Porto di Roma in Ostia: Travel, harbour information and destinations

This page was translated automatically from German. View the original

Porto di Roma is located in Ostia on the western edge of Lido di Ostia, directly south of the Tiber mouth, and with around 830 berths is Rome's yacht harbour on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Here you can read how to get to the marina from the airport and from Rome, where to park and shop, what wind to expect, which destinations lie along the coast of Lazio and what skippers should bear in mind when entering.

Where is Porto di Roma located?

Porto di Roma is located on the coastal road Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi in western Ostia, just under a kilometre east-southeast of the mouth of the Fiumara Grande, the main arm of the Tiber. Two breakwaters parallel to the coast protect the harbour basin. To the east are the promenade and residential districts of Lido di Ostia, the Ostia Antica archaeological site lies about four kilometres inland, and the centre of Rome is about 26 kilometres to the northeast.

Map from OpenStreetMap. When the map is displayed, data is transmitted to the provider.

More Information

View Map Always Allow

Ostia belongs to the city of Rome, which is why the marina officially bears the name Porto Turistico di Roma. It was opened in June 2001 on the site of Ostia's former seaplane base, the Idroscalo. On around 200,000 square metres, alongside the pontoons, there are around 80 shops and restaurants, flats, offices and a boatyard. North of the Tiber mouth, on the other side of the river, there are separate harbours in Fiumicino with their own berths.

Arriving at Porto di Roma for the trip start

From Rome-Fiumicino airport to Porto di Roma

The quickest way to reach the marina is by taxi: Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino is about seven kilometres north as the crow flies. Rome's official taxis are white and carry the city's coat of arms on the front doors. Fixed fares from the airport apply only to a few destinations, such as Ostiense station or the city centre within the Aurelian Wall. Ostia is not one of them. The marina provides a list of taxi and chauffeur-driven car hire services for Ostia on its documents page .

Without a taxi, the route goes via Rome. As things currently stand (October 2026), the FL1 regional train runs from the airport every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes at weekends and on public holidays, calling at Trastevere and Ostiense among other stations. There you change to the Roma–Lido line, which starts at Porta San Paolo station. The nearest station to the marina is Lido Centro, roughly 3.2 kilometres away as the crow flies. For the final stretch, a taxi is your best bet.

If you land at Rome-Ciampino, it is about 30 kilometres as the crow flies to the marina.

By car or train

By car from Rome, take the Via Ostiense, the Via del Mare or the Via Cristoforo Colombo to the coast, then head west along the coastal road to the marina. The Roma–Lido railway line calls at Ostia Antica, Lido Nord and Lido Centro, among other stations, and terminates at Cristoforo Colombo station.

Parking

Each berth comes with an allocated parking space on the marina site, split between open-air and covered spaces. One car park lies about 200 metres from the pontoons in the northern basin. The site has a porter and security service.

Arrived early: promenade and beach

If your flight lands well before the trip starts, the easiest way to pass the time is on site: along the roughly 1.2-kilometre promenade with cycle path there are restaurants, bars and shops. The marina office hires out bicycles by the day.

Showers and sanitary facilities

Along the promenade there are four sanitary blocks with hot showers. You open them with the electronic card you receive at the office on arrival. If you moor outside office hours, the staff on the pontoon will issue the card, which also opens the gates to the pontoons. There is a self-service launderette in the marina.

Shopping for the trip

For small items there is a minimarket in the marina, as well as a chandlery. For the weekly shop, head to the supermarkets in Lido di Ostia east of the marina (as the crow flies):

• Conad, Via Guido Vincon 40, about 1.2 kilometres
• Eurospin, about 1.4 kilometres
• Il Castoro, about 1.5 kilometres
• Effepiù, about 1.5 kilometres
• Panorama, about 1.6 kilometres

Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services

The nearest pharmacies are in Lido di Ostia, about one and a half kilometres east of the marina: Doc Oddi's Pharmacy and the Farmacia Toscanelli. The nearest hospital with an accident and emergency department is the Ospedale G. B. Grassi at Via Passeroni 28 in Ostia, about 4.5 kilometres east of the marina.

For emergencies on land and at sea, these numbers apply:

• 112: single European emergency number for ambulance, police and fire brigade
• 1530: Coast Guard emergency line for emergencies at sea
• At sea: VHF channel 16

What does Porto di Roma offer?

