My friend is arriving in Rome from Chicago and I am coming from NYC. Will we arrive at the same terminal? If so, where is a good place for us to meet? If not, where should we plan to meet? I arrive 2 hours before her. Thank you.
Posted by
New Orleans
1225 posts
Over the last 10 years or so, I have always arrived through the same terminal, so would expect you all to both pass through the same terminal. However, in the last year or so, FCO folks have moved the "Meeting Point" pole. As of June 2016, here's where it is: After you go through international immigration, you will pick up your luggage off the belt (if you checked it) and pass through customs (just walk past some guys on the way to "EXIT"). You will then go through some double glass doors into the large, busy terminal area. As you go through that doorway, keep to the LEFT and about 30 feet ahead of you will be a (square, I think) large column with the words "Meeting Point" posted on it. This is an obvious and clear spot to meet. Since you will arrive before your friend, you will have time to go to a BANK ATM (make sure that it is bank-connected) to stock up on euros, maybe buy some water, juice, coffee, sandwiches, etc., and also - if you are then going to be taking the train somewhere - to go find the Trenitalia ticket machine (in the terminal hallway off to your right as you exit customs, about 200 feet) and to buy a couple of tickets into the city (on the Leonardo Express) or wherever you plan to go. Note also that there are "Arrivals" monitors up on another large post in the same area as the "Meeting Point" post so that you can watch for your friend's arriving plane.
Posted by
Massachusetts
715 posts
My guess is that you both will be arriving at terminal three. Once you go through passport control and then customs, which is just a door you walk through as you are rarely checked or stopped, you are no longer airside. You will see a lot of people waiting to pick up friends, etc., as well as limo drivers holding up names of their fares. There will also be a big burnt orange pole that says meeting spot. Meet theme there. There may be a new style meeting point since the fire. I have not been there since then.
Posted by
New Orleans
1225 posts
The big burnt orange pole "Meeting Point" off to the right is no more. We had a bit of a confusing meet-up in June, 2016, because we were expecting to meet there. The current "Meeting point" is a square pillar off to the left that is NOT burnt orange.
Posted by
San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
16236 posts
All arrive at T3.
There is a Meeting Point. There are signs pointing to it.