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Visitor info · Updated 5/11/2026

Getting to Macerata

Getting to Macerata from Rome, Ancona airport or the coast by train, bus or car, plus the walk from the station up to the old town and its shops.

Quick answer

Macerata is a hilltop town in the Marche region, in central Italy, about 70 km from Ancona airport.
Nearest airportAncona-Falconara (AOI). Rome, Pescara, Rimini and Bologna also work.
From Romedirect Flixbus coach, or train with a change at Fabriano (sometimes also at Foligno).
From Anconatrain (sometimes with a change at Civitanova Marche) or a direct Contram bus.
By carA14 motorway, exit Civitanova Marche, then the dual carriageway to Macerata.

From Ancona airport

  1. Airport to Ancona station: Conerobus bus (line J), or a 5-minute walk to Castel Ferretti station and a local train to Ancona.
  2. Ancona to Macerata: train (you may need to change at Civitanova Marche) or the direct Contram bus.

From Rome

Coach Flixbus runs direct from Rome Tiburtina and the Rome airports to Macerata.
Train Rome–Ancona line to Fabriano, then change for Macerata (sometimes with an extra change at Foligno).

Timetables: trenitalia.com, flixbus.com, contram.it.

By car

  • From the Adriatic coast: A14, exit Civitanova Marche, then follow signs for Macerata and «Macerata Centro».
  • From Rome: exit Orte, then towards Foligno–Macerata.
  • From Florence: exit Val di Chiana, then towards Perugia–Macerata.

Don’t drive into the old town: it’s a limited traffic zone (ZTL). Park in a multi-storey car park. See Parking and the ZTL.

From the station to the old town

Macerata station is below the hill. The old town is uphill on foot. TO BE CONFIRMED: about 1.2 km and 15 minutes to Piazza della Libertà, our estimate

Once you’re here

The 8 MacerataCentro shops are a few minutes apart, between Corso Matteotti, Via Gramsci, Via Lauri and Via Crescimbeni. See the map.

FAQ

Where is Macerata in Italy?

In the Marche region, inland between Ancona and the Sibillini Mountains.

What is the nearest airport to Macerata?

Ancona-Falconara, about 70 km away.

How do I get from Rome to Macerata?

By direct Flixbus coach, or by train via Fabriano.

Sources and date checked

University of Macerata, «Where we are» (iro.unimc.it); sferisterio.it/visit.

Nearby

A short walk from the station

Photos: Sferisterio arena: photo Accurimbono, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Piazza della Libertà & clock tower: photo Unpodipixel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Palazzo Buonaccorsi: photo Parsifall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Mozzi Borgetti Library: photo Ccclaudiocon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Palazzo Ricci: Ignazio Gadaleta, «Virtuali (da e per la Jonica)», 1998, Palazzo Ricci Museum · Archivio Ignazio Gadaleta (cropped), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.