Fiumicino, or, as it is also called, Leonardo da Vinci, is the largest passenger airport in Italy, receiving the largest number of flights, and therefore it is highly likely that your trip to Italy will start from here. However, getting to Fiumicino is another adage: Rome airport is located quite far from the city itself.
The distance from Fiumicino airport to the center of Rome is just over 30 kilometers, and the easiest way to get from the airport to the city is by train. Italians are generally lovers of connecting their airports with cities by railway lines and, of course, could not be an exception.
Leonardo Express
There is a railway station on the territory of Rome Airport, from where trains regularly - at intervals of 15-30 minutes - leave for the city. The route is called Leonardo Express (Leonardo Express) and the train journey to - already in Rome - takes 32 minutes.
Finding a station on the territory of the terminal is quite simple - numerous signs point in its direction. Therefore, even if this is your first time at the main airport in Rome, you will not be able to get lost.
Flights from Fiumicino Airport to Roma Termini are carried out 7 days a week from 6:23 am to 23:23 pm without weekends and holidays. Moreover, this message functions even during periods of mass strikes.
Flights in the opposite direction - from Roma Termini to Fiumicino Airport - depart from platforms 23 and 24 of the main train station of the “Eternal City” from 5:35 am to 22:35 pm.
Leonardo Express station is located right on the airport territory
Leonardo Express Ticket costs € 14 per adult per ride (2019). Children under 12 years of age are allowed to travel free of charge if accompanied by an adult who has paid for their ticket. There are no baggage limits: the main thing is that it does not interfere with your neighbors.
In Fiumicino you can buy tickets for the Leonardo Express at the ticket office at the airport train station, at many press sales points and vending machines. The ticket office and most of the machines are located in the main lobby of the airport railway station.
Please note that before boarding the train, the ticket must be stamped in special machines located in front of the platform exit. The ticket is valid for 90 minutes after composting.
Composting machines for train tickets at Fiumicino airport
Metro from Fiumicino airport to Rome
Another way to get from Fiumicino Airport to Rome, which is less known to tourists, is by taking the Regionale commuter train (trains leave from the same train station at the airport as Leonardo Express).
While this is a slightly less convenient option to travel, it is nevertheless a cheaper option too. The special line FM1 is called Sabina Fiumicino (Sabina-Fiumicino). It starts from the airport and runs through the stations Tiburtina, Tuscolana, Ostiense, Trastevere and several others. At Tiburtina, Tuscolana and Ostiense stations, you can change from the FM1 line to the city metro line A or B and, thus, get to almost all more or less significant points of the "Eternal City".
These trains do not go through the main train station in Roma Termini. If you need to get exactly to it, you will have to make a change.
Metro line Sabina-Fiumicino (FM1)
In 2019, a ticket for the FM1 train from Fiumicino airport to Rome cost 8 euros. Children under 12 can travel free of charge if accompanied by a paying adult (1 child per adult). As with the Leonardo Express, tickets must be validated before boarding the train.
Trains generally run every 15 minutes on weekdays and up to 30 minutes on weekends and holidays.
Buses from Fiumicino Airport to Rome
Updated 01.29.2019
It was always possible to get from Rome Fiumicino airport to the center by bus, but for quite a long time this option was implemented in the Eternal City very “clumsily”. But relatively recently, the situation has changed radically.
Now the bus option is fully implemented, the schedule is tight, and the routes to Rome run like clockwork. The main advantage of buses is the price. If you buy tickets in advance via the Internet, you can get to Rome from Fiumicino airport by bus for only 5.80 Euro (versus 14 for Leonardo Express).
The routes run from 5:35 am to 11:00 pm, the journey takes about 55 minutes. In Rome, buses arrive at the stop at the Termini train station on Via Marsala - that is, almost at the same point as the Leonardo Express. In the opposite direction - from Termini to the Airport - the route runs from 4:40 to 21:50, but the stop is on Via Giolitti (also right next to Termini station).
