Rome’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.
How to get from Fiumicino to Rome:
The train connecting Fiumicino to Rome’s main railway station, Termini, is called the Leonardo Express and costs 11€. The ticket can be bought at the normal ticket offices and at vending machines, but the first ones often have people queuing up in front of you and the second ones are often out of order, so to save time you can also buy 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 stops at platform 26,27 or 28, which means that you will have to walk all the way along track 24 to get you to Termini’s main hallway, which is also where you find the entrances to Rome’s metro system and the exits to the main bus square.
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.
As of October 1st there is a fixed tariff of 40 Euros from Fiumicino to anywhere in the centre of Rome and vice versa. Ask the driver first how much he is going to charge you, though: for one, they are not all equally honest and also, taxis based in Fiumicino instead of Rome charge 60€ because they are not licensed to take a return fare back to the airport. Ignore the illegal taxi drivers who approach you as soon as you enter the arrival hall.
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)
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 110×80x40 (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
