Rome's main airport. How to get from Fiumicino Airport to Rome

A trip to Italy - a sunny country, washed on three sides by warm seas, full of historical and cultural treasures, the country of Adriano Celentano, who sang: “I am an Italian, I am a real Italian...” is always an unforgettable and exciting event. And the first trip is like an anticipation of the first date. Italy will meet you at the main air gate of the Eternal City - at the airport Fiumicino. And, since this is the first thing you will see in Italy, it is worth getting to know this capital airport a little in absentia.

Online service for those seeing off and departing from Fiumicino

When you go on a date with sunny Italy, you can recommend that those who accompany you there or meet you there use the online service provided by the official website of Fiumicino www.adr.it. The airport's online scoreboard tracks the arrival and departure of aircraft within the port's area of ​​responsibility. The board contains a “live” description of flights with status that will take off in the next half hour, as well as flights that have landed in the last 30 minutes. If you wish, you can ask (in one click) to be notified by email about the moment of takeoff or landing of the aircraft you need.

Fiumicino, what is it like?

Planes from Moscow land thirty kilometers from Rome, near the small town of Fiumicino. But the expansive Italians could not name the main airport of Rome just the name of a small town. Officially, he was given the sonorous name of the pride of the Italian nation - the great Leonardo da Vinci.

It was built to help the small and cramped Ciampino airport, which still operates now, but serves local, charter, and low-cost carrier flights. The first planes took off from the Fiumicino runway in 1961. Now it is the largest and airiest harbor in Italy. Up to forty million passengers pass through it every year. Over fifty-odd years, it has undergone a number of reconstructions and modernizations. Now it is a modern transport hub, where both aircraft and passengers are comfortable and safe.

There are 4 runways at the disposal of carriers and passengers. Modern navigation equipment allows you to receive and dispatch, regardless of the weather, up to thirty flights per hour. There are four passenger and one cargo terminals.

First steps on Italian soil

Well, a little more than a three-hour flight is over, and Rome has turned from a point on the map into an objective reality. The plane is “moored at the pier” and you go to one of the airport terminals. Despite the fact that Fiumicino is a whole city with its own communications, The airport layout is quite simple. She is seen by everyone arriving on electronic scoreboard. All four passenger terminals are divided between air carriers. Each airline delivers passengers to the same terminal assigned to it.

Aircraft of Russian air carriers, and these are companies Aeroflot, Rossiya, Transaero and Ural Airlines moor at terminal T3. If Italy is just an intermediate travel point, then transfer between other airport terminals is carried out by special shuttle buses. Traveling there is free. They go once every 20 minutes. It is difficult to get confused in them, because there are only two flights - one between T1-T2-T3, the second - between T3-T5.

At night, from one to four, you must call the shuttle bus yourself by pressing the intercom button at the stop.

In addition to shuttles, there is a special transport from the TZ terminal to the exit - a small automatic monorail train.

There is also a strictly routine order in where people fly when moving to other terminals. Flight directions by terminal:

• T5 - flight to the USA and Israel. Terminal with the strictest security system.
• T1 is a terminal for those traveling around Europe with a Schengen visa.
• T2 is the main tourist terminal operating charter flights.
• T3 - Main international terminal, home site.

The order at the airport is strictly observed, however, there is a certain touch of expansive Italian disorder. Arrivals and departures are carried out from one terminal, and not like, for example, from Bangkok, where departing and arriving passengers are clearly divided by floor.

What will Leonardo da Vinci Airport offer?

Rome Fiumicino Airport is, in fact, a small city in which you can live for a short time without experiencing any inconvenience.

There are shops here for those who, enraptured by the beauty of Italy, forgot to buy souvenirs and gifts. Of course, there are also duty-free shops, a visit to which has become almost the main highlight of the trip for many Russian tourists.

In each terminal you can:

• Dine in a restaurant slowly and tastefully, or do it quickly, almost on the run.
• Place your child in a nursery under the supervision of experienced Italian Mary Poppins.
• Exchange currency, give a telegram, buy medicine or seek medical help.
• If necessary, visit the parish of the Catholic Church or the prayer room of any other denomination.

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Note for those returning home

When returning home with a suitcase full of gifts, don’t forget that there is an opportunity to get back some of the money you spent. There is a service for this Tax-free. If your purchases were more than 155 euros, then within 3 months after crossing the Italian border (and this is immediately after registration), you can return VAT. Savings reach 20 percent. Here are Italian intermediary companies that are engaged in VAT refunds:

• Global Blue.
• Tax Refund S.p.a.
• Premier Tax Free.