Tickets can be purchased both one way and both ways. Buses run at an average interval of 30 minutes. If you purchased a ticket for a certain time, but missed your bus, you can use the same ticket to take the next flight.
At Fiumicino airport, the bus stop is located near Terminal 3, platform 14. It is easy to find by following the signs in the arrivals area.
Taxi from Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport to Rome
While you can still find taxi drivers in Rome who are willing to overcharge the fare for unsuspecting travelers, there is a very real opportunity to avoid them. One of these ways is to order a taxi online for your flight even before arriving at fiumicino airport, although you can also catch a car at the exit from the terminal. Another thing is that all the risks in this case fall on you.
Another way to order a taxi (addition from 2016)
At the time of this writing, there was no particular choice of alternatives in airport taxi services. But times are changing and the competition is gradually increasing. Since 2013, it has become possible to call a taxi to Fiumicino Airport through KiwiTaxi. In terms of prices, the service, plus or minus, resembles the previous method, but the interface is already much more pleasant, there is a full-fledged Russian version of the site and a Russian-language support service.
Some of the tariffs are given below, but keep in mind that prices tend to change. It is better to check the actual conditions for the dates of your particular flight on the service website.
Car rental with a driver
By and large, this is a somewhat specific option that does not differ much from a taxi. The only significant difference is that the companies that provide the corresponding service are not subject to the uniform rate at which taxi drivers work. That is, if you choose this option, then you need to be prepared for the fact that you will have to pay exactly for how much you are going to run over.
You can identify such cars on the territory of the airport by the NCC badge, which in translation of the abbreviation into Russian means "Rent with a driver". Typically, cars with NCC badges are clustered in the same place as official taxis, but can be rented from kiosks located inside the airport building.
Rent a car at Rome Fiumicino airport
If you are going to Rome, then you will hardly need to rent a car - it is better to move around the city or by taxi. But if Fiumicino is only a starting point for an independent autotrip around the country, this radically changes the matter. Moreover, the prices do not bite here (from 15 Euro per day).
Car rental prices at Fiumicino airport start from 15 Euros per day (sometimes cheaper)
There are many car rental companies at Rome airport and choosing the most optimal operator is not so easy. You can, of course, sort out the largest suppliers by the piece, compare prices, conditions and choose one, but this is quite laborious.
A much easier way to compare the conditions of car rental in various companies represented at Fiumicino Airport (and not only) is to use the Rentalcars service from the creators of the popular hotel portal Booking.com.
Alfa Romeo Giulietta was found at a price of 21 Euro per day of rent
The system monitors online all changes in conditions in car rental companies and, depending on the specified conditions, offers a rating of the best prices at one point or another.
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The largest airport in Rome, named after the great Italian Leonardo da Vinci, is located in Fiumicino. It is about 35 km from the capital of Italy. Getting from the airport to Rome is very easy.
Fiumicino International Airport serves over 35 million passengers daily. It is here that Italy's main air carrier, Alitalia, is based.
Founded in 1961, Fiumicino Airport replaced the existing Ciampino Airport. Now all the major airline companies are served at the Leonardo da Vinci airport, while Ciampino got the role of hosting private airlines and numerous low-cost airlines.
You can find up-to-date information on flights to Rome airport from Moscow and other cities, as well as buy a ticket at a bargain price, on the website aviasales.ru.
Online board of departure and arrival
Official website of the Leonardo da Vinci airport in Fiumicino
www.adr.it/fiumicino - in Italian, English
www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-ru-/home - in Russian
Fiumicino airport terminals
The Fiumicino airport scheme is quite simple and convenient. Currently, the airport has four terminals, each of which hosts one or another air carrier. Thus, the planes of the Russian airlines Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines arrive at Terminal 3.
Shuttle buses run between the terminals. Therefore, if for you Fiumicino airport is only a transfer point, then shuttles will quickly take you from one terminal to another. The first flight runs between terminals T1-T2-T3, the second - between terminals T3-T5.
