11 days in Rome from Sydney: the whole trip, every cost counted
A real trip planned by Trip720 for 2 adults leaving Sydney on 10 March 2027: Rome (7 nights), with flights, stays, transfers, food, activities and the visa.
Whole trip, home to home
A$8,370
for 2 adults; the lowest-cost version came to A$8,113
Priced on 2026-10-25; flight prices are estimates from recent fares. Your own dates, home town and budget change the plan and the total.
Day 1 · Travel day: Sydney → Rome 10 March 2027
- 17:35Set up your eSIM before you leave
- 18:05Leave home for Sydney airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Sydney (SYD) → Rome (all airports), 1 stop
Day 2 · Arrive in Rome 11 March 2027
- 08:00Meal on board
- 11:55Land at Rome airport (FCO)
- 12:30Lunch at the airport
- 12:40Rome airport → accommodation
- 13:30Arrive at Adesso Hotel
- 13:30Taxes, Adesso Hotel
- 13:45Getting around Rome
- 13:45Rest after the long flight
- 15:30Free afternoon in Rome
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 3 · Rome 12 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Gladiator school on the Appian Way
- 11:00Getting around Rome
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Trevi Fountain
- 14:05Free time: Trevi Fountain
- 16:35To St Peter's Basilica
- 17:05Free time: St Peter's Basilica
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 4 · Rome 13 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Spanish Steps
- 09:35Free time: Spanish Steps
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 14:05To Pantheon Guided Tour with Reserved Entry Tickets
- 14:30Pantheon Guided Tour with Reserved Entry Ticketsabout 45 min · From 19.43 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.8★ (1148 reviews)
- 15:15To Piazza Navona
- 15:35Free time: Piazza Navona
- 18:05To Rome Food Tour: Trastevere Hidden Gems with Dinner & Wine
- 18:30Rome Food Tour: Trastevere Hidden Gems with Dinner & Wineabout 3 h · From 98.93 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (1775 reviews)
- 19:30Dinner: part of Rome Food Tour: Trastevere Hidden Gems with Dinner & Wine
- 21:35Back to your stay
Day 5 · Rome 14 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:05To Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guide
- 09:30Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill Visit + Audio Guideabout 1 h · From 29.14 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · 3.8★ (1819 reviews)
- 10:30To Galleria Borghese
- 11:00Visit: Galleria Borghese
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Monumento al Finanziere
- 13:55Free time: Monumento al Finanziere
- 16:25Free evening in Rome
- 18:10Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 6 · Rome 15 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:05To VATICAN: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Skip the Line Tickets
- 09:30VATICAN: Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel Skip the Line Ticketsabout 1 h · From 29.14 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · 4.1★ (422 reviews)
- 10:30To Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- 11:15Visit: Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Mausoleo del Partito Comunista Italiano
- 14:20Free time: Mausoleo del Partito Comunista Italiano
- 16:50Free evening in Rome
- 18:10Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 7 · Rome 16 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:05To Rome Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Open-Top Sightseeing Tour
- 09:30Rome Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Open-Top Sightseeing Tourabout 1.8 h · From 31.65 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 3.4★ (3017 reviews)
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near Rome Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off Open-Top Sightseeing Tour
- 13:30To Mausoleo Mutilati e Invalidi di Guerra sezione di Roma
- 13:40Free time: Mausoleo Mutilati e Invalidi di Guerra sezione di Roma
- 16:10Free evening in Rome
- 18:10Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 8 · Rome 17 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Mausoleo dell'Opera Pia Spagnola
- 09:10Free time: Mausoleo dell'Opera Pia Spagnola
- 10:00Getting around Rome
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30Free afternoon in Rome
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 9 · Rome → Sydney 18 March 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Free morning in Rome
- 10:45Check out · Adesso Hotel
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:40Accommodation → Rome airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Rome (all airports) → Sydney (SYD), 2 stops
Day 10 · On the way home 19 March 2027
- 08:00Meal on board
- 12:30Meal on board
- 19:30Meal on board
Day 11 · Home again 20 March 2027
- 08:00Meal on board
- 09:55Land at Sydney airport (SYD)
- 10:40Sydney airport → home
- 11:05Home again
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