Days · Rome
Rome in 3 days
Colosseum at opening, the Vatican on its own morning, the piazzas and Trevi at the edges of the day; the last day ends with the bags already in the taxi.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
6km
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Day 1 — Colosseum at opening, the Forum, a 13:00 lunch table
leave byLeave Colosseum by 11:40 to keep the 13:00 last seating.Leave Colosseum by 11:40 AM to keep the 1:00 PM last seating.
80 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Colosseum stays under 95 min.
- 08:00–08:10Walk
- 08:10–10:25Colosseum
- 10:25–10:34Walk
- 10:34–13:00Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Monti)
- 13:00–14:00Lunch table 13:00 (Monti)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (optional) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Monti).Skip Roman Forum and Palatine Hill (optional) — protects: Lunch table 1:00 PM (Monti).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Colosseum → Café in Monti (AC, seated) (10′, then 3′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 2.5 = PFL 1.5 + OFL 1 · walk 1.5 km (0.9 mi)0.9 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 80′ · relax L2 · yield 9 · option value 0.5
Deadline: last seating 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 57′
trace: generated 6 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×1, p_late>0.15×1 · frontier 3 · seed 3465138696 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Rest 14:00–17:00 at the hotel or an air-conditioned café; sunset walk to the Pantheon and Navona after 18:30.
Day 2 — Vatican Museums, St Peter's, pizza near Navona
- 08:00–08:17Taxi or ride-hail
- 08:17–11:32Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- 11:32–11:40Walk
- 11:40–12:55St Peter's Basilica
- 12:55–13:19Walk
- 13:19–14:19Pizzeria Da Baffetto
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi €13 (≈ US$16) (Taxi or ride-hail) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?
DFL 5 = PFL 2.5 + OFL 2.5 · walk 2.5 km (1.6 mi)1.6 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 23 · option value 0
trace: generated 24 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 3465138696 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: Piazza Navona and Campo de' Fiori on foot; take a taxi back to Monti.
Day 3 — Trevi and the Pantheon, car to Termini at 12:00
leave byLeave Pantheon by 11:15 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave Pantheon by 11:15 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
106 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Trevi Fountain stays under 106 min.
- 07:30–07:46Walk
- 07:46–08:11Trevi Fountain
- 08:11–08:21Walk
- 08:21–09:06Pantheon
- 09:06–09:15Taxi or ride-hail
- 09:15–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Termini or the airport
- 12:00–13:00Taxi to Termini or the airport at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi €9 (≈ US$11) (Taxi or ride-hail) — protects: Taxi to Termini or the airport at 12:00.Taxi €9 (≈ US$11) (Taxi or ride-hail) — protects: Taxi to Termini or the airport at 12:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 3.3 = PFL 2.1 + OFL 1.2 · walk 2.1 km (1.3 mi)1.3 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 106′ · relax L1 · yield 15 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 25′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -3 min; -€8.
trace: generated 8 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 3465138696 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence high
After: Fiumicino: allow 3 h before an international departure; the Leonardo Express takes about 32 minutes.