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thumb|In 2012, a [[heritage railway, using a restored locomotive and a reactivated section of the Rimini–San Marino railway, opened in the City of San Marino.]]

The Republic of San Marino's public transport network consists of a local bus network and the Funivia di San Marino, an aerial cablecar system between Borgo Maggiore and the City of San Marino. Both means are operated by the Azienda Autonoma di Stato per i Servizi Pubblici, the Sammarinese state company for public transport.

Using the country's main road, the San Marino Highway, and its Italian continuation, the SS72 state road, coach companies offer several daily connections to Rimini, the closest Italian city. A small general aviation aerodrome in the country's east, Torraccia Airfield, is owned and operated by Aeroclub San Marino,

Several taxi companies operate in San Marino.

Aerial cablecar system

thumb|A cablecar overlooks [[Borgo Maggiore in April 2022.]]

The Funivia di San Marino is an aerial cablecar system connecting a lower terminus in Borgo Maggiore to an upper terminus in the City of San Marino. Running every fifteen minutes, the two-minute ride is renowned for its panoramic views over San Marino, the Province of Rimini, and the Adriatic Sea. The cablecar system is a major tourist attraction, and considered a defining symbol of San Marino.

The cablecar system transports 500,000 passengers yearly across approximately 21,000 trips. It was inaugurated on 1 August 1959. In 1995 and 1996, it was modernised with double load-bearing cables built by Doppelmayr Italia,

  • Route 16 runs between the border at Dogana and the village of Santa Cristina.
  • Route 160 serves Torello, across the border from Gualdicciolo, and runs between Rimini (through Verucchio) and Novafeltria.

thumb|Sammarinese international bus service link with Rimini, ItalyRimini and San Marino are connected by the coach companies Bonelli and Benedettini, which provide several services per day throughout the year. In the City of San Marino, the coaches depart from the central bus stop in Piazzale Marino Calcigni, then stop in Borgo Maggiore, Domagnano, Serravalle, Dogana, and Cerasolo, before reaching Rimini's Arch of Augustus and railway station. Sammarinese companies have been able to operate in Italian airports without restrictions, The airport was officially named Rimini-San Marino Airport.

The most significant agreement, ratified on 16 September 2013, provided San Marino a forty-year concession over some areas of Fellini Airport. The areas were expected to host a private terminal, with a customs border allowing goods destined for San Marino not to pass through Italian customs. Torraccia's only grass runway was first used in 1981, but the airfield's structure was opened in 1985. In July 2012, the runway was extended to . a flying club with approximately 100 members. The airfield hosts a flight school, recreational flights and sports, and some tourist flights in small aircraft.

Railway

thumb|A train passes [[Valdragone, looking towards Monte Titano.]]

Between 1932 and 1944, a electrified narrow gauge railway operated between Rimini and the City of San Marino, serving Dogana, Serravalle, Domagnano, and Borgo Maggiore along its route. During the Second World War, the line was bombed and closed, after which its tunnels sheltered refugees during the Battles of Rimini and San Marino. After the war, the railway was abandoned in favour of the San Marino Highway and Funivia di San Marino.

In 2012, an section was reopened as a heritage railway in the City of San Marino, running between Piazzale della Stazione and near Via Napoleone. The restored section comprises the original railway's final horseshoe turn through the Montale tunnel.

Despite its short operational history, the Rimini–San Marino railway retains an important place in Sammarinese culture and history, Both the Sammarinese and Italian governments have expressed interest in reopening the line.

Between 1921 and 1960, San Marino was also served by a station on the in Torello, on the other side of the international border from Gualdicciolo in San Marino's west. This provided San Marino its first railway station, albeit located in Italian territory.

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