If you purchased goods from sellers who have entered into an agreement with Global Blue, then the money can be returned right before boarding the plane. In other cases - at home, according to the standard scheme: non-cash on a card or cash through an intermediary bank. Just don't forget that to do this you must have Tax Refund check with customs stamp.

If the wait for a flight is really prolonged, then it is absolutely not necessary to spend the night in the departure lounge. Delayed travelers will be gladly received by three hotels located a few steps from the exit from the terminals:

1. Welcome Airport Hotel- democratic and inexpensive, only “two stars”.
2. Hilton Roma Airport- a solid “four-star” hotel.
3. Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport- hotel of the same class.

In the town of Fiumicino itself, five kilometers from the terminals, there is a middle class hotel - Hotel Corallo.

Transport links between Fiumicino and Rome and Italy

If your tour of Italy does not include transfer to a hotel in Rome or another city in Italy, then you will have to get there yourself. How to get from the airport to Rome? It is not too difficult to deny yourself the pleasure of taking independent steps in a foreign country. There are four ways to get to the city center:

Railway

This method is preferred for those who wish to continue. There are two railway lines from the airport towards Rome - one from the domestic station, the other transit. The Leonardo Express comes from the domestic station. It can only take you as far as . It will take an hour, and the ticket costs 14 euros. The Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino train runs along the transit line. It stops in all the suburbs of Rome, and visits the three main stations of the Italian capital - Travestere, Tiburtino, Ostiense. The ticket price is the most affordable - 8 euros.

Traveling by bus

It is better to use the bus for those who want to get from the airport for a minimal price.

The cost of the trip when purchasing a ticket online is 4 €.

The carrier is the passenger transport company Terravision.

The arrival stop is in the center of Rome, near the Termini central train station.

Buses depart every 40-50 minutes.

Travel time is 55 minutes.

The trip will be convenient if your hotel is in the city center. If not, you can change to the metro here and get to any area of ​​Rome using it.

The interface of the ticket purchase site is in English, but it is not difficult to understand.

Step 1. This is what the form looks like - here you need to select the date and number of tickets.

Find a taxi near the airport building

Taxi anywhere in the world is a special transport. Firstly, it is more expensive than public transport (especially if you are alone or there are two of you). Secondly, you don’t need to relax on the trip - when paying by meter, some drivers like to take a detour to get more money.

Taxis operate from all Leonardo da Vinci Airport terminals. However, payment methods and prices depend on where you are going. If the route is standard - “to the center”, then the cost of the trip will be approximately 40 euros. The taxi driver doesn’t care how many of you there are - one, two, the main thing is that there are no more than four.

The cost of baggage transportation is included in the cost of the trip. If you are going to your own address, then the price will depend on the meter, and you need to make sure that the “chef” does not forget to turn it on.

Order a transfer

If you order a taxi in advance from home (this will be called a transfer), the driver will meet you with a sign in the arrival hall of Fiumicino Airport and take you to the hotel door. The price of a trip, as in a regular taxi, is about 40 euros, but you don’t need to keep an eye on the meter, because... the trip has already been prepaid. You can make an order online at any international taxi service, for example.

At the end of your virtual acquaintance with Leonardo da Vinci Airport, you should probably listen and

Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (IATA code on the board: FCO) is located 35 kilometers west of the center of the Italian capital.

It is Italy's largest and busiest airport and a hub for Italian flag carrier Alitalia and Vueling. At the end of 2015, Fiumicino's passenger turnover amounted to more than 40 million people.

Fiumicino has 4 runways and consists of four terminals: T1, T2, T3 and T5(they were previously designated by letters, but after a large-scale renovation of the airport in 1990-2000 they changed to more convenient digital designations).

Which companies fly from where?

Terminal 1– domestic Italian flights, intra-Schengen flights operated by Alitalia. Domestic Italian and intra-Schengen flights operated by KLM, Air France Hop!, Air Europa, Luxair, Compagnie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée S.A.E.M., Etihad Regional-Darwin Airlines, Air Berlin, Niki and Air Serbia.

Terminal 2– domestic Italian flights, intra- and extra-Schengen flights, operated mainly by low-cost airlines Ryan air, Wizz air, Blue Air, Air Moldova, Sun Express and Meridiana.