Buses between terminals are free. If you arrived in Fiumicino from one in the morning until four in the morning, then remember that you need to call the shuttle yourself using a special button at the stop.
The terminals are divided according to the operated flights as follows:
- T1 - designed for flights within Italy and flights within the Schengen area (Alitalia, AirFrance, KLM and others).
- T2 - accepts charter flights and planes of low-cost airlines Wizzair, EasyJet and others.
- T3 - is the main international terminal, receiving long-distance aircraft.
- T5 - used for flights to the USA, Israel, Asia.
Fiumicino airport terminal layout
Services at Fiumicino Airport
Of course, like any other airport, in Fiumicino you can have a delicious meal or a cup of coffee in numerous cafes or restaurants. Here you can go shopping while waiting for your flight and buy souvenirs for your family and friends.
It is also not difficult to find currency exchange offices, bank offices, post office, pharmacy points at the airport, if necessary.
At Fiumicino airport, you can also issue a tax-free, i.e. carry out a VAT refund on purchases in Italy. To do this, do not forget to certify the forms that you received when buying in stores at customs. These check forms must be presented at the Global Blue Tax Refund office at Terminals T3 and T5.
How to get from Fiumicino airport to Rome and back
Although Fiumicino Airport is located quite far from the Italian capital, it is very easy and quick to get to Rome by train, bus or taxi. A Terravision bus is the cheapest option, but if you need to go directly to the Vatican, the SIT bus will do.
Good to know: at night trains and buses between Fiumicino Airport and Rome do not
go. Therefore, in the case of an overnight flight, you will need to either wait for the first train or bus, which leaves early in the morning, or take a taxi or order an airport transfer.
All prices are as of 2019.
By bus Terravision
The most economical and fastest way to get to Rome from the airport is the Terravision bus, which departs from Terminal 3 at stop number 5 of Fiumicino airport, costs only 5 Euro.
This is a Terravision bus that runs every 20 minutes, travel time is about 1 hour. The bus goes to Termini Station. The first bus leaves the airport at 5.35 am, the last one at 11 pm. In the opposite direction from the station to the airport, flights operate from 4.40 am to 21.50 pm.
By SITBusShuttle
Also from terminal T3, stop number 3, the SITBusShuttle bus departs approximately every hour. In Rome, the bus stops at Termini Station (Via Marsala), near the Vatican (Vatican area, Via Crescenzio no. 2) and Via Aurelia, 565. The first bus on the route leaves at 7.50 am, the last one at 23.45 am.
The ticket will cost about 6 Euros.
By Autostradale Bus
An Autostradale bus departs from the terminal building approximately every hour and follows a direct route to Stazione Termini. It runs from 7.50 to 23.40. On the way, you will spend 1 hour and 45 minutes, which is longer than on the Terravision bus.
The ticket price is about 6 Euro.
By TTI Leonettibus
The TTI Leonettibus, which departs from terminals T2-T3 and goes directly to the Tiburtina stop, is more expensive. The journey takes about 1 hour.
Flights are operated daily at 8.00, 12.00, 15.00, 19.45. Check the schedule when booking a place.
The ticket will cost about 20 Euro.
COTRAL bus
The duration of the trip by COTRAL bus will be about 1 hour. In Rome, some COTRAL buses stop at Termini and Tiburtina Station, while others link to Cornelia Metro (metro line A) and Eur Magliana (metro line B). Buses run around the clock.
The ticket price is about 7 Euro. It can be bought at the box office or online at www.cotralspa.it.
Buy a bus ticket from Fiumicino airport to Rome
Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office or machine upon arrival, but it is better to take care of this in advance so as not to stand in line and not overpay for the ticket: before departure, prices may be higher. The easiest way is to compare all bus routes and buy a ticket on the Russian-language website www.omio.ru. In the line of the point of departure, indicate - Fiumicino.
Just print the purchased ticket and show it to the driver when boarding the bus. This will save you money and time and will be able to find the most suitable flight.
