How to get to San Marino by Shuttle Bus from Rimini
Posted: April 12, 2025 | Tagged: San Marino, Italy
Taking the Shuttle Rimini San Marino for a day trip to my 113th UN-Listed Member State
If you don't have your own transport, the only feasible way to get to San Marino is to take the Shuttle Rimini San Marino, which is run by Gruppo BenelliBus and Benedettini.
Travelling from Italy to the Republic of San Marino.
The Republic of San Marino is a micro state enclaved within central Italy. It occupies 61 square kilometres and is the third smallest state in Europe after the Holy See and the Principality of Monaco and it is the fifth-smallest country in the world and one of only 3 countries landlocked by a single country, the other two being Lesotho, which is surrounded by South Africa and Vatican City, which is also surrounded by Italy. They joined the United Nations as a full member state in 1992. And for me, my 113th UN-Listed Member State and my 127th country and territory that I have visited.
It is not a member of the European Union, although it uses the Euro as its currency (despite not legally being part of the Eurozone). Before the introduction of the Euro, the country's currency was the Sammarinese lira.
I have always liked to do something memorable for my birthday. And what better way (other than to be with my wife back home in Mexico) than to backpack the world's 5th smallest independent nation.
It is not a member of the European Union, although it uses the Euro as its currency (despite not legally being part of the Eurozone). Before the introduction of the Euro, the country's currency was the Sammarinese lira.
I have always liked to do something memorable for my birthday. And what better way (other than to be with my wife back home in Mexico) than to backpack the world's 5th smallest independent nation.
I purposely concentrated on San Marino City, la citta di San Marino, the capital of the Republic of San Marino. Less is, after all, more.
Would have love to have stayed the night but budget restraints meant it just wasn't viable and the only hostel in San Marino had reviews mentioning bed bugs.
So like my trip to Monaco, I day packed San Marino.
The Rimini to San Marino shuttle bus leaves from a dedicated stop not for from the Rimini Railway Station (I had checked it out the evening before):
Would have love to have stayed the night but budget restraints meant it just wasn't viable and the only hostel in San Marino had reviews mentioning bed bugs.
So like my trip to Monaco, I day packed San Marino.
The Rimini to San Marino shuttle bus leaves from a dedicated stop not for from the Rimini Railway Station (I had checked it out the evening before):
Here is the stop on GoogleMaps:
You can get tickets online or buy them from the Tabaccheria, which is just up the street:
Ticket and timetable for the Rimini San Marino Shuttle Bus:
Here is the Winter Schedule for 2024/2025:
I took the 9:25 am bus:
One-way tickets since Jan 1, 2025 cost 7€:
From the kiosk, you can only get them on the day and it's cash only!
Arrival in San Marino is at the Parcheggio 2:
Arrival in San Marino. The journey took just over 1 hour:
Buying a fridge magnet and sew-on flag for the Repubblica di San Marino:
Getting back to Rimini.
Buy your ticket from the authorised dealer: 'Tabaccheria e Profumeria Marisa e Gianni":
Buy your ticket from the authorised dealer: 'Tabaccheria e Profumeria Marisa e Gianni":
Here are a few photos from San Marino:
San Marino lies at an altitude of 749 m asl. Above, you are looking toward the Adriatic Coast.
The military fortress of San Marino. The Second Tower stands on the highest peak Mount Titano (756m asl), and you can easily walk to it from the main part of the city.
The military fortress of San Marino. The Second Tower stands on the highest peak Mount Titano (756m asl), and you can easily walk to it from the main part of the city.