Terminal 3– all Russian airlines (Aeroflot, Russia, etc.) and the vast majority of other airlines (Schengen and non-Schengen area), some domestic Italian flights also operate from here.

Terminal 5– direct flights to the USA and Israel, operated by American and Israeli airlines, respectively.

If you have a connecting flight through Rome Fiumicino Airport and then need to transfer from one terminal to another, I would advise taking a ticket with a minimum connection of 2 hours, especially if the flights are operated by different carriers and you need to first collect luggage from one flight and then check it out its another airline. If there is only one carrier, then I would recommend a minimum connection at Fiumicino airport of 1.5 hours (and this often means that there will be little time), taking into account distances, queues at passport control and security. Naturally, airlines sell tickets with much shorter connections, and if you are late for the second flight on one ticket due to plane delays or delays at the airport, you are required to be sent on the next flight. But, since this often disrupts other plans (checking into a hotel, a pre-planned transfer, etc.), in such large hubs (transfer hubs) in Europe as Fiumicino Airport, it is worth keeping in mind the high probability of transport complications and it is better to play it safe by taking more long docking. In addition, between some terminals of Fiumicino Airport it is necessary to travel by free shuttle buses, which also lengthens the travel time (waiting for a bus (15 minute interval), queues of passengers, etc.). In general, from my travel experience, with children and elderly parents you should forget about very short connections - this is a lot of stress.

Wi-Fi at Fiumicino airport is free. To connect, you need to select a network in the “Airport Free Wi-Fi” list, then open it and click on the Free Wi-Fi icon. Each time at the airport you need to do this manually; your gadget will not automatically reconnect.

Fiumicino airport map

Departure area, general view

Departures area, Terminal 1

Departures area, Terminal 2

Departures area, Terminal 3

Departures area, Terminal 5

Arrivals area, general view

Arrivals area, Terminal 1

Arrivals area, Terminal 3

As you can see, the list of airports in Rome is small, but quite suitable for such a large city. After all, both are quite extensive airport terminal complexes. There are other names of airports in Rome. Fiumicino is also called the Leonardo da Vinci Airport of Rome, and Ciampino is named after Giovanni Battista Pastine.

Distance from Fiumicino to Rome.

The airport was put into operation in 1961, when Ciampino could no longer cope with the increasing passenger traffic. It was regularly modernized. Further improvement of the complex is still planned in the future.

You can see a map of Fiumicino Airport below.

Map of Fiumicino airport.

Fiumicino Airport in Rome - terminal diagram

Fiumicino terminals are located close together, which is very convenient, considering that you don’t have to spend a lot of time if you need to get from one terminal to another. There are 4 in total:

T1 - international flights and to countries included in the Schengen Union;
T2 - domestic and international flights;
T3 - flights from non-Schengen countries and domestic flights;
T5 - flights from the USA and Israel.

Fiumicino from a bird's eye view.

Next to each of them you can find a sign with a map of the airport and how to get to other terminals. Some can be reached on foot, and others can be reached by shuttle, which regularly runs between them. For example, how do you go from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 at Fiumicino Airport? Once all services are completed, this can be done on foot. in 35 - 40 minutes.

What services does the airport provide?

Fiumicino has many advantages in the form of numerous services and services for its passengers.

Throughout the airport complex there are information boards indicating all services, and a board that lists all flights with their arrival and departure times.

Inside Leonardo da Vinci Airport.

If you want to leave your luggage, you can leave it in storage rooms, which are located in the arrivals hall of Terminal 3. For 1 bag or suitcase you need to pay 6 euros. Their opening hours: from 06:30 to 23:30.

There is also a very many currency exchangers. Of course, they are available throughout the airport. You can use their services from 06:00 to 23:00. Some are closing one hour earlier. If you arrive at the airport at night, and you need to exchange money, then ATMs are at your service.

At the 3rd terminal there is first aid station, which is open 24 hours a day. Pharmacies where you can get medications without prescriptions, located in terminals 3 and 5.

Terminal 1 is located mail which is available from 08:30 to 15:30, Monday to Friday.

For mothers with children, there are 3 mother and child rooms with changing tables and beds. For smoking passengers there are 3 special rooms. 2 of them are in Terminal 3, near gates G and D, and another one is in Terminal 1, after security. Services for passengers with disabilities are also provided.

