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Rome

An entire city built on ancient ruins. Dig below and you hit history — hence just three metro lines.

Airport access (Fiumicino and Ciampino)

The airports are opposites: Fiumicino needs its own train fares - no Rome city ticket works - while a 100-minute ticket covers buses 520 and 720 to Ciampino. A tap at the Termini or Fiumicino gates buys the nonstop fare.

Updated on August 5, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Choose the nonstop or the FL1
    Take the nonstop train for Roma Termini, or the FL1 for other city stations. Your destination decides the ticket.
  2. 2
    Buy the dedicated airport ticket
    Buy at a ticket office or machine; Rome tickets are not valid. At Termini and Fiumicino a tap at the gate buys the nonstop ticket.
  3. 3
    Validate before you board
    Stamp a paper ticket in the platform validator; at Fiumicino the gate does it. Unstamped counts as no ticket.
  4. 4
    From Ciampino, take a city bus
    Bus 520 runs to Cinecittà on metro line A, bus 720 to Laurentina on line B - your ordinary city ticket covers both.
  5. 5
    Take taxis only from the official rank
    Queue at the rank of white taxis in Arrivals and ignore anyone who approaches you. The fare into the centre is fixed.

Fares

Single fares8

Leonardo Express single (nonstop to Termini)
Nonstop between Termini and the airport in 32 minutes; city integrated tickets are not valid on it
14 EUR ≈ $16
Leonardo Express Minigruppi (four adults)
Only if bought in one transaction and all four travel together; otherwise it is full fare plus a surcharge
40 EUR ≈ $45
FL1 regional train (city rail ring to airport)
Second class, the same price from any station inside the city rail ring, Parco Leonardo included
8 EUR ≈ $9
Ciampino Airlink (bus and train on one ticket)
One ticket covering the 10-minute shuttle from the airport forecourt and the train on from Ciampino station
2.7 EUR ≈ $3
Airport coach (SIT Bus Shuttle)
A private coach to and from Termini - 7.00 at Fiumicino, 6.00 at Ciampino, cheaper on a return
6〜7 EUR ≈ $7–8
Cotral night coach (Termini and Tiburtina to Fiumicino)
For the hours with no trains; 5.00 bought in advance, 7.00 if you buy it on the bus
5〜7 EUR ≈ $6–8
Taxi, Fiumicino to central Rome (fixed price)
A fixed price per car to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, all supplements included; 40-50 minutes
55 EUR ≈ $62
Taxi, Ciampino to central Rome (fixed price)
Again a fixed price per car, about 30 minutes; the same figure applies to Ostiense and Tiburtina stations
40 EUR ≈ $45

Passes & multi-ride2

Carnet of 10 (115 nonstop, 65 on the FL1)
Bought on paper it is not personal, so a group can share it; valid for two years from purchase
65〜115 EUR ≈ $73–130
BIT (city buses 520 and 720 to Ciampino)
The ordinary 100-minute city ticket - on these two routes it covers the whole way to the terminal
1.5 EUR ≈ $2

Children & discounts1

Children under 12 (airport trains)
Under 4 always free; one child aged 4 to under 12 travels free with each paying adult
0 EUR

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 3, 2026

Two kinds of train side by side at the airport station — the Hitachi "Rock" on the right is a regional (REGIONALE) service to Roma Ostiense Taken Mar 2025 © Nenea hartia・CC BY-SA 4.0

Payment

Tap to ride
VISAMastercardAmex銀聯
Tap at the Termini or Fiumicino gates and it sells you the nonstop ticket
App tickets
You can buy in the Trenitalia app, which takes credit cards only
QR ticketing
App tickets are shown as a QR code and activate at departure time
Paper tickets
Validate before boarding; at the airport station the gate does it for you
Cash
Cash at ticket desks and on board; some machines take cards only

Quick facts

Hours
Nonstop 4:50-23:53
Frequency
Nonstop every 15-30 min
Fares from
14 EUR+

Heads-up

  • Cars that approach you may have no licence

    Never take a ride from someone who approaches you in the arrivals hall. ADR, the airport operator, warns officially that vehicles standing anywhere but the rank may be driven by people without a proper licence and may charge more. Queue for the white cars with TAXI on the roof and a licence number on the door and inside.

  • The FL1 ticket does not cover the nonstop train

    Do not board the nonstop train on the cheaper FL1 ticket. Say nothing and you pay an 8-euro surcharge on top of the 6-euro fare difference; tell the conductor before you board and you pay only the 6 euro.

  • E-scooters ride the trains but not the ATAC buses

    You can take your own e-scooter on the airport trains for free if it is folded and switched off (up to 80x120x45 cm), but not on ATAC buses 520 and 720 to Ciampino - ATAC bans powered micromobility from its vehicles outright.

Timetable

Operating hours Nonstop 4:50-23:53
Typical duration 32 minutes nonstop from Fiumicino to Termini, 48 to Tiburtina on the FL1, and 40-50 minutes by taxi
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka