FCO airport - a mysterious code: what does it hide? Rome Leonardo da Vinci Airport (Fiumicino) - the main air gateway of Italy

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Today we will learn how to get from to Rome by train, Mercedes, bus, taxi and rented car. In any case, sooner or later you will find yourself in Terminal 3, as this is where your luggage is issued. From here we begin our adventure.

• For those who don't like buses. The total travel time to the hotel is 1-2 hours.

And so inside

As you can see, everything is not so scary. Welcome to Italy!

By Mercedes for 50 euros for 1-4 people

• For those who value their comfort, time and nerves. The road to the hotel will take 25-30 minutes.

4 years ago, fate brought me to Sergio, and the transfer problem in Rome was resolved forever. Over the years, Yana and I have used his services about 50 times, and he has never been late, has not failed, has not deceived. Super reliable for an Italian. Therefore, I sincerely recommend it for free to all friends and readers of our site. If all Italians were like Sergio, Italy would be the most prosperous nation. Maybe somewhere in the north of the country there are more such people, but in the south there are only a few like him. And I admire them.

You can book your transfer yourself without intermediaries and commissions on Sergio's Russian website ru.rome4.us. For a fixed amount of 50 euros, you will be met at the airport and taken to the hotel with a breeze. No surcharges and surprises, as with taxi drivers, which you can read about below.

• Advice: If you have a large company, up to 8 people, or a lot of luggage, Sergio will organize a reliable minivan transfer for you for 70 euros. Maximum capacity Mercedes E-class trunk: 2 large suitcases of 20 kg each + 2 small suitcases of 25x40x55 cm. Carriage of suitcases in the cabin is not allowed.

By bus for 5 euros per person

• For those who have a limited budget and a lot of time. The road to the hotel will take 1.5-2 hours.

I confess that I have never traveled by bus from the airport, but from the reviews of my friends I know that it is quite cheap and simple, but not always fast. I myself do not really welcome buses because of my height.

• Terravision official website www.terravision.eu

You can also buy tickets in advance there, of course, if you are sure that your flight will arrive on time, you will pass quickly passport control(often this is true), and your baggage will be promptly issued to you (often this is not the case).
All buses of this and other carriers stand at the exit from the arrivals area in Terminal 3.

Attention: the last bus leaves from Fiumicino at 23:00. Keep in mind that if your arrival is after 22:00, then the bus option is not suitable for you- you will not have time to get your luggage, buy a ticket, or there will be no more seats on the bus. Plan for other ways.

By taxi for 48-70 euros

• For those who do not worry about anything, they hardly even read these tips.

There are legends about what chaos Roman taxi drivers did a few years ago. Now for any trip from Fiumicino to the territory of Rome inside, by law, you must be asked for a fixed price in 48 euros if you meet several conditions. And now a few chips of taxi drivers:

Do you know where the Aurelian Wall begins and ends? Wikipedia tells us that this is almost the entire city center, but how do you know for sure if it's your first time in Rome. For example, the district and formally outside the walls.

Inside each taxi is available in Italian, English and Spanish, which say that:

• The first suitcase is free of charge, and for the next one larger than 35x25x50 cm, + 1 euro
• The road from Fiumicino to Tiburtina station costs 55 euros, to Ostiense - 45 euros, to the port of Civitavecchia - 120 euros, to Ciampino airport - 50 euros.
• No trip inside Rome by taxi can exceed 70 euros. Remember this!

If you are sure that you are right, then feel free to call the police, even if you are wrong, no one will fine you, and taxi drivers will most likely get scared and will bargain with you.

My experience: Of the 50 or so times I've used a taxi in Rome, about half the time I felt like I was in the wrong. For example, one day I drove home from the same place for 13 euros, and the next day for 21 euros. Once a taxi driver billed us 90 euros instead of the previously agreed 60. As a result, they almost got into a fight and bargained for 70 euros. By the way, we drove there for only 45. This is my personal experience, yours may be less negative. In any case, now for trips to the airport, I always call Sergio, whom I wrote about above.

By rented car

For whom: For independent travelers wishing to visit other cities.