Leonardo da Vinci Airport.

In Fiumicino WI-FI is free only for the first half hour. Then you will need to pay for it.

At the airport there is also companies where you can rent a car, if you want to travel around Rome autonomously.

Availability of a business center and multilingual information services- another advantage of Fiumicino.

How can you get from Fiumicino to Rome?

To , you can use taxi, bus, train or express.

By train

Express “Leonardo” will take you to the capital of everything for 14 euros. “Leonardo” walks twice an hour, from 06:30 to 23:30. You will get to Rome on it in just half an hour. You can buy tickets for it at ticket offices or special terminals.

Train stop.

From the same station from which the express train departs, trains, but they are not direct, but go through numerous towns in the suburbs of Rome. Therefore, on the way you can spend up to one and a half hours. But the ticket is a little cheaper - only 8 euros. Before departure it is necessary be sure to compost, if you do not want to pay a fine of 100 euros.

By bus

They depart from all Fiumicino terminals. They are arriving to Termini station or metro station.

By taxi

It is better to take a taxi if you come with your whole family or friends. Be careful, as taxi drivers in Rome tend to inflate their actual rates. Instead of the required 40 euros, they can call 150.

Taxis and cars at the airport.

To distinguish licensed taxi drivers, pay attention to their cars. They must be white, with a branded sticker on the side.

Transit to Fiumicino

Many flights to Europe and other countries pass through this airport. If you are flying from Russia to another country in transit, and the entire flight is operated by the same company, then you do not need to collect luggage. You will need to go through security and that's it.

You can only enter the city if you have a Schengen visa.

Rome Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is the main and largest airport in Italy and is included in the list of the busiest airline complexes in Europe. There are three airports in Rome: Fiumicino (Leonardo da Vinci, receives the main flow of international flights), Ciampino (serves mainly flights within Italy, as well as charters) and Urbe (serves mainly charter flights). All Rome airports on the map are located relative to the city center as follows: Fiumicino - in the southwest, Ciampino - in the southeast, and Urbe - in the north.

Historical reference

During the years of rapid economic development after World War II, Rome's oldest airport, Ciampino, experienced difficulties in handling the ever-increasing flow of tourists arriving in the Italian capital. It was decided to build a second international airport near the town of Fiumicino. It was built in 1961 and became the main aviation complex of the Eternal City. Almost all international flights from all Rome airports were transferred here.

Over the years, national airline Alitalia has invested heavily in improving and expanding the airport complex: building new terminals, runways and improving technical equipment.

As a result, today Fiumicino Airport consists of 5 air terminals equipped with gates with modern jet bridges, and four runways capable of receiving airliners of any class.

Basic information and contacts

1. Name - Rome Fiumicino International Airport. Leonardo da Vinci. In Italian, the name of Rome Fiumicino airport is Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci;
2. Location – 35 km southwest of Rome;
3. IATA (International Air Transport Association) and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Association) encoding:

• IATA – FCO;
• ICAO - LIRF.

1. Contacts:

• Address: Via del l Aeroporto di Flumicino, P.O. Box 68, 00050 Roma Aeroporto, Italy;
• Information: +39 06 65951;
• Email - [email protected].

1. Official website – http://www.adr.it;
2. Opening hours: 5-00 – 24-00.

The official website operates in the main European languages: Italian, English and German, as well as Russian. The Russian-language version of the site provides the most important information: online scoreboard, brief description of the airport complex (contacts, map of terminals), etc. You can view it here http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-ru-/fiumicino. Users who have mastered a minimum set of words in English or Italian can obtain more complete information on the official airport website in Italian or English version.

How to get to Rome

From Fiumicino Airport you can travel to the city in several traditional ways: by bus, train, taxi and rented car.

Bus

Near air terminals T1 and T2 there are stops for Cotral buses running between the airport and Rome:

• airport – Tiburtina station (Roma Tiburtina). Along the way there is a stop near Termini central station (Piazza dei Cinquecento). The duration of the trip is approximately 1 hour;
• airport – metro Cornelia line A, the ride is a little less than an hour;
• airport – Magliana line B metro station, ride approximately 45 minutes;
• Airport – Ostia, Piazza Stazione, about an hour’s drive.

