Dec 4, 2016, 1:07 pm
Last edit by: JBD
Ground Transportation Options (Including Taxis, Trains, Buses and Shuttles) from 060608 - an Official Rome Tourist site
060608 Aeroporto di Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci - Services and connections
Car Service Options Recommended by Many FTers Over Many Years
Stefano's Rome Cabs Cost €50 for one way transfer. (Price is for up to 3 people with luggage. Additional charges for more people and late night service).
TripAdvisor Reviews
Rome Shuttle Limousine Cost €50 for one way transfer. If booking a roundtrip there is a €5 discount. (Price is for up to 3 people with luggage. Additional charges for more people and late night service).
TripAdvisor Reviews
How To Check for Upcoming Transportation Strikes
Link to official website showing schedule of upcoming transport strikes (in Italian)
Link to site above, translated through google
Link to a search for strikes on website "Wanted in Rome". (This is a well maintained site geared to expats which will post info about upcoming strikes, usually a day or so beforehand).
060608 Aeroporto di Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci - Services and connections
Car Service Options Recommended by Many FTers Over Many Years
Stefano's Rome Cabs Cost €50 for one way transfer. (Price is for up to 3 people with luggage. Additional charges for more people and late night service).
TripAdvisor Reviews
Rome Shuttle Limousine Cost €50 for one way transfer. If booking a roundtrip there is a €5 discount. (Price is for up to 3 people with luggage. Additional charges for more people and late night service).
TripAdvisor Reviews
How To Check for Upcoming Transportation Strikes
Link to official website showing schedule of upcoming transport strikes (in Italian)
Link to site above, translated through google
Link to a search for strikes on website "Wanted in Rome". (This is a well maintained site geared to expats which will post info about upcoming strikes, usually a day or so beforehand).
FCO to Rome transportation options
Feb 24, 2019, 1:33 am
#271
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I've been to Rome so many times, and except for the 70s, I've always taken the train, or taxi or my own car/rental/taxi to get to FCO. What always scared me with the idea of the bus was the time it would take from entering Rome proper till Termini and then reaching my end point. Since a few years my favourite hotel is in the Triestino, and the Metropolitana now goes all the way from Piramide to the Annibaliano, just 150 metres away from the hotel. So, thank you "coloncapitalDexclamationpoint" (only way to write your "name" without it becoming an emoticon 
) for the idea which never occurred to me, I'll use this way of getting to Rome on my next trip.
) for the idea which never occurred to me, I'll use this way of getting to Rome on my next trip.
Feb 25, 2019, 3:19 am
#272
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and I added the ! because FT wanted 3 characters. Actually when I signed up I was surprised that it was accepted.Anyway it goes to show that there's always something to learn about a city even if you know it well. I've also discovered things I wouldn't have known about the places I live in/go to frequently on FT.
Apr 18, 2019, 5:22 am
#273
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I just need to decide 1) reserve Rome Shuttle Limousine or 2) reserve a taxi service through Rome-accomodation.net where I booked my accomodation at 64 euros.
Apr 18, 2019, 11:26 pm
#275
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Is it easy to get a begger taxi (at least mid-SUV size or mini van size taxi) from FCO taxi stop?
Thanks,
Last edited by poohhead80; Apr 18, 2019 at 11:51 pm
Apr 19, 2019, 11:25 am
#277
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), adjusting by either sending the larger party to a van down the line or having the party wait until the van comes to the front. Plenty of vans at FCO, because of course, parties with luggage too large for a sedan are common at FCO.However, when I came with a family group of 6 carrying luggage for a three week trip, I prebooked a transfer with RomeCabs. Really excellent service. Recommended.
http://www.romecabs.com/
Apr 19, 2019, 2:07 pm
#278
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 522
They haven't raised the €50 rate, but it's only for parties up to 3 people. So you were given the quote for 4 pax. RomeCabs similarily quotes €50 for up to 3 people. (I've just edited our wiki to reflect this distinction).
Whether to hire a car service or use a taxi has been much debated here. And the issue of booking your own car service vs having your hotel/rental arrange for it has also been discussed, with some feeling it's well worth the extra cost to have your lodging take care of it, since they then will have "ownership" of getting you to the right place. But FCO taxis are certainly used to parties of 4. See the official 060608 site linked in the wiki above for reference, it states the following for taxi fares (I've bolded the info relevant to your trip).:
TAXI
At the Terminal 1, 2 and 3 exits of Rome Fiumicino Airport, a taxi service for the city of Rome is available.
The fares are:
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- Ostiense Station 45 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Aurelian Walls 48 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- Tiburtina Station 55 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Civitavecchia Harbor 120 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Magliana Castle 30 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- New Rome Fair 25 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Ciampino Airport 50 euroAll the above fares are fixed by the municipality responsible and are subject to change without notice.To check please visit https://romamobilita.it/en
The cost of the service includes baggage, maximum of four passengers.
