Rome Fiumicino “Leonardo Da Vinci” Airport
Monday, January 15th, 2007Rome’s main airport is called Leonardo Da Vinci, but it is more commonly referred to as Fiumicino, since it is near the city of that name. It is located 32 km from the centre of Rome. The airport also contains a big shopping mall with over 140 stores.
Accommodation near Fiumicino Airport:
There is only one hotel at the airport itself, the Hilton (Tel: 06 65258). Of course it is not cheap. Visitors to Rome with an early flight to catch on their departure days often try to book a hotel or bed and breakfast in Fiumicino city because they are under the impression tha that way they can reach airport quicker in the morning. Thanks to the Leonardo express, however, it is just as easy, if not easier, to just book your accommodation near Termini Rome (the Bed and Breakfast Chaplin Hostel or the Little Italy B&B) without having to change hotels on your last day and without having to spendthe last night of your holiday in boring Fiumicino instead of in Trastevere, Piazza Navona or at a cozy sidewalk cafe near Rome Termini.
How to get from Fiumicino to Rome:
The Leonardo Express, the train connecting Fiumicino to the main railway station, Rome Termini, costs 11€ for a one-way ticket, which can be bought at the normal ticket offices and at vending machines. To save time you are often better off buying them at tobacconists and newspaper stands. The first train from Rome Termini to Fiumicino leaves at 5.52am and the last one at 10.52pm. The first train from Fiumicino to Rome leaves at 6.37am and the last one at 11.37pm. It takes approximately 30 minutes and arrives at platform 24. If you want to save money you can take a train to Ostiense, Rome’s second railway station. From Ostiense you walk to the Tiburtina subway stop and from there you can take a metro (line B) to Rome Termini.
There are also buses that travel from Fiumicino airport to Rome Termini (Via Marsala) and vice versa. The company is called Terravision. It is slightly cheaper than the Leonardo Express (9€ one way, 15€ return; kids 5€ one way, 10€ return) but not very regular.
As of October 1st there is a fixed tariff of 40 Euros from Fiumicino to anywhere in the centre of Rome (including the Bed and Breakfast Little Italy Rome Hotel and the Chaplin Hostel Rome) and vice versa. Ask the driver for the price before you board the vehicle: for one, they are not all equally honest and also, taxis based in the city of Fiumicino instead of in Rome itself charge 60€ because they are not licensed to take a return fare back to the airport. (The reason they give is that they are not allowed to take return fares back to Fiumicino. Italy is a complicated country!) Ignore the illegal taxi drivers who approach you as soon as you enter the arrival hall.
Leonardo da Vinci airport is only 32 km away from the centre of Rome and it’s easily reachable by car via the Rome-Fiumicino motorway.
A limousine service does not cost more than taxis do usually. For information: Airport Connection Services: www.airportconnection.it (+39 06 3383221) Airport Shuttle: www.airportshuttle.it (+39 06 42014507)Most of the major car hire companies have offices in Fiumicino Airport:
Self drive car hire
Offices are located at the Domestic and International Arrival Halls, just follow the Rent a Car signs. |
Car hire with driver
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Transportation within Fiumicino Airport
There is a Shuttle , linking the Long Stay car park to the Arrivals and Departures Terminals A, B and C. It is free of charge and operates at 20 minute intervals.
Lost property:
The lost property department (ADR/BSA Found Property Office) is in Terminal C (Follow the signs for Arrivals - Luggage Delivery).
Phone: +39 06 65953313 - 3541 (Mon-Fri 9-12.30: Thu 2pm-4.30pm).
Luggage storage:
There is a luggage department near the ground floor of the international arrivals area in Terminal C. It is open from 7am to 11pm. A photocopy will be made of your passport when you leave your luggage so make sure to have it handy.
For a luggage item of up to 110×80×40 (and weighing no more than 55kg) the rate is 2 Euros for the first 7 hours and 3,5 Euros extra for 7-24 hours. After that you pay 3,5 Euros per item per day. In case the suitcase is bigger or heavier the rate is 6 Euros per day.
Post offices:
There are two post offices in the airport, one in Terminal A and one in Terminal C. The opening hours are from Monday to saturday 8am-7pm.
Executive Center:
The Atahotel Executive Center is located in Terminal A (domestic flights) and open from 6am to 10pm. Meeting rooms, waiting rooms and temporary offices with fax machines and internet connections.
Web: www.atahotel.it Mail: info@executivecenter.com
Parking
The rates at the Multi Storey Car Park for the first day are:
- 1,50€ per 30 minutes for the first 6 hours
- 1€ per hour from the 7th till the 16th hour
- Free for the rest of the day
For the second day:
- 2€ per hour for the first 12 hours
- Free for the rest of the day
From the third day on:
- 2€ per hour for the first 10 hours
- Free for the rest of the day
The rates for the Short Stay Car Park at Fiumicino Airport are:
- Free for the first 10 minutes
- 1,50€ from the 11th till the 30th minute
- 1,50€ per minute from the 30th minute till the 3rd hour
- 3€ per hour from the 3rd hour on