Another operator is the transport company SIT BUS SHUTTLE. Their buses depart from the T3 air terminal, stopping near the arrivals hall. The routes are as follows:

• Airport – Termini Central Station (from Via Marsala);
• Airport – Vatican (Vatican area, Via Crescenzio, 2).

Carrier T.A.M., routes are as follows:

• Airport – Termini Central Station (from Via Giovanni Giolitti no. 34);
• Airport – Ostiense Station (Piazzale 12 ottobre 1492 opposite Eataly).

Note! It is better to buy bus tickets in advance, at ticket offices and ticket machines; they are more expensive from the driver.

Additional Information. It is worth knowing that in Italy bus tickets can be bought at tobacco shops, newsstands and small shops. As a rule, they have “Tickets” signs on them. If there is no sign, you can ask the seller. In Italian, the word “ticket” sounds similar – “biglietto”, pronounced “biletto”.

Separately, it is worth noting that the ticket price already includes payment for baggage transportation.

Train Trenitalia

There is a railway station at Fiumicino Airport, from which you can travel to Rome by train of the main carrier Trenitalia. There are two options: the Leonardo high-speed train and the regular Regional FL1 train. Tickets are sold at ticket offices and machines next to the platform.

The Leonardo express train takes only 32 minutes and costs 14 euros. Children under 12 years old travel free of charge.

Taxi

A more comfortable, but also more expensive way to get to Rome is to take a taxi. Municipal authorities warn that official taxis must be equipped with a checkered “taxi” sign, and a personalized license with a unique number must be pasted under the windshield. This indicates that the taxi driver has the right to work.

Taxi stops are located in front of the exits of the arrival halls of air terminals T1 and T3. Prices for services are fixed and will be:

• from Fiumicino to the center of Rome (Aurelian Walls) – 48 euros;
• to Magliana (Parco dei Medici) trip cost – 30 euros;
• to Ciampino airport – 50 euros;
• to Tiburtina station – 55 euros;
• to Ostia station – 45 euros;

Important! A trip to any point within the city should not exceed 70 euros.

Car rent

In the arrivals halls of the terminals there are car rental counters of all major European and Italian service providers:

• Sixt;
• Auto Europa;
• Hertz;
• Europcar;
• Avis-Budget;
• Goldcar;
• Maggiore;
• Noleggiare;
• Locauto Rent.

The price per day for rent starts from 20 euros, it all depends on the configuration, model and the availability of additional options.

Parking at the airport

Rome International Airport has several types of parking:

• Multi-level parking ABCD is a complex of multi-storey indoor parking, located between terminals T1, T2 and T3, providing passengers with long-term parking services. Each building has direct exits to the airport terminals. Parking cost – 9.5 euros per day;
• Long-term parking - located at the exit from the airport, on Via Antonio Zara, parking cost - 5.50 euros per day;
• Short-term parking in front of the terminals – intended for parking lasting no more than 1 hour;
• “Pink parking” – parking services only for women;
• Parking for motorcycles;
• Parking for disabled people.

Data on short-term, moto, and pink parking rates are provided on site.

Additional Information. Payment for parking services is accepted both in cash and by bank cards.

Airport infrastructure

Today, the Fiumicino complex includes 4 runways and 5 air terminals:

• T1 – domestic flights and flights within the European Union operated by the national air carrier Alitalia, as well as KLM, Air France, Air Europa, Air Berlin, Luxair, Meridiana Fly, etc.;
• T2 – flights within Italy and international flights of low-cost airlines outside Schengen: Ryanair, EasyJet, Meridiana, Wizzair, Sun Express, etc.;
• T3 – most international flights, including all Russian airlines: Aeroflot, Ural Airlines, Russia, as well as: Austrian Airlines, British Airways, China Airlines, Cyprus Airways, Finnair, etc.;
• T4 – air cargo terminal;
• T5 – air carriers operating direct flights with Israel and the USA: United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, El Al.

A free bus runs around the airport, departing every 15 minutes. At night (from 1-00 to 4-00) he must be called via intercoms.

Each terminal has departure and arrival areas, passport and customs control points. To ensure maximum accessibility of information about the structure of the entire airport and each of the terminals, there are interactive stands everywhere where you can see both a map of the airport as a whole and a plan of each terminal. The airport layout is quite complex, so it was divided into parts by terminal and by each level (arrival area, departure area, etc.). On each diagram, special icons indicate all the information necessary for the passenger. All terminal plans are available in the Airport map section on the website http://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-airport-map. The picture below shows an example of one of the plans - the departure area of ​​the T3 air terminal.