Driving around Rome by car is not rational and you are unlikely to succeed, since entry into the historical center is allowed only with special passes. But no one bothers you to choose a hotel on the border historical center and park your car there. And in a day or two go to

guests the Italian capital meets Fiumicino airport. The air gates of Rome accept international flights, and also serve to send aircraft through Italy. Aeroflot, S7, Pobeda, Alitalia regularly fly here from Russia without transfers, from Ukraine - Wizzair and Ernest Airlines, and from Belarus - Belavia.

By using online scoreboard departures and arrivals, you can track flights operated by airlines in real time:

Airport history

Fiumicino Airport was built in 1960 on the outskirts of the city of Fiumicino, which is 30 kilometers from Rome. L'aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino has the full name - International Airport named after. Having undergone a number of changes and upgrades, it remains one of the largest airports countries with an annual turnover of 37 million passengers.

In 1961, Fiumicino picked up the baton from the hopelessly outdated Ciampino airport. The new airport terminal boasted two runways. Throughout the 60s, Alitalia, the country's leading air carrier, worked hard to improve the airport. During this time, another strip for takeoff and landing of aircraft appeared. In addition, new hangars and technical services were constructed.

On this moment Da Vinci Airport is equipped with five checkpoints. Passengers get directly to the ladder of the aircraft through special sleeves or by buses. Sorting travelers' suitcases promptly electronic system baggage handling. Oversized cargo is transported through a special Cargo City terminal. Alitalia's signature red and green logo adorns the tails of Boeings, Airbuses, Bombardier CRJs and Embraer E-Jets. Thus, tourists arrive in the capital of Italy with great comfort.

Airport terminals have their own specifics:

• T1 - domestic flights and flights to Schengen countries.
• T2 - international flights and partly flights within Italy.
• T3 - domestic flights and international flights, including flights from the CIS countries.
• T5 - communication with Israel and the United States.

The official website of the airport in Russian: www.adr.it/fiumicino

How to get there

For passengers arriving in Rome, there are several options for traveling to the center of the capital:

1. most convenient and safe option This is a private transfer. For only 50 euros, a personal driver in a Mercedes E-class will be waiting for you at the airport and will take you to your hotel anywhere in the city. You can order a transfer from a friend of our editorial office Sergio at www.rome4.us, which we personally use.
   
2. Express train "Leonardo Express" goes straight from the walls of the airport to the railway, and then to the center of Rome. Ticket price - 14 euros, fast (~ 30 min), but not the most cheap way get to the capital. The first Leonardo train leaves the airport Fiumicino Aeroporto to Roma Termini at 6:38 and the last one at 23:38. Check the official website for the current timetable. railways www.trenitalia.com. Travel time 32 minutes. Read the article ""
   Helpful information: travel time on foot from baggage claim (Terminal 3) to railway station about 10-15 minutes. Please note that the box office may be closed and you will have to buy a ticket from a machine, you will need a credit card or cash if the machine that accepts them is working.
   Instructions with photos.
3. Once every half hour, the train runs between Fiumicino Airport and the railway stations Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina. The fare is 8 euros. This transport is not suitable for people aiming at the center of Rome, since the mentioned stations are located on the outskirts of the city, but they are perfect for those who want to stay in one of the most atmospheric and culinary ones or go to. The first train leaves the airport Fiumicino Aeroporto beforeRoma Trastevere at 5:57 and the last at 23:17.
4. Regular bus service from the airport to the railway stations of Termini and Tiburtina greatly facilitates the life of tourists who decide to transit Rome or stay in it for a few days. The fare is 4 euros.
5. And for dessert, they were left, who should take the guests of the city for a fixed fee of 48 euros - this option is preferable in the most extreme case. However, you should carefully choose a taxi, the car must certainly be white, decorated with special checkers. Otherwise, you can pay exorbitantly excessively enterprising Italians. But remember that any taxi driver will want to deceive you and say that, for example, 48 euros is only to the city, and a trip around the city is considered separately. And you will not be able to convince him in any way, especially if you are not. Taxi drivers can charge extra for luggage from 3 euros.

Good luck to all travelers!

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As every theater begins with a hanger, so every country for many tourists who get into it starts with an airport. The main "hanger" of Italy is the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport or simply "Fiumicino" (Fiumicino). It is named after small town, in which it is located, 30 kilometers southeast of the Italian capital, Rome.

arrival

So, landing, applause… Planes from all over the territory of the “once indestructible” usually arrive in zone G of the third terminal (T3). Next - a small airport train that delivers a tourist in a couple of minutes to the main building, a hall border control And.…

It is at this stage that the first hitch can occur. Sometimes, depending on the number of flights and the promptness of Italian officials, the crossing procedure European border may take an hour or more. There are no amenities, it is especially annoying that with such a crowd of people only 3-4 pass booths work. You should always hope for the best, under optimal circumstances, you can be in the Schengen area within 5-10 minutes.

