caves and the Well of St Patrick

Train from Termini and a funicular: the cathedral of mosaics, an hour underground with a guide, umbrichelli in a trattoria from 1965 and the double-staircase well.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/umbria/orvieto/itineraries/rome-orvieto-day-trip-by-train · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:30 · Salida: 1 h 15 by train (Regional or intercity train from Roma Termini on the Florence line)
  - 2 min by cable car (Funicular from the station to Piazza Cahen)
- 10:30 · Orvieto Cathedral and the San Brizio Chapel (Facade, interior and San Brizio chapel · €8 or Carta Unica)
  - 2 min on foot
- 12:15 · Underground Orvieto: guided tour of the tuff caves (12:15 slot from Piazza Duomo, 23 · €10 · booking) · Orvieto Underground, From €10 per person
  - 9 min on foot
- 13:30 · Trattoria La Palomba (Homemade umbrichelli · € · kitchen open until 14:15) · Trattoria La Palomba, €
  - 3 min on foot
- 15:00 · Climb the Torre del Moro (View of the city from above)
  - 15 min on foot
- 16:00 · St Patrick's Well (248 steps down and as many back up, beside the funicular)
- 17:15 · Vuelta: 2 min by cable car (Funicular to the station)
  - 1 h 15 by train (Train to Roma Termini)

Orvieto is the day trip from Rome that is best done by train: the Florence line leaves you at the foot of a tuff outcrop and a funicular takes you to the top in a few minutes. Up there, the cathedral with its golden facade, a city of caves dug beneath the houses and a Renaissance well with two staircases that never cross. All on foot.

## The day, hour by hour

8:30 · Train from Termini. Take a regional or an intercity towards Florence that stops at Orvieto. Opposite the station the funicular leaves for Piazza Cahen. If you are going to see three or more sites, buy the Carta Unica there, €35, which is also sold with the funicular.

10:30 · The cathedral. Look at the facade calmly before going in. Inside, go straight to the San Brizio chapel: Luca Signorelli's end of the world. Admission €8 with audioguide.

12:15 · Underground Orvieto. It leaves from Piazza Duomo 23, opposite the cathedral. An hour through caves, dovecotes and wells dug into the tuff, with a guide. Book beforehand and ask for the Spanish-language slot; if there is none, the visit is in Italian.

13:30 · Lunch at La Palomba. On Via Cipriano Manente, a trattoria run by the Cinti family since 1965: homemade umbrichelli. The kitchen closes at 14:15; closed on Wednesdays.

15:00 · The Torre del Moro. At the junction of Corso Cavour, to see the rooftops and the cathedral from above.

16:00 · The Well of St Patrick. Walk down the Corso to Piazza Cahen: 248 steps down a spiral ramp to the water and another 248 up the other.

17:15 · Return. Funicular to the station and train to Rome.

## What about Sunday?

It works, with the order changed: the cathedral admits visits only from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00. Go in at ten, do the underground tour at 11:00 or 12:15 and go back to the cathedral after lunch if you want more.

## With children

The wells and the caves are what they like most: the underground tour lasts an hour and the Well of St Patrick is an adventure of stairs. Under-10s do not pay for the Carta Unica and under-11s for the cathedral. There is no room for pushchairs in the wells.

## Cómo llegar

### Without a car
It is the recommended way: train from Roma Termini on the Florence line and a funicular from the station to the centre.

### By car
About 120 km on the A1, Orvieto exit, around an hour and a half. Leave the car below, beside the station, and go up by funicular.

## Consejos

### Book the underground tour
At least the day before in summer and at weekends.

### Buy the Carta Unica on arrival
With the cathedral, the underground tour and the wells it already pays off.

### Check the return train time
Before taking the funicular up at the end of the day.

## Un consejo más

### If it rains
The cathedral, the underground tour, the wells and the Faina museum are under cover: the plan hardly changes.

## Cuándo no ir

Wednesday, if you want to eat at these two places: La Palomba and I Sette Consoli are closed.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How do I get from Rome to Orvieto?
By train from Termini on the Florence line and, in Orvieto, by funicular to the centre.

### Do you have to book the underground visit?
It is recommended, at least the day before in summer and at weekends. In Spanish, well in advance.

### How much does the day cost?
The cathedral €8, the underground tour €10, or the Carta Unica €35 with almost everything; the train and lunch are extra.

### Can it be done on a Sunday?
Yes, but the cathedral admits visits only from 10:00 to 11:00 and from 13:00.