Porto di Roma has around 830 berths for boats up to large yachts of 55 metres, electricity and water on the pontoons, a fuel berth in the outer harbour and a shipyard with travellift. The key details at a glance (as of October 2026):

Feature	Details
Location	Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi 84, 00121 Rome (Ostia)
Berths	around 830, including for yachts up to 55 m
Water depth	3.5 to 4.5 m
VHF channel	74 (control tower, 7 a.m.–11 p.m.)
Electricity and water	at the berths, included in berthing fees up to 18 m
Fuel	Fuel berth in the outer harbour
Boatyard	Travellift up to 400 tonnes
Parking	around 1,400 dry berths, one space per water berth
Office	daily; summer 9am–1pm and 3pm–7pm, winter 9am–5pm; telephone +39 06 56188236
Distances	Fiumicino Airport approx. 7 km, Ostia Antica approx. 4 km, Rome city centre approx. 26 km (as the crow flies)

Equipment

For boats up to 18 metres, electricity and water are included in the berthing fee; larger yachts pay according to consumption. Free WiFi is available throughout the marina; you can obtain the access details from the office. You separate your rubbish at three collection points, which you also open with your card. The marina also houses offices for the police, Carabinieri, financial police and the coastguard, plus a post office.

The fuel station in the outer harbour is a Q8 station with its own operator. The control tower on channel 74 can tell you whether anyone is there at the moment, and you can reach the station by phone on +39 06 5612389.

What sea state can you expect off Ostia?

The sea state off Ostia usually builds from west to west-southwest onto the flat sandy coast. Between Capo Linaro in the northwest and the headland at Anzio in the southeast, the coast lies open; the wind has a free run across the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Northwesterly winds are important for the harbour: they bring swell into the Porto di Roma, and conditions at the pontoon become uncomfortable. Tides play virtually no role in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Italian weather service issues warnings from Force 7 onwards, i.e. from 28 knots mean wind.

Which sailing destinations can you reach from the Porto di Roma?

From the Porto di Roma, trips head either southeast along the coast towards Anzio and the Pontine Islands, or northwest towards Civitavecchia and into the Tuscan Archipelago. The distances given are rounded water distances on the usual course; use the nautical chart for precise planning.

• Anzio: approx. 26 nm
• Civitavecchia: approx. 31 nm
• Ponza: approx. 60 nm
• Giglio: approx. 71 nm

Anzio and the Pontine Islands

To the southeast, the coast runs flat and sandy as far as the headland at Anzio. The harbour of Anzio lies on the eastern side of the headland and makes a full day's passage from Ostia. Ponza, the largest of the Pontine Islands, lies some 60 nautical miles away in open water. You can break the long passage with a stop in Anzio.

South of the harbour, around five nautical miles offshore, lies the Secche di Tor Paterno marine reserve, a rocky reef at 18 to 60 metres depth with no connection to land. Diving and fishing there are regulated by the reserve's administration; spearfishing is prohibited. Further south in the Tyrrhenian Sea we present the Harbours in Naples .

Civitavecchia and Giglio

To the northwest you first pass the mouth of the Tiber and Fiumicino. Civitavecchia, Rome's major ferry and cruise port, lies beyond Capo Linaro near Santa Marinella. Giglio in the Tuscan Archipelago can be reached from Ostia in a very long passage threading between Monte Argentario and the small island of Giannutri.

What can you do around the Porto di Roma on a harbour day?

For a day off, nature, excavations and the beach are all close to the marina, and you can reach Rome itself by train.

• Ostia Antica: The excavations lie around four kilometres to the east. Ostia began in the 4th century BC as a military camp and became a trading port through which Rome was supplied with grain. At its peak, around 75,000 people lived here. The town also has the castle of Pope Julius II from the late 15th century.
• LIPU nature centre: Directly behind the marina, at the mouth of the Tiber, the Centro Habitat Mediterraneo of the Italian bird protection league covers more than 20 hectares. Over 200 bird species have been recorded here, and it hosts the most important purple heron colony in Lazio. There are observation hides, a nature trail and a butterfly garden.
• Ostia promenade: Via the marina promenade you can walk or cycle east to the beach promenade of the Lido di Ostia.
• Rome: Take the Roma–Lido railway to Porta San Paolo, from where you can continue by metro into the city centre.

