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Getting There By Air Fiumicino Airport (FCO) Tel: (06) 65951. Fax: (06) 6595 3646. Website: www.adr.it Rome’s principal airport – also known as Leonardo da Vinci – is located 26km (16 miles) southwest of the city centre. Fiumicino handles numerous domestic flights within Italy, as well as international flights to all major European cities and destinations further afield, including New York, Singapore, Buenos Aires, Cairo and Moscow. A free shuttle service links the domestic and international terminals. Major airlines: Italy’s national airline is Alitalia (tel: (06) 65643; website: www.alitalia.it). Other major airlines are Air China, Air France, British Airways, Canadian Airlines International, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Delta Airlines. Airport facilities: Facilities include Banca di Roma counters, 24-hour bureaux de change, ATMs, left-luggage, a medical office for vaccinations, a pharmacy, a nursery, bars, restaurants, duty-free shops, a post office, APT tourist information (tel: (06) 6595 4471, closed on Sundays), hotel reservation and car hire (Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Italy By Car, Maggiore and Sixt). Business facilities: An ‘Executive Center’ in Terminal A (open daily 0700-2300) provides meeting rooms, secretarial and translation services and video conferencing. There are also several airline VIP lounges with telephone and fax facilities. Transport to the city: Ferrovie dello Stato (tel: 892 021; website: www.trenitalia.com) offers a frequent service of non-stop trains to Rome’s Termini station. A single fare from the airport costs €8.80 (journey time – 32 minutes). There is also a slower train service (destination Orte or Fara Sabina), which stops at local stations on the way, including the centrally located Trastevere and Tiburtina stations. A single fare costs €4.70 (journey time –39 and 58 minutes respectively). Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located inside domestic and international arrival halls. Trains run from the airport to Rome 0637-2337 and from Rome to the airport 0551-2251. During the night, buses run from the airport to Rome 0115-0500 and from Tiburtina station in Rome (stopping at Termini station en route) to the airport 0030-0345. Tickets cost €5 and must be purchased on the bus. Taxis to the centre cost about €42 (more at night). Ciampino Airport (CIA) Tel: (06) 794 941. Fax: (06) 7949 4400. Website: www.adr.it Over 100 airlines use Ciampino, Rome’s second airport, located about 15km (nine miles) southeast of the city centre. In addition to charter flights and budget airlines, Ciampino is used as a military airbase. Major airlines: Ryanair (tel: (899) 889 973; website: www.ryanair.com) operates flights from London Stansted to Ciampino Airport. Other airlines include Britannia, Corsair and Go. Airport facilities: Facilities include a bank, a bureau de change, a bar, a post office, gift shops, information and car hire (Avis, Europcar, Hertz, Italy By Car, Maggiore and Sixt). Business facilities: A VIP lounge (open daily 0700-2300) is located inside the General Aviation Terminal. Transport to the city: COTRAL buses (tel: (800) 431 784) run from Ciampino airport to Anagnina metro station (line A) and cost €1.50. From Anagnina, it is a direct 30-minute metro journey to Termini station. The bus stops running at 2340, when a taxi journey to the centre – which costs at least €41.50 – becomes the only option. Many airlines provide their own bus service (for a fee) to the city centre; visitors should ask when purchasing their ticket. Approximate flight times to Rome: From London is 2 hours 50 minutes; from New York is 8 hours 20 minutes; from Los Angeles is 14 hours 35 minutes; from Toronto is 8 hours 5 minutes; from Sydney is 23 hours 10 minutes. Arrival/departure tax: None. |
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