Getting to Rome by Air
Fiumicino Airport, (tel: 06 65951) or visit www.adr.it is Rome’s main airport and is situated 26km from the centre of Rome. The airport handles the majority of Rome’s internal flights as well as international flights from most worldwide destinations. There are three terminals at the airport and they are all linked with a free shuttle bus.
Facilities at the airport include a 24-hour bureaux de change, ATMs, left-luggage, a first aid facility, a pharmacy, a nursery, bars, restaurants, duty-free shops, post offices, APT tourist information (Terminal B, open daily 0900-1900), a chapel and a prayer room. Staff will also make passengers hotel reservations and car hire is available with the following hire companies: Auto Europa, Avis, Budget, Easycar, Europcar, Hertz, Italy By Car, Locauto Rent, Maggiore, Sixt, and Targa Rent.
The airport also offers an executive centre in Terminal A for business passengers (open daily 0600-2200) and inside there are meeting rooms, waiting rooms and offices with fax, photocopying and Internet facilities. There are also several airline VIP lounges with telephone, Internet and fax facilities available.
Once at the airport, transport to the city is available via train, taxi or a private bus facility. The main train service, and the quickest, is via Ferrovie dello Stato (tel: 06 44101) www.trenitalia.com and offers a half-hourly service of non-stop trains to Rome's Termini station (journey time - 30 minutes). There is also a slower train service (destination Orte or Fara Sabina), which runs to various local stations including the centrally located Trastevere and well-connected Tiburtina stations (journey time - 20 and 40 minutes respectively). Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located inside domestic and international arrival halls, and from ticket counters or vending machines located just before the train tracks. Trains run between the airport and Rome from early morning until late at night.
Taxis to the centre cost a fixed fee of €40 for up to four people including luggage. Alternatively, a private bus company called Terravision (www.terravision.eu) provides a shuttle service from Fiumicino and stops at Lepanto metro station and Termini train station. The journey lasts 70 minutes and tickets can be bought online. Prices for this service vary.
Ciampino airport (06 65951) www.adr.it is Rome’s second airport. It is 9 miles from the city and charter flights as well as budget airlines use this airport. It is also used as a military air base.
At the airport facilities offered include a bank, a bureau de change, a bar, a post office, gift shops, information and car hire with the following hire companies: Auto Europa, Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Maggiore, Sixt and Thrifty.
Transport to the city is via a shuttle of taxi. The Terravision shuttle service (www.terravision.eu) runs between Ciampino and Stazione Termini from before the first flight arrival to after the last one at night. Tickets can be bought from the arrivals hall in Ciampino, onboard or online. SIT (www.sitbusshuttle.com) covers the same route, with tickets available onboard or online. Many airlines also provide their own private bus service (for a fee) to the city centre; ask when purchasing your ticket.
Schiaffini (www.schiaffini.com) run a night service to/from Termini railway station. Other options include taking an authorised metered taxi available from outside the arrivals hall. The fee is fixed by the council at €30 for up to four people including their luggage.
Approximate flight times to Rome: From London - 3 hours; from New York - 8 hours 20 minutes; from Los Angeles - 14 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto - 8 hours; from Sydney - 23 hours.
