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Car
Follow
the signs for Rome on the expressway from the airport;
the expressway links with the Grande Raccordo Anulare
(GRA), the beltway around Rome. The direction you take
on the GRA depends on where your hotel is, so get directions
from the car-rental people at the airport.
By
Taxi
A
taxi from Fiumicino to the center of town costs EUR36-EUR42,
including supplementi (extra charges; these are
usually posted in the cab) for airport service and luggage,
and the ride takes 30 to 40 minutes, depending on traffic.
Private
limousines can be hired at booths in the arrivals hall;
they charge a little more than taxis but can take more
passengers. Ignore gypsy drivers who approach you inside
the terminal; stick to the licensed cabs, yellow or
white, that wait by the curb. A booth inside the arrivals
hall provides taxi information.
Airport
Connection Services (Tel. 06 338 3221) operates
an "airport shuttle" service by private car that will
pick you up at your hotel and take you to Fiumicino
for a set fee of EUR17, with no extra for baggage and
major credit cards accepted. You must book one day in
advance, and a minimum of two passengers is required.
(If you're alone, you make your request and then call
back later to confirm that a second party has booked
and the car will make the trip.) The shuttle runs from
7 AM to 7 PM.
Rail
To
reach downtown Rome from Fiumicino Airport, you have
a choice of two trains. Ask at the airport (at APT or
train information counters) which takes you closest
to your hotel.
The
nonstop Airport-Termini express (marked "FS"
and run by the state railway) takes you directly to
Track 22 at Stazione Termini, Rome's main train station,
which is well served by taxis and is the hub of Metro
and bus lines. The ride to Termini takes 30 minutes;
departures are hourly, beginning at 7:50 AM from the
airport, with a final departure at 10:05 PM. Tickets
cost EUR7.75.
The
other airport train, FM1, runs from the airport
to Rome and beyond, terminating in Monterotondo, a suburban
town to the east. The main stops in Rome are at Trastevere,
Ostiense, and Tiburtina stations; at each you can find
taxis and bus and/or Metro connections to other parts
of Rome. This train runs from Fiumicino from 6:35 AM
to 12:15 AM, with departures every 20 minutes, a little
less frequently in off-hours. The ride to Tiburtina
takes 40 minutes. Tickets cost EUR4.65.
For either
train buy your ticket at automatic vending machines.
There are ticket counters at some stations (at Termini/Track
22, Trastevere, Tiburtina). Date-stamp the ticket at
the gate before you board.
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