| How to get
around in Rome:
1 -
Getting from the Fiumicino airport to the city
2 - Pubblic
transportation in Rome
3 -
Taxis in Rome
4 -
Car
rentals
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Getting from the Fiumicino airport to the city:
There are different means for getting from the
airport Roma-Fiumicino (also know as Leonardo da Vinci) to the city.
The best solution is to take a taxi or a train.
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By taxi:
You
should use only authorized taxis (white cars with taximeter),
which are available outside flight terminal. The fare for a trip to the
centre of Rome is approx. 40 euro.
You must make sure that the driver changes the
taximeter fare when you enter the city (at the height of the
Grande Raccordo Anulare - Ring, km 7 of the highway from Fiumicino), because the fare outside of
Rome is higher than inside the city.
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By
train:
Two connections by train with the city of Rome are available at
Fiumicino airport.
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The first one is named
LEONARDO EXPRESS and reaches directly Roma Termini station,
which is the main station in the city and from where many other means
of public transportation are available (including underground).
This
line does not make intermediate stops.
Trains leave from Fiumicino every 30 minutes, starting at 06.37 in the
morning, until 23.37 in the evening. Trains from Termini to Fiumicino
(also every 30 minutes) start at 05.52 in the morning and end at 22.52
in the evening.
The ticket costs 8.80 euro and can be bought in the station, at the
newsagents and at automatic teller machines, which accept also credit
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The second line, called FM1, stops at Roma Trastevere
station, at Roma Ostiense station and at Roma Tiburtina
station (clic
here
for all stations).
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Direction Roma
Tiburtina |
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Monday - Saturday |
Every
15 minutes:
from 6:27 to 21:27
Additional trains:
5:57
21:57
22:27
22:57
23:27 |
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Sundays |
Every
30 minutes:
from 5:57 to 23:27 |
The ticket
costs 4.70
euro and can be bought in the station, at the newsagents and at
automatic teller machines, which accept also credit cards.
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Public transportation:
In
Rome there are available a number of public services, which serve the
city quite well (get the map
here). But
only two underground lines have been built, due to the problematics of
excavating in the city. Most services rely therefore on buses.
The website (click
here) of the
public company provides detailed information about bus lines, journey
lengths etc. It is available also in English and French.
Tickets
Tickets for the public transportation are available at all newsagents,
in many bars and tobacco shops (with a big T outside) and at automatic
teller machines.
Tickets (BIT-biglietto integrato a tempo)
cost 0.77 euro and are valid for 75 minutes. In the last year controls
on the public transportation have increased considerably, therefore
make sure never to board a bus without a ticket.
There are available two different tickets, one with and the other
without magnetic stripe. The validity is the same. A daily
ticket (BIG-biglietto integrato giornaliero) is also available
at the cost of 3.10 euro.
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Taxis in Rome:
No
particular recommendations need to be made for taking a taxi in Rome.
Make sure the taximeter is active and running on "tariffa 1" (the city
fare). Do not use taxis without authorisation
(others than white).
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Car
rentals:
If
you plan to hire a car for some days in order to take a trip around
Rome, we suggest you should contact directly one of the classic
companies like Hertz, Europecar or Avis.
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One
thing you need always to keep in mind is
that the center of Rome is accessible only to the residents for
most of the day. There are electronic cameras checking the access
points, so even if nobody will stop you immediately, a fine will
be issued. |
Access to the center is
prohibited from 6.30 to 18.00 from Monday to Friday and from 14.00 to
18.00 on Saturdays.
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