By train
There is also a train connection from Fiumicino Airport to Rome. There are two options here: an express train is more expensive, but only 30 minutes on the way, or a regular train, which costs half the price, but takes about 1 hour.
Leonardo Express
The Leonardo Express train runs between the airport and Rome's main train station, Termini. It departs from the airport station (Stazione Aeroporto.) It takes about 30 minutes, the ticket costs 14 Euro. The Leonardo Express train always leaves from the second track (located in the middle).
Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino
You can also get to Rome by train Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino (FM1), which reaches Rome Tiburtina, Trastevere, Ostiense train stations. The ticket price for this train is 8 Euro. But the duration of the trip on it will be longer - about an hour. Trains run every 15-30 minutes.
You can view the train schedule on the convenient website www.omio.ru in Russian. There you can compare all flights by ticket price, fares and buy a ticket for the desired flight. If you buy a ticket at a ticket office at a train station or a ticket machine, then tickets at a low cost will most likely already be sold out for the next flights, plus when buying at the box office tickets may be more expensive, because there you still pay for the service.
Taxi
If you prefer a taxi, getting from Fiumicino airport to the center of Rome will cost around 50 Euros. Please note that taxi prices may be higher on holidays and weekends. Taxis are located immediately outside each of Rome's four terminals.
Fiumicino airport transfers
You can also pre-book your transfer from Fiumicino Airport to your accommodation in Rome. We recommend using the service where you can choose a car at reasonable prices, and the driver will meet you at the exit from the airport.
Car rental at Fiumicino airport
You can also rent a car directly at Fiumicino airport, which can be returned just before departure. Perhaps, it will be cheaper to rent a car before departure, for example, on the Russian-language website www.rentalcars.com.
Hotels near Fiumicino airport
There are several hotels near Fiumicino Airport where you can stay overnight. You can stay at the inexpensive Welcome Airport Hotel 2 * or in the more prestigious - Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport 4 *, Hilton Rome Airport 4 *.
You can view all hotels near Fiumicino airport on the website
Last modified: January 26, 2019
Traveling in Italy for those who decide to use air transport, in most cases, starts from one of the largest airports in the world. The air harbor, which bears the name of Leonardo da Vinci, was officially launched on January 15, 1961, and today is a huge complex with four terminals, numerous shops, restaurants and even multi-denominational prayer rooms. Arriving here for the first time, you can get a little confused by the abundance of information boards and various signs, so the question of how to get to Rome from Fiumicino airport in this situation becomes the most relevant.
Of course, more stops make the trip longer. For example, the travel time to Roma Tiburtina is about 48 minutes. However, this inconvenience is compensated by the lower cost of the ticket - its price is only 8 euros if the trip is carried out within the ring zone of Rome and 12 euros outside it. Trains depart from Fiumicino Airport every 15 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends, from the same terminal in the airport where Leonardo Express trains depart. It should be borne in mind that:
- from Fiumicino airport to Roma Tiburtina, the first departure time is 5:57, and the last - 22:42;
- from Roma Tiburtina to Fiumicino airport, the first departure time is 5:01, and the last - 01:22;
- from Ostiense to Fiumicino airport the first departure time is 5:17 am and the last one is 10:17 pm.
Knowing how to get to Rome from Fiumicino in this way can save you not only money but also time. Some stations on the FL1 line are located in close proximity to metro lines, city bus routes, or other train connections.
Important information
The regional train line FL1 will not take you to Termini train station!
When planning your trip properly, there are some of the following stops on your way to Rome worth considering:
- ponte Galeria station, near which there is an ATAC bus stop;
- roma Trastevere station, located in Piazza Flavio Biondo, in a historic area of \u200b\u200bRome, quite popular with tourists. Here is the Trenitalia railway interchange for the transit lines FL1, FL3 and FL5;
- the Roma Ostiense station, located just a few steps from the Piramide line B station of Rome. As a major interchange hub, it connects the Rome-Ostia Lido railway line and the FL1, FL2, FL5 transit lines;
- roma Tuscolana station, the main exit from which leads to the station square in front of the station with a bus stop. Approximately 400 meters away, following via Adria or via Gela, there is the Ponte Lungo metro station of line A, located on via Appia Nuovo;
- roma Tiburtina station is a station after the main train station in Roma Termini. Here, in addition to the terminal points of regional lines FL2 and FL3, there is a metro station of line B "Tiburtina", and nearby there is a terminal for regional and interregional bus communication. In addition, branded high-speed trains Frecciarossa, ITALO and others, operated by Trenitalia, pass through Roma Tiburtina.
Europe and the world can be by plane, train, bus, car, ferry. Below you will find detailed information on each mode of transport to help travelers get to Rome on their own.
Aircraft
By plane, you can get to Rome with a direct flight from Moscow with the help of Aeroflot and Alitalia airlines - 3 hours on the way and about 150 EUR for a one-way ticket. Aeroflot and Alitalia fly from St. Petersburg to Rome - 3 hours 30 minutes, from Kiev to Rome, MAU - 2 hours 55 minutes, from Minsk to Rome - Belavia - 2 hours 55 minutes, and from Chisinau to Rome - "Air Moldova" - 2 hours 15 minutes.
Cheaper Rome can be reached with connections in Brussels, Frankfurt or Zurich - about 100 EUR per one way ticket.
Car
Rome is surrounded by a network of motorways. The most popular of these is the A1 motorway, which runs between Rome, Milan and Bologna. To get to Venice on the way from Rome, in Bologna you need to take the A13 motorway.
Travel time to Rome from Milan is 6 hours, from Florence - 3 hours, from Venice - 5 hours, from Naples - 2 hours.
To plan a car route to Rome on the roads of Italy and Europe, calculate the cost of gasoline and tolls on motorways on the website "Via Micheline".
Water transport
The port town of Civitavecchia is located about 80 kilometers from Rome. (Civitavecchia),where passenger ships arrive from the Spanish Barcelona, \u200b\u200bTunisia, as well as from the Italian islands - Sicily and Sardinia.
The journey by ferry from Barcelona to Civitavecchia takes 21 hours, with a ticket price of 47 EUR. From the town of Porto Torres (Porto Torres)on the island of Sardinia, Civitavecchia can be reached in 7 hours, with a ticket price of 56 EUR.
There is a train from Civitavecchia to Rome every half hour (on the way - about 1 hour).
Popular carriers include Tirrenia, Grimaldi Lines.
You can find the necessary flight and see the schedule on the website
Greetings, dear friends! The topic of our conversation today is how to get to Rome from Fiumicino airport.
Fiumicino Airport is the main Italian airport. It is located 32 kilometers from the center of the capital. The air harbor is named after Leonardo da Vinci.
The airport has four passenger terminals:
- T1 - domestic and Schengen flights,
- T2 (AA) - low-cost airlines,
- Т3 (ВС) - main terminal, long-haul flights,
- T5 - India, USA, Israel.
A shuttle bus runs between the terminals every 15 minutes. In the period from 01.00 to 04.00 the bus must be called through a special device located at the bus stop.
Despite the remoteness of the airport from the city, the convenient transport infrastructure makes it easy to get from Fiumicino airport to Rome.
This can be done in several ways. Let's consider each of them.
In this article:
By bus
Directly from Fiumicino airport, you can take buses to main train station in Rome or to metro stations of both city lines.
The Regional Bus Station is located outside the arrivals hall of Terminal 2.
Option 1
You can go to Rome by Cotral buses. They go up to:
- Train station Tiburtina (Roma Tiburtina),
- metro station line A Cornelia,
- metro station line B Eur Magliana.
The journey takes about 60 minutes.
The ticket price is about 5 euros. Tickets are sold by the driver.
The buses do not have numbers, you need to be guided by the signs, where the final stop in Rome is indicated.
There are details on that website.
Option 2
You can also go to the city from Terminal 3 by the SIT express bus. The stop is called "Bus Station".
Its final stop is Via Marsala, which is close to termini station (Termini Station).
This bus also stops at the Vatican area.
The ticket price is 6 euros.
The interval of movement is 30 minutes. Travel time is about 60 minutes.
Option 3
In addition, buses to the suburbs of Rome and other cities of the country leave from the bus stop in front of Terminal 3. Intercity routes are served by companies:
- A.M. S.r.l,
- Terravision,
- Atral-Schiaffini.
Most of these buses go through Termini Station.
For details regarding timetables, ticket prices, transportation rules and special services, check with the airport information desk.
By train
This is the most popular way to get from Fiumicino airport to the city. The airport has its own railway station, which can be accessed from any terminal. You can get to the station on foot, following the signs "Stazione Aeroporto". This will take approximately 10 minutes.
The Trenitalia company connects the main airport of the country with the capital's railway stations with two train routes - surface and metro.
Leonardo Express
This train comes to Rome on termini station.
The journey will take approximately 35 minutes. The interval of the Leonardo Express at the airport is 15 minutes. Opening hours - 6.38 - 23.38.
The ticket price for adults is 15 euros. Children under 12 years old - free.
IMPORTANT! Children under 12 years old use free travel only when accompanied by an adult.
This express is especially convenient for those who need to get to another Rome airport - Ciampino (CIA). Sit buses go there from Termini Station.
Underground
The train is called Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino, or FM1.
Metro trains leave from the same station as the ground-based Leonardo Express.
This train runs in Rome through the main train stations:
- Trastevere
- Ostiense
- Tiburtina
At the stations, you can change to metro lines A and B. This will allow you to get to almost any point in the city.
If you want to get to the Vatican, take line A towards Battistini. Exit at stations:
- Cipro-Musei Vaticani,
- Ottaviano-S. Pietro.
You will have to walk about a kilometer from both stations to the entrance to the Vatican museums. This will take approximately 10 minutes. The journey by metro will take about 30 minutes.
The ticket price for adults is 9 euros. Children under 12 years old - free.
The interval of movement of Orte Fara Sabina at the airport is 15 - 30 minutes (on weekends and holidays you will have to wait longer than 15 minutes). Opening hours - 6.40 - 23.40.
You can buy tickets for electric trains at special automatic ticket offices. You can watch this video how to do it:
IMPORTANT! Don't forget to punch your tickets when boarding the car!
You can clarify any information about the railway connection between Fiumicino airport and the city on the website www.trenitalia.com.
If you need to leave at night
If you arrive at Fiumicino Airport on a night flight, taxi is the only way to get from there to the city.
Taxis can be taken directly from the airport upon arrival. The parking lots are located in the forecourt, directly opposite the exit from the arrivals sector of each of the terminals. There is also a licensed taxi stand in the arrivals sector, from where you can call a car.
The cost of travel:
- in the afternoon - from 50 euros,
- at night and on weekends - from 60 euros.
If you order a taxi through the Internet, it will be cheaper.
Do not use unlicensed carriers. Take your car only at the designated official parking lots. A trip with a random driver can end up in unpleasant adventures and will never be cheaper than an official taxi.
Travel time from Fiumicino to the center of Rome is about 30 minutes. Distance - 32 kilometers.
Rome is called the Eternal City for a reason. Its ancient streets captivate travelers at a glance. Even those who have nothing to do with Catholicism go to the Vatican. And tourists who are closer to modernity than any antiquity, gladly visit a variety of shops, souvenir shops and endless cafes.
You can visit Rome dozens of times, and it will still remain unknown. On each new trip, the traveler will certainly see something new, which he did not pay attention to before.
I hope that from your trip to Rome you will bring a lot of good impressions, a lot of new knowledge and a lot of pleasant shopping.
That's it for today. Until next time, dear friends!
