St. Angelo Bridge: Interactive Tourist Maps and Guides

Visit the Ponte Sant’Angelo

St. Angelo Bridge (translated in Italian, as Ponte Sant’Angelo) is a pedestrian bridge that spans across the River Tiber leading to Castel Sant’Angelo. Also known as Hadrian’s Bridge, it was constructed in the 2nd century to connect the Roman Emperor Hadrian’s mausoleum to the Roman city centre. It is faced with travertine marble and provides unobstructed views of what was once the tallest structure in Rome.

Tips for getting transportation

Nearby bus services at St. Angelo Bridge include the 40, 46, 62, 64, 115, and 280 lines of the Rome Metro. The public transportation network in Rome allows for one-way tickets to be purchased with unlimited transfers between all metro, trams and buses, usually for under 2 EUR. Multi-use day passes and multi-day passes are also available, typically less than 20 EUR for a 72-hour ticket.

The nearest metro station to St. Angelo Bridge is Ottaviano station, on the Line A (red line). Ottaviano station is about a 22-minutes walk north from the nearby Castel Sant’Angelo. It can be reached in closer to 6-minutes if traveling by car and would be expected to cost between 10 and 15 EUR, if you were taking a taxi or Uber. If you are traveling to the east, Spagna station is approximately a 25-minutes walking distance, and located directly in front of the Spanish Steps.

Explore the nearby Castel Sant'Angelo

Crossing the St. Angelo Bridge, you will reach the Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo. It was formerly the place of burial for Roman emperors and is currently a museum, offering views of the city of ancient Rome. Traveling 15-minutes by foot, immediately to the west you will reach Vatican City and Basilica di San Pietro. Travel south from here, you can reach the district of Trastevere, in under 30-minutes by walking, or in less than 10-minutes if taking a car. A taxi ride will typically cost between 20 to 25 EUR for this journey.

Other nearby attractions include Piazza Navona and Stadio di Domiziano – Navona Square Underground. Both are located about a 10-minute walking distance, to the southeast towards the city centre, from St. Angelo Bridge. Also nearby, are the Pantheon, and Trevi Fontain, both are within a short walking distance of Ponte Sant’Angelo and Piazza Navona.

Find hotels and accommodations to stay near Hadrian’s Bridge

There are good options if you are looking for hotels on either side of Porte Sant’Angelo. On the south side, there is Charme 308, Rome River Inn, Relais Virgilio, and Assunta Domus. To the north side of Castel Sant’Angelo there are also many hotels to choose from. These include, Domus Alberico, Boutique Hotel Piedra Rome, Mia House Roma, and Vaticano Roma.

The Ponte Sant’Angelo and Castel Sant’Angelo are centrally located within Rome and easy to reach by public transit, so it is a convenient place to visit it no matter where you are staying.