Further actions depend on the plans of the tourist. Rome's Fiumicino airport is just a connection point? Then you are most likely to the first terminal (T1).

For transit passengers

When checking in for a flight with a transfer, tourists are usually given both boarding passes. Accordingly, to receive baggage in connecting airport no need. It will fly independently of you. Immediately after passing the border control, we move along the path with the “Transit” signs.

Through the exit located on right hand, we get outside, pay attention to the pointer "T1, 2 min" (this is the direction and time to the goal). Next, through the door located on the left, we go into the desired terminal and go up to the second floor. The second hitch awaits the traveler in this very place - security control.

Then everything is simple: the departure area and the boarding gate number are indicated in boarding pass, and there are enough signs that do not let you get lost at the Fiumicino airport.

If you are flying to the USA or Israel, then a free shuttle will take you to Terminal 5 (T5), from which these flights are operated.

How to get to Fiumicino airport and from it to the train station and the center of Rome?

And what about those who have Rome - end point route? How to get to the eternal city?
There are several options to resolve these issues:

• Taxi;
• railway express;
• train;
• bus.

At the exit of each terminal is located taxi rank. Anyone heading towards it will be attacked by a group of local "bombs", offering both a lift and luggage to bring. You should not respond to such offers: prices are too high, safety and quality of service are not guaranteed. There are known cases of setting a price of 80 and even 150 euros with a fixed tariff of 40 for licensed carriers. The fight between the police and the “merchants” has not yet brought visible results.

You can distinguish legal carriers by white cars, characteristic “scallops” and branded stickers on the sides of the cars.

You can go to the station from which it departs by following the signs from the arrivals hall. Next, you will need to take the escalator up one floor. Runs "Leonardo" without stops twice an hour from 6:30 to 23:30. Travel time is about 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased at railway ticket offices and self-service terminals accepting banknotes, coins, credit cards, and even in tobacconists. In order not to be late, be sure to keep in mind that the express departs from distant platforms 25-28.

From the same station, trains run on various routes, making numerous stops in the suburbs and at the main Roman stations. Travel time can reach one and a half hours, and the fare is 8 euros. Purchased tickets in order to avoid a fine of 100 euros must be punched in special machines.

Cotral buses departing from all terminals, operate between the airport and the Termini station, as well as the metro stations Eur-Malyana (line A) and Cornelia (line B). As you can see, getting to and from Fiumicino airport is quite easy, there are many alternatives.

Service at Fiumicino Airport

The airport offers a wide range of passenger services. Compact boards with information about the schedule, departures and arrivals of aircraft are located throughout its territory. According to the schemes placed on the stands, you can find the necessary service service. Let's try to orient potential tourists in this matter.

Shopping and catering

Zone " duty free' is a different story. A huge number of stores of the most famous world brands: from Dolce & Gabbana to Ferrari, but the prices are not encouraging at all. If they differ from the "urban", then clearly not in a smaller direction. The same can be said about cheeses, alcohol and confectionery. If you decide to bring something from Italy, do not delay the purchase. It is unlikely that in this "duty free" it will be profitable.

Prices are high in numerous restaurants and fast foods, and looking at the menu will obviously not improve the tourist's appetite.

To top it off, the vast majority of cafes and all shops are closed after 22:30 - 23:00. Complete discrimination of passengers on evening and night flights.

Official website of the airport "Fiumicino" in Rome

www.adr.it - ​​this is the address of the official website of the airport. Immediately on the main page there is a scoreboard of online departure (Parto) and arrival (Arrivo) of Fiumicino airport. The service of this resource allows you to monitor online the schedule, departure and arrival of aircraft, it presents detailed information necessary for the traveler. Here you can find detailed diagrams Fiumicino airport terminals and get information about the services provided. Don't know Italian? It doesn't matter - the site is made in 9 languages, incl. both in Russian and English. The selection menu is at the very top center.

Fiumicino is a modern, beautiful, largest airport in Italy, producing the most positive impressions. Organization of information services and internal transport can serve as an example, and not too successful catering and a shopping area cannot spoil the overall picture. We hope that this article will help some of the tourists to navigate this complex.

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Leonardo da Vinchi airport

Guests from Russia are welcomed by the main air harbor sunny country – Fiumicino. Arriving in Italy for the first time by plane, namely this vehicle choose most of travelers to quickly, comfortably and conveniently fly to romantic Italy, it is worth getting in advance Additional information about it huge airport. After all, the metropolitan air gates of Rome are so large that they can be compared with a real metropolis, which has its own communications. To make it much easier for travelers to navigate the territory air berth, there is a scheme of Fiumicino Airport in Rome, which is placed on a separate board at the airport.

Airliners departing from the capital of Russia deliver passengers to Italy's main air terminal - Fiumicino. It is located nearby from the eternal city approximately 30 kilometers. Your name main airport received due to proximity to small town, which bears the same name - Fiumicino.

Fiumicino air harbor is officially named after Leonardo da Vinci.

The new airport was supposed to help a small airport Ciampino, serving both local and charter flights. The first airliner took off from Fiumicino in the last century, namely at the beginning of 1961. Currently, this air berth in Italy is the largest: every year it serves over 45 million passengers.

Fiumicino Airport Terminal 3

Landing at an Italian airport

The average travel time from Russia to Italy takes just over 3 hours. The flight time is affected by both the type of airliner chosen and the weather conditions.

The layout of the terminals of Fiumicino Airport is displayed in detail on the official website of the air carrier. To make it easier to navigate in Italian air harbor, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with this information before departure or during the flight.

The following Russian carriers fly to Italy:

• "Russia";
• "Aeroflot";
• « Ural Airlines».

If in Italian airport transfer is made, and the departure of the second aircraft will be made from another terminal, then a special shuttle bus without having to pay for a ticket. The traffic interval is only 20 minutes, so you won’t have to wait long for the next one. It should be added that if the guests of Italy require the services of a shuttle bus at night, then it will need to be called using a special button at the bus stop.

In addition to shuttle buses, passengers arriving at terminal No. 3 can get to the exit of their air harbor on a transport that is very unusual for our citizens - a small automatic train that moves along monorails.

Italy Air Berthing Services

In any of the terminals, travelers are expected to:

• cozy restaurants and cafes where you can order a quick meal if you need to hurry up for a flight;
• keep the kids busy exciting game in a special room, leaving them in the hands of experienced Italian tutors;
• purchase medicines or, if necessary, receive first aid;
• on the territory of the airport there is a lost and found office, rooms for mother and child, in which there are special beds and tables for convenient swaddling of children.

The scheme of the Fiumicino airport in Rome is met by passengers at almost every step, so finding the right room will not be a problem for tourists. However, if you encounter any difficulties, you can contact us at any time necessary information from an airport employee who is constantly at the information desk.

Most big airport in Rome, named after the great Italian Leonardo da Vinci, is located in the city of Fiumicino. It is about 35 km from the capital of Italy. Getting from the airport to Rome is very easy.

Daily international Airport Fiumicino serves over 35 million passengers. It is here that Italy's main air carrier, Alitalia, is based.

Founded in 1961, Fiumicino Airport replaced the existing Ciampino Airport. Now all major air carriers are served at Leonardo da Vinci Airport, while Ciampino has taken on the role of accommodating private airlines and numerous low-cost airlines.

You can find up-to-date information about 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 scoreboard of departure and arrival

Official website of 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 layout of Fiumicino Airport is quite simple and convenient. Currently, the airport has four terminals, each of which is based on one or another air carrier. Yes, planes Russian airlines Aeroflot, Rossiya, Ural Airlines arrive at Terminal 3.

Shuttle buses run between the terminals. Therefore, if Fiumicino Airport is just a transfer point for you, 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 bus stop.

The terminals are divided by serviced 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 low-cost airlines Wizzair, EasyJet and others.
• T3 - represents the main international terminal, which receives long-range aircraft.
• T5 - used for flights to the USA, Israel, Asia.

Fiumicino airport terminal map

Services at Fiumicino Airport

Of course, as in 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.

Also, it will not be difficult to find currency exchange offices, bank offices, post office, and pharmacies at the airport if necessary.