Passengers are advised to check the town the taxi is from (Rome or Fiumicino) before boarding given that the tariffs applied by taxis from Fiumicino are more expensive than those shown in the table. Taxis authorized by Municipality of Rome and the Municipality of Fiumicino are white with a “TAXI” sign on the roof and a licence number on the doors, on the back and inside the vehicle.
PLEASE NOTE: any other vehicle at the airport exit could be driven by persons not in possession of a valid taxi or car hire permit and the tariff requested may be higher, or in any case different from that foreseen by the Municipality of Rome.Complaints must be be sent to Roma Capitale, Dipartimento Mobilitŕ e Trasporti - Commissione di Garanzia, Via Capitan Bavastro n° 94, 00154 Roma.
At the Terminal 1, 2 and 3 exits of Rome Fiumicino Airport, a taxi service for the city of Rome is available.
The fares are:
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- Ostiense Station 45 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Aurelian Walls 48 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- Tiburtina Station 55 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Civitavecchia Harbor 120 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Magliana Castle 30 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport- New Rome Fair 25 euro
•from- to Fiumicino Airport-Ciampino Airport 50 euroAll the above fares are fixed by the municipality responsible and are subject to change without notice.To check please visit https://romamobilita.it/en
The cost of the service includes baggage, maximum of four passengers.
Passengers are advised to check the town the taxi is from (Rome or Fiumicino) before boarding given that the tariffs applied by taxis from Fiumicino are more expensive than those shown in the table. Taxis authorized by Municipality of Rome and the Municipality of Fiumicino are white with a “TAXI” sign on the roof and a licence number on the doors, on the back and inside the vehicle.
PLEASE NOTE: any other vehicle at the airport exit could be driven by persons not in possession of a valid taxi or car hire permit and the tariff requested may be higher, or in any case different from that foreseen by the Municipality of Rome.Complaints must be be sent to Roma Capitale, Dipartimento Mobilitŕ e Trasporti - Commissione di Garanzia, Via Capitan Bavastro n° 94, 00154 Roma.
Apr 24, 2019, 1:03 pm
#279
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Radio Taxi Fee a Fiumicino o No?
I would say that about every third time I take a taxi from my hotel to FCO, I get a driver who insists upon an additional fee -- typically quoted as a €7 "radio taxi" fee -- simply because the hotel called the cab to the hotel. Sometimes I win this battle; sometimes I don't. But there's this lingering doubt in my head as to who is right. Is the fee from my hotel to FCO €48 or not? Do supplements apply to what is said to be a flat fee?
Bolding mine.
Sometimes I just don't feel like fighting this because I know that my employer will reimburse me. But I just don't feel that I should have to argue about it ... ever. What say y'all? I mean, it is confusing, and on some level I feel that I almost can't blame taxi drivers, particularly newer ones, for being confused, too.
Originally Posted by the 060608 Roma turismo site
The travel time from Fiumicino to Rome (within the Aurelian Walls) is about 40-50 minutes, with a flat rate (per car) of € 48.00, supplements included.
Sometimes I just don't feel like fighting this because I know that my employer will reimburse me. But I just don't feel that I should have to argue about it ... ever. What say y'all? I mean, it is confusing, and on some level I feel that I almost can't blame taxi drivers, particularly newer ones, for being confused, too.
Apr 24, 2019, 2:30 pm
#280
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 522
I would say that about every third time I take a taxi from my hotel to FCO, I get a driver who insists upon an additional fee -- typically quoted as a €7 "radio taxi" fee -- simply because the hotel called the cab to the hotel. Sometimes I win this battle; sometimes I don't. But there's this lingering doubt in my head as to who is right. Is the fee from my hotel to FCO €48 or not? Do supplements apply to what is said to be a flat fee?....
I can't seem to make my links work in English, but here is the link to Rome Mobilita in Italian where you'll see under the "Tariffe taxi da e per gli aeroporti" that the fixed rate is "compresi i supplementi", as iapetus quotes above.
Further, the rate for calling a taxi, which to my understanding should not apply to the fixed FCO rate, is stated to be €3.50, not €7. Below is a cut and paste from the second section of the page I linked above. (I added bolding and red color to the relevant line).
iapetus, your post and others I read here, make me happy to continue using my car service for €50.
Tariffe taxi a Roma
La tariffa massima del Servizio taxi č una tariffa tassametrica unica progressiva valida in tutto il territorio comunale, a base multipla in funzione del chilometraggio e del tempo di espletamento del singolo servizio. Sono inoltre fissate tariffe predeterminate per i collegamenti da/per gli aeroporti. I titolari di licenza taxi sono obbligati al rilascio di ricevute.
Tariffa progressiva (importi singoli scatti € 0,10)
Deliberazioni della Giunta Capitolina n. 151 DEL 23.05.2012QUOTA FISSA
- quota fissa di partenza nei giorni feriali (dalle ore 6:00 alle ore 22:00) € 3,00
- quota fissa di partenza nei giorni festivi (dalle ore 6:00 alle ore 22:00) € 4,50
- quota fissa di partenza notturna (dalle ore 22:00 alle ore 6:00) € 6,50
TARIFFA ORARIA
- Scatto a tempo applicabile per velocitŕ inferiore a 20 km/h; 27,00 €/h
TARIFFA TASSAMETRICA UNICA PROGRESSIVA
- T1: per velocitŕ maggiore di 20 km/h 1,10 €/km (finoa € 11,00)
- T2: per velocitŕ maggiore di 20 km/h 1,30 €/km (fino a € 13,00)
- T3: per velocitŕ maggiore di 20 km/h 1,60 €/km (oltre i € 13,00)
TARIFFE AGEVOLATE
Č fissato uno sconto del 10% sull’importo indicato dal tassametro nei seguenti casi:- corse dirette verso gli ospedali pubblici romani
- per le donne sole che usufruiscono del servizio nelle ore notturne (ore 22.00 - 6.00)
- per i giovani in uscita dalle discoteche il venerdě e il sabato previa idonea convenzione con i gestori di pubblici locali
SUPPLEMENTI
- il primo bagaglio č gratuito; per ogni successivo bagaglio con dimensioni superiori a cm 35x25x50: € 1,00
- dal quinto passeggero in poi, per vetture con capienza superiore a n. 4 passeggeri: € 1,00
- il diritto fisso di chiamata da radiotaxi č pari a € 3,50
Apr 24, 2019, 2:52 pm
#281
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I can't seem to make my links work in English, but here is the link to Rome Mobilita in Italian where you'll see under the "Tariffe taxi da e per gli aeroporti" that the fixed rate is "compresi i supplementi", as iapetus quotes above.
)That said, maybe you're right. I have a friend who keeps offering me to connect her with her car service. Perhaps I should take her up on it one of these days.
Apr 28, 2019, 10:48 am
#282
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NYC
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I'll add a current datapoint for Rome Shuttle Limousine noted in the wiki. We had a generally good experience with them. The website can be a bit finicky so if you do not get an automated response to your booking request asking you to 'Accept' or 'Reject' the booking, it means the web form you filled has likely not made it to the company's office. As expected, we paid 50 Euros into Rome (Mercedes minivan) and 45 Euros back (Mercedes E sedan). Drivers were on time and professional. Even though we had requested to pay via credit card, the drivers strongly preferred a cash payment, which was no issue for us but a heads up to any FTers that may be future customers?
Thanks to those who contributed to the wiki on this. ^
Thanks to those who contributed to the wiki on this. ^
Apr 28, 2019, 10:53 am
#283
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NYC
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I'll just add that Rome Shuttle Limousine is still charging 50 Euros for up to 3 passengers. It seems like you were quoted 60 Euros for your family of four.
[QUOTE = poohhead80; 31013238] I got a quote from Rome Shuttle Limousine. It looks like now they charge 60 euros.
I just need to decide 1) reserve Rome Shuttle Limousine or 2) reserve to taxi service through Rome-accomodation.net where I booked my accommodation at 64 euros. [/ QUOTE]
[QUOTE = poohhead80; 31013238] I got a quote from Rome Shuttle Limousine. It looks like now they charge 60 euros.
I just need to decide 1) reserve Rome Shuttle Limousine or 2) reserve to taxi service through Rome-accomodation.net where I booked my accommodation at 64 euros. [/ QUOTE]
Jul 23, 2019, 1:55 am
#284
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 6
Rome Airport Transport has lots of reccomendations at Trip Advisor. Rome Airport Transport is a wonderful company. I use them all the time. They are always on time waiting with a sign that has our name on it. They take you directly to your hotel without any fuss.
Aug 17, 2019, 2:58 pm
#285
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 221
My ET flight is scheduled to land at FCO a 4:30 am on a Sunday and looking for the best option to get into town. We'll be flying in J class and probably have checked luggage to pick up. Assuming the flight is on time and we are ready to leave the airport between 5 - 6 am, will there be Ubers available? Cabs? I think the first express train to Termini is just after 6 am, so will immigration and customs take so long that I might as well wait for the first train? Some of the hotels I'm looking at booking also have airport transfers available.
Last edited by EmpressRouge; Aug 17, 2019 at 11:02 pm
