Fiumicino and Ciampino airports to central Rome: the train, the bus or a fixed-fare taxi

💡 The Short Version: From Fiumicino, the Leonardo Express is the easy choice: non-stop to Termini in 32 minutes, every 15 minutes, €14. Coaches to Termini or the Vatican start at €6 and take 40 to 45 minutes. A taxi is a fixed €55 to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, the old walls round the historic centre, supplements included. From Ciampino, the Ciampino Airlink bus and train reaches Termini in 34 to 49 minutes for €2.70, and a taxi is a fixed €40. Take only white taxis from the official rank. Fares from Aeroporti di Roma and the operators, 29 and 30 September 2026. Or book a transfer: a private airport transfer with meet and greetad is from £24.00 and takes you to your hotel door.

The options, compared

Fiumicino (FCO) is Rome’s main airport, on the coast west of the city. Ciampino (CIA) is the smaller airport, south-east of the centre.

The arrivals level at Terminal 3, Fiumicino airport. Photo: CAPTAIN RAJU, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

From Fiumicino

Leonardo Express

€14 · 32 minutes to Termini · every 15 minutes, 5:38 to 23:27 from the airport

Trenitalia’s non-stop train from the airport station to Roma Termini, where metro lines A and B cross and the fast trains to Naples and Florence leave. The station is inside the airport, a walk from the arrivals halls; follow the train signs (adr.it, 29 September 2026).

• Back to the airport trains leave Termini from 4:50 to 23:05.
• Tickets are sold at the station ticket offices, at machines in the airport and the station, on Trenitalia’s app and site, and at cafés and newsagents.
• Children: under-4s travel free, and ages 4 to 11 travel free with a paying adult, one child per adult.
• City ticket: ATAC’s €1.50 BIT is not valid on it (atac.roma.it, 30 September 2026).
• GetYourGuide resells the Leonardo Express as a Fiumicino–Termini transferad from £13.80. The official €14 is about £12 at the ECB rate of 29 September 2026 (€1 = £0.857), so buy it from Trenitalia.

A Leonardo Express train at Roma Termini. Photo: Rob Dammers, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

FL1 regional train

€8 · 51 minutes to Termini with a change · every 15 minutes on weekdays, every 30 at weekends

The FL1 is a slower stopping train that goes to Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina stations but not to Termini. It suits a hotel in Trastevere or near Tiburtina; for Termini, the Leonardo Express is quicker and needs no change. It runs every 15 minutes on working days and every 30 minutes at weekends and on public holidays.

Coaches

From €6 · 40 to 45 minutes · stands at Terminal 3 arrivals

Several companies run coaches from Fiumicino to Termini; their stands are on the arrivals level of Terminal 3 (adr.it, 29 September 2026). Night coaches to Termini run after midnight.

Rome Airport Bus–Schiaffini (stand 19) and T.A.M. (stand 17) also run to Termini, and Cotral leaves from the T1 stop. Terravision’s tickets can be changed, and are valid for 12 months. Via Crescenzio is in Prati, a few minutes’ walk from St Peter’s.

GetYourGuide sells two of the Termini coaches: the Fiumicino–Termini bus transferad from £5.40 (4.5 stars from 35,776 reviews) and the Fiumicino–Termini shuttle busad from £6.00 (4.6 stars from 30,615 reviews), with Wi-Fi on board. The shuttle to the Vatican areaad is from £6.00 (4.7 stars from 15,044 reviews).

Taxis

€55 fixed to the centre · white cars · ranks at Terminals 1 and 3 arrivals

Fiumicino’s taxis wait at the arrivals level of Terminals 1 and 3. Official taxis are white, with a TAXI sign on the roof, the city’s crest on the front doors and a licence number on the doors, the back and inside (adr.it, 29 September 2026). Any other car touting for fares in arrivals may be unlicensed and charge more.

Fixed fares, in either direction, all supplements included:

A hotel outside the walls but inside the ring road, the Grande Raccordo Anulare, is metered, and the fare cannot exceed €80.

From Ciampino

Ciampino Airlink

€2.70 · 34 to 49 minutes to Termini · the bus every 20 minutes

Trenitalia’s combined ticket: a shuttle bus from the square opposite the terminal to Ciampino station, then a regional train to Termini (adr.it, 29 September 2026). Buy it from Trenitalia as a journey from “Ciampino Aeroporto” to Roma Termini.

Coaches

From €6.50 · about 40 minutes to Termini

Terravision runs non-stop to Termini, about every 40 minutes, from €6.50. SIT Bus Shuttle leaves from stand 2 for Termini (Via Marsala 5), and Rome Airport Bus–Schiaffini also runs to Termini. Tickets are sold online, from agents in the arrivals hall or on board (adr.it, 29 September 2026). On GetYourGuide, the Ciampino–Termini coachad is from £6.86 and the Ciampino shuttle busad from £5.14.

ATAC buses 520 and 720

€1.50 BIT · to metro lines A and B

Two ATAC city buses run from the airport to the metro: the 520 to Cinecittà and Subaugusta on line A, and the 720 to Laurentina on line B. The ordinary €1.50 BIT ticket is valid on both, and on the metro ride that follows within its 100 minutes (atac.roma.it, 30 September 2026).

Taxis

€40 fixed to the centre

Ciampino’s taxis wait outside arrivals; official ones are white, as at Fiumicino. Fixed fares each way, supplements included: €40 to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, to Ostiense station or to Tiburtina station, and €55 to Fiumicino (adr.it, 29 September 2026).

Private transfers

A car booked ahead meets you in arrivals, which suits families, heavy bags or a late landing. The private airport transfer with meet and greet and flight trackingad is from £24.00 (4.9 stars from 193 reviews, GetYourGuide, 30 September 2026).

After you arrive

Termini is where metro lines A and B cross; the €1.50 BIT and the 24-, 48- and 72-hour tickets cover the metro, buses and trams. Rome public transport explains which to buy, and how to pay by tapping a bank card. For what to book before you fly, and which day each sight is closed, see what to book before you go in Rome. Where to stay in Rome compares the areas on how you get in from each airport. If you have day trips planned, Termini is also the station for Pompeii and Florence. Arriving by ship instead: Civitavecchia to Rome.

The platforms at Roma Termini. Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.