The diagrams are quite easy to use, they are very visual and informative, deciphering the symbols is not difficult.

The following services are also available at Fiumicino Airport:

• VIP service lounges – located in terminals T1, T3, T5; operating hours and cost of services are determined on site;
• the special service hall “Sala Amica” of the Alitalia airline – located in the departure area in terminal T1;
• accelerated passage of Fast track control - passages are available in T1, T3, T5;
• emergency medical care point - open 24 hours a day, its counters are located in each terminal;
• pharmacy points - in T1 and T3;
• bank branches and ATMs – serve customers daily in all air terminals;
• luggage storage room – located in T3 (arrival hall), open daily from 6:30 to 23:30, cost of storing a piece of luggage is 6 euros per day;
• mother and child room - there are three in total, located in the departure hall of terminal T3, equipped with cribs and changing tables, the service is free;
• prayer room - located in T3.

As with many airports, each Fiumicino terminal has a variety of duty-free shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.

Important! It is worth knowing that flights are not serviced at night; all airport services have a break in work from 24-00 to 5-00 in the morning. Only a few bars and vending machines with snacks and drinks are open.

Hotels

Many transit passengers stay in the terminals overnight. It is uncomfortable to sleep on metal chairs, so passengers have the opportunity to stay in hotels located near the airport. These are the hotels:

• Welcome Airport Hotel – the hotel is located directly next to the airport complex;
• Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport – the hotel is also located near the air terminals;
• Hilton Rome Airport:;
• Hotel Corallo.

Transfers are available to all hotels; details should be found at the information desks. Each hotel has rooms available for several hours to wait for your flight in comfort.

Fiumicino Airport today is one of the largest transport hubs not only in Europe, but also in the world. Every year it serves tens of millions of tourists eager to visit the Eternal City. For all the world's largest airlines, Rome is one of their priority destinations.

Video

After reading this article, you will understand how to get from Rome-Fiumicino Airport to the center of Rome and other Italian cities using different types of public transport: train and metro, bus and taxi. The article contains all prices, optimal routes and necessary maps. And you, dear readers, just have to choose which way you will go to the city.

Rome Airport Information

• Official name of the airport: Rome-Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Aeroporto Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino)
• Airport code: IATA: FCO; ICAO: LIRF
• Addressairport: Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
• Airport location and distance to the center: 33 km west of Rome on the seashore
• Name of public transport stop: Fiumicino Aeroporto
• Airport phone: +39 0522 672121
• Official website of the airport:Adr.it
• Airport passenger turnover: 43 million people per year (data for 2019)
• Direct flights from 100 airlines to 250 cities, the most popular flights to the following airports: , Palermo, Madrid, Amsterdam, Brussels, Munich,
• Flight cost: two-way air ticket Moscow – Rome from 121 Euro; round-trip air ticket St. Petersburg – Rome from 157 Euro.
• Direct flight travel time: Moscow – Rome (distance 2380 km) 4 hours 5 minutes; St. Petersburg – Rome (distance 2350 km) 3 hours 45 minutes.
• Airline hub: Alitalia and Vueling
• Local time: GMT+1
• Local currency: Euro
• Airport weather: below in the widget you can see the current weather at Rome airport. If we briefly describe the weather in Rome by season, then summer in Rome is very hot, the air temperature most often exceeds +30 °C. Therefore, it is better to go here in autumn and spring, when the daytime air temperature is a comfortable +20 +25 °C. In winter, Rome is a little cool and often rains.
• Restaurants and food outlets: There are more than 30 food outlets on the airport premises - from fast food and burger joints to lounge bars and decent restaurants.
• Shopping/shopping: At Rome airport you will find hundreds of shops - from Fendi and Rolex to souvenir and liquor stores.
• HotelsVairport: HelloSky and Hilton Rome Airport

Leonardo da Vinci International Airport - Fiumicino is located on the seashore 33 km west of the center of Rome and is the largest and main airport in Rome, as well as throughout Italy.

Currently there are 4 passenger terminals at the airport:

• T1 - Terminal 1 for Alitalia and SkyTeam flights. The terminal includes: 94 check-in counters; departure gates B, C, D, E.
• T2 - Terminal 2 closed for renovation.
• T3 - Terminal 3 includes more than 200 check-in counters from 201 to 430; boarding gates; departure gates B, C, D, E.
• T5 - Terminal 5 Still closed for renovations.

On the map of Rome Fiumicino Airport you can see the location of the terminals, parking lots and train station. Bus stops are located opposite Terminal 3. Important! When leaving the airport building, always pay attention to the signs, as Rome airport is gigantic and it is best to follow the signs, such as the bus or train sign.

All terminals have access to the train station, taxi stops and bus stops, so travelers will have no problem figuring out airport transportation. The main thing is to pay attention to the signs that will tell you where to go. If you decide to get to Rome by train, then you need to go towards the train station following the yellow signs that show a train and the words “Trains”.

Since the official currency of Italy is the Euro, I think that most travelers will have this currency with them, and you will not need to go to exchange offices or ATMs, so immediately after passport control and baggage claim, we go to buy tickets for public transport.

Now I will list all the types of transport by which you can get to the center of Rome, and everyone will choose the best option for themselves.

Leonardo Express from Rome Airport

The fastest way to get from Fiumicino Airport to Rome is by train. Most modern European cities are connected to the airport by trains. There is a railway station at Fiumicino Airport, from where trains depart to Rome at intervals of 30 minutes. This train is called Leonardo Express and resembles our Aeroexpress train. Leonardo Express departs from the airport at 8 and 38 minutes of every hour. The train goes to the central railway station Roma Termini Without stops. How long does it take to get from the airport to the station, you ask? Travel time is 32 minutes. From Rome, the train departs from Roma Termini station from platform 23/24 every hour at 22 and 52 minutes.

Trains from Fiumicino Airport to Roma Termini Station run from 6:36 to 23:36 every day. Flights from Roma Termini to Fiumicino Airport - from 5:52 to 22:52. Children under 12 years old travel free when accompanied by a paying adult. To find the train, you need to leave the baggage claim area and follow the signs to the station; Right there at the station there will be a departure board for all trains to the center of Rome.

Where can I buy a ticket? Tickets for the Leonardo Express can be purchased at the ticket office of the airport railway station, on the Internet, tobacco newsstands (Tabaccheria) and special machines. A ticket for the Leonardo Express costs 14 Euros for an adult for one trip (price is valid for 2019). Luggage transportation is also included in the fare. The fare for children under 4 years of age is free, from 4 to 12 free for one paying adult.

The ticket is valid for 90 minutes; you do not need to validate the ticket. It’s easy to buy a ticket from the vending machines, they are intuitive: you need to select the type of ticket, the number of passengers, add money, receive a ticket and change.

On the Rome metro map you can clearly see where the airport and the necessary metro stations are located. Termini Station is the very center, and from here it is convenient to start walking around Rome and go to other cities, so I advise you to book a hotel here. If you have not yet booked a hotel, I advise you to do so on the Hotellook website, which has a lot of great deals in more than 9,000 hotels and apartments in Rome.

Important! Please note that you arrive by train at Termini Station, and if your hotel is located at another metro station, you will have to face the following difficulties:

• You will need to buy metro tickets, i.e. find ticket vending machines.
• Walk to the metro station. This is not always easy, because... There are a lot of people at Termini station, everyone is wandering around, the signs are not always hung correctly.
• Go down to the subway. Not everywhere there are escalators, and you will have to carry your suitcases on yourself.
• Get into a carriage on the subway. During rush hours, the Rome metro cars are simply overcrowded, and it is very difficult to travel with a suitcase.
• After you have reached the station you need, you will need to walk the way to the hotel, and if it is raining or hot outside, then after arriving at the hotel you will no longer have the strength.

Therefore, always weigh the pros and cons when choosing which mode of transport to get from the airport. Well, we’ll move on to the next travel option from the airport.

Fara Sabina train and metro

Train Fara Sabina (FL1) travels from Rome Fiumicino Airport to the final railway station of Orte, and along the route makes stops at the main train stations in Rome Tiburtina, Ostiense, Trastevere and in the suburbs. At Tiburtina, Tuscolana and Ostiense stations you can change from line FM1 to metro line A or B. The train ticket costs 8 € (around the ring of Rome) and 11 € if you need to go outside the ring, valid for 90 minutes from moment of composting. The Fara Sabina train runs from 5 to 21. The journey time is slightly longer than the Leonardo Express, and the journey from the airport to the center of Rome takes approximately 1 hour.