For skippers: Berthing and weather in the Porto di Roma

In the Porto di Roma you call the control tower on VHF channel 74 before entering; it is manned from 07:00 to 23:00. Channel 16 is the distress and calling channel, not the marina's working channel. The coastguard, the Capitaneria di Porto di Roma-Fiumicino, is responsible for safety on the water.

Registration and Berthing

• Radio and enquiries: boats leaving the harbour also monitor channel 74 before the entrance. For boats up to 20 metres and stays of no more than two nights, you do not need a reservation; the control tower will assign you a berth on channel 74. For longer stays and larger yachts, request a berth using the form on the marina's website.
• Waiting for a berth: Visiting boats wait at the fuel berth on the left-hand side of the outer harbour until assigned a berth.
• Making fast: You make fast to the marina's existing warps; marina staff will assist. You are not permitted to use your own anchor for mooring except in a genuine emergency and after reporting to the control tower. Carry enough fenders on board.
• After mooring: go to the marina office in the western part of the harbour, present the boat's papers and fill in the form with your arrival details. You are charged per 24 hours or part thereof. Payment for the whole stay is made at registration, and any extension is paid for in advance. Every boat needs third-party liability and fire insurance, otherwise the marina may refuse entry.

Harbour rules

The harbour regulations of Porto di Roma, approved by the Coastguard, govern among other things:

• In the harbour and in the entrance channel the maximum speed is 3 knots. Outgoing boats have right of way over incoming boats.
• You may only sail under sail in the harbour with permission from the control tower, even in the event of engine failure.
• Before 9 a.m. and after 8 p.m. engines and generators may not run at the berth; from June to September and on Sundays, public holidays and the day before, also not between 12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Exceptions are made for departure or with permission from the marina, in which case 20 minutes maximum.
• Refuelling is only permitted at the marina fuel station, not from jerry cans.
• Swimming and fishing are prohibited in the harbour.
• You must not leave shore power connected when nobody is on board. Keep dogs on a lead and keep the gates to the pontoons closed.
• You must not park under the covered passages or on the roads within the site.

Approach

Porto di Roma lies on a flat, sandy coast about half a nautical mile east-south-east of the Tiber mouth. Two breakwaters run parallel to the coast; the fuel station is on the left after the entrance in the outer harbour. Water depth in the harbour is 3.5 to 4.5 metres. The marina monitors depths at the entrance and dredges the approach and outer harbour to maintain the depth. When wind from east through south to west at 20 knots or more is blowing or forecast, the marina keeps staff on standby for mooring assistance even at night between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Which marine weather forecast applies off Ostia?

The official marine weather forecast for Italian waters is issued by the Italian Air Force weather service (Aeronautica Militare). It is updated every six hours and the coastguard broadcasts it by radio.

Storm warnings (Avviso di burrasca) are issued every three hours in Italian and English, more frequently if required. In these warnings Ostia is the boundary point between the northern and southern coastal sections of Lazio. How the warnings are structured is explained by the weather service on its storm warnings page.

Trips from Porto di Roma on Törnfinder

In November 2026 there are 4 trip dates on Törnfinder from 2 providers with departure or destination in Porto di Roma.

Offers along the Italian coasts and on the islands can be found under Sailing in Italy, trips throughout the Mediterranean under Sailing in the Mediterranean. All current dates are listed in the trip overview.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get from Fiumicino airport to Porto di Roma?

Quickest by taxi, the journey takes about ten minutes. By train take the FL1 to Ostiense and from there continue on the Roma–Lido line to Lido Centro; for the last stretch to the marina take a taxi.

Where do I park at trip start in Porto di Roma?

On the marina site; each berth has an assigned parking space.

Are there showers at Porto di Roma?

Yes, in four shower blocks along the promenade, with hot water. You open them with the card you receive on arrival. There is also a laundry.

Is there a supermarket near Porto di Roma?

There is a mini-market in the marina. The nearest supermarket, a Conad, is about 1.2 kilometres to the east in Lido di Ostia; Il Castoro and Panorama are about one and a half kilometres away.

Is Porto di Roma the same as the harbour of Fiumicino?

No. Porto di Roma is in Ostia south of the Tiber mouth; the harbours of Fiumicino are on the other side of the Tiber. Both are separate facilities.

On which VHF channel can Porto di Roma be reached?

On channel 74. The control tower is staffed from 7am to 11pm, and you should check in with it before entering. Boats up to 20 metres are assigned a berth there for up to two nights even without a reservation. The full harbour regulations can be found on the marina's website.