At Fiumicino Airport, you can also get taxi-free, i.e. refund VAT on purchases in Italy. To do this, at customs, do not forget to certify the forms that you received when buying in stores. These forms with checks must be presented at the branch global blue Tax Refund in terminals T3 and T5.

How to get from Fiumicino airport to Rome and back

Although Fiumicino Airport is located quite far from the capital of Italy, getting to Rome is very easy and fast by train, bus or taxi. The Terravision bus is the cheapest, but if you need to go directly to the Vatican, the SIT bus is the way to go.

Good to know: At night, trains and buses between Fiumicino Airport and Rome do not

walk. Therefore, in the case of a night flight, you will either need to wait for the first train or bus that leaves early in the morning, or use a taxi or order a transfer from the airport.

All prices are as of 2019.

By Terravision bus

most economical and fast option to get to Rome from the airport - the Terravision bus, departing from Terminal 3 at stop number 5 of Fiumicino Airport, costs only 5 Euros.

This is a Terravision bus that runs every 20 minutes and takes about 1 hour. The bus goes to Termini station. The first bus leaves the airport at 5:35 am, the last one at 11:00 pm. IN reverse direction from the station to the airport, flights operate from 4.40 am to 21.50 pm.

By bus SITBusShuttle

Also from terminal T3, stop number 3, the SITBusShuttle bus leaves approximately every hour. In Rome, the bus stops at Termini Station (Via Marsala), near the Vatican (Vatican area, Via Crescenzio no. 2) and at Via Aurelia, 565. The first bus on the route leaves at 7.50 am, the last - at 23.45 night.

The ticket will cost about 6 Euros.

By bus Autostradale

Approximately every hour, the Autostradale bus departs from the terminal building, which follows direct route to Stazione Termini. It runs from 7.50 to 23.40. On the way, you will spend 1 hour 45 minutes - this is longer than on the Terravision bus.

The ticket price is about 6 Euro.

By TTI Leonettibus

The bus ride will cost more TTI Leonettibus, which departs from terminals T2-T3 and follows directly to the Tiburtina stop. Travel time will be approximately 1 hour.

Flights are operated daily at 8.00, 12.00, 15.00, 19.45. Check the schedule when booking your seat.

The ticket will cost about 20 Euros.

COTRAL bus

The duration of the trip by COTRAL bus will be about 1 hour. In Rome, some COTRAL buses stop at Termini e Tiburtina Station, while other buses run to Cornelia Metro Station (Metro Line A) and Eur Magliana Station (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 vending 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 a ticket: prices may be higher before departure. 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 out the purchased ticket and show it to the driver when boarding the bus. So you save money and time, and you can also choose the most suitable flight.

By train

You can also take the train from Fiumicino Airport to Rome. There are two options here: the express train is more expensive, but only 30 minutes on the way, or 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.) The ride takes about 30 minutes, the ticket costs 14 Euros. The Leonardo Express train always departs from the second track (located in the middle).

Orte Fara Sabina

You can also get to Rome by train Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino (Orte Fara Sabina - Fiumicino) (FM1), which reaches Rome Tiburtina (Tiburtina), Trastevere (Trastevere), Ostiense (Ostiense). 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 see 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 desired flight. If you buy a ticket at the ticket office at the station or from a vending machine, then tickets at a low cost will most likely already be sold out for the next flights, plus when buying at the ticket office, tickets may be more expensive, because. there you still pay for the service.

Taxi

If you prefer a taxi, then getting from Fiumicino airport to the center of Rome will cost about 50 Euros. Please note that taxi prices may be higher on holidays and weekends. Taxis are located immediately at the exit of each of the four terminals in Rome.

Transfer from Fiumicino airport

You can also pre-book a transfer from Fiumicino Airport to your accommodation in Rome. We recommend using the service where you can choose a car according to reasonable prices and the driver will meet you at the airport exit.

Car rental at Fiumicino Airport

You can also rent a car directly at Fiumicino Airport, which you can return just before departure. Perhaps it would be cheaper to rent a car even 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 spend the night. You can stay at the inexpensive Welcome Airport Hotel 2* or at the more prestigious ones - Hilton Garden Inn Rome Airport 4*, Hilton Rome Airport 4*.

You can see all hotels near Fiumicino Airport on the website