On the map you can see all the stops of the FL1 train to the center of Rome.

Buses from Fiumicino Airport to Rome

From Leonardo da Vinci Airport to Rome you can take direct buses from various companies. Traveling by bus will cost you less than traveling by train and will also take you into the center of Rome. All bus companies include luggage transportation in the fare. Read information about the conditions for transporting children on official websites.

There are company buses from the airport Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 Cotral. The bus arrives at the station Rome - Tiburtina and to the square Dei Cinquecento opposite Termini station. Travel time is approximately one hour, ticket price is 5 € (7 € when purchased on the bus). Other Cotral airport buses depart from the station Cornelia- metro line A, and from the station Magliana- metro line B. The cost of the trip from Magliana station is 2.5 €, travel time is 45 minutes. For additional and current information, see the company’s official website Cotral.

Sitbusshuttle is another company that will take you from Rome airport to the city center. Travel time 50 minutes - 1 hour 30 minutes. The fare is 6 € one way; round trip – 11 €. The bus goes to Termini Station, the bus stop is Via Marsala, 5. Tickets can be purchased on the company's website Sitbusshuttle.com.

Schiaffini is an even cheaper bus company. A one-way ticket costs 5.9 €; round trip 8.9 €. The buses of this company are old, smelly, broken down, stuffy. Travel time is approximately the same. Tickets can be purchased at Romeairportbus.com.

Tambus is a company whose buses also take people from Fiumicino Airport to Rome. The fare is 6 € one way; round trip – 8 €. The bus schedule is approximately as follows: 4:30 - 00:15. Tickets and more information at Tambus.it.

Terravision- a low-cost airline among shuttle buses from airports throughout Europe. The fare is 5.9 €; round trip 8.9 €. Travel for children under 3 years old is free. The travel time is the same as for other buses. At Fiumicino Airport the bus can be found at Terminal 3 at stop number 8. From Termini the bus leaves from Via Giovanni Giolitti.

Important!

• Please note that travel time by bus depends on traffic jams in Rome.
• You should also understand that you are not taking the bus to the hotel, and after the bus you will need to change to another type of transport to get to the hotel, and this is an additional waste of time.
• When transferring, you will have additional costs for travel by metro, bus or tram.
• You will have to carry a suitcase and look for the hotel building.
• Well, the last minus is that a lot of tourists fly to the airport, and everyone wants to save money. As a result, there may not be enough space on the bus, which means you will have to wait for the next bus. I once traveled from Rome airport by bus, and had to wait an extra hour for the next bus, because... all the tourists could not enter. Italians also constantly run around, there is no clarity in their work.

From central Rome, most buses leave for the airport from Termini Station. Some buses to the airport stop on Via Giovanni Giolitti; from the metro to the stop it takes about 5-7 minutes. There is a schedule at the stop, but, as I said above, it does not coincide with reality, and there are also traffic jams in the city, so my advice to you is to go to the airport in advance!

Taxi from the airport

There is a taxi rank at the exit from Terminals 1, 2, 3 and 5 of Rome Fiumicino Airport. The fare from the center or to the city center for a maximum of four people is 50-60 Euros inclusive of luggage. Further information can be obtained from the City of Rome Tourist Information Office located in the arrivals area of ​​Terminal T3. If you are heading to the center of Rome, the fare will be indicated on the taximeter, to which you will need to add the cost of luggage. During rush hour and when a large number of flights arrive, there may be a queue for taxis, and there are not enough taxis for everyone.

If you do not speak foreign languages If you arrive at night and are afraid of getting lost, it is better to order a taxi transfer from Rome airport online from a reliable Russian company in advance. In the arrivals hall you will be met by a Russian-speaking driver with a sign, who will help you carry your luggage to the car and take you comfortably to the specified address. When ordering online and in advance, you will receive discount and fixed price. A taxi will take you to any area of ​​Rome or even to another city, for example, Civitavecchia, Viterbo, Lido dei Pini, Pomezia, Fiuggi, Bracciano, etc.

Car rent

Renting a car is an excellent option for independent tourists who like to visit the most interesting corners of the planet, do not like public transport and prefer freedom. You can rent a car if you budget for parking, toll roads and gas, and are willing to learn about local traffic regulations. You can book a car either at the airport and pick it up immediately upon arrival, or in the city center. It's easy to travel with a rented car: it's like driving your own car.

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