Car rental Rome

I'm not sure your post is very clear - what is the rental for exactly? You don't need it in Rome so why waste money parking it and getting no use out of it for two days? If you need it for post-Rome, then why not rent on your way out, preferably at a location where you can exit easily and quickly? Just google a map of the rental car locations on the edge of Rome that you can get to easily.

No way would I want a car in Rome! There is an easy train between the train terminal and the airport that you could take when getting ready to leave the city and pick up your car back at the airport. Since you do not want a train you could take a taxi but our only experience with that was about 70euros. You may consider less luggage so trains are an option for you. My husband and I are both in our mid 60's and travel with one wheeled bag each and a bag pack each. We will be in Italy for a month this fall and will totally use trains and busses. We are each responsible for our "stuff"!!

It's just an American "thing"...to have a rental car when traveling. I used to be the same way until I figured out what a hassle rental cars truly are and how easy it is to travel via trains. I hope Americans can someday understand that it's not necessary to have a rental car at all times...especially in big cities like Rome, Milan, London, etc - actually it's crazy!

In some locations in Italy car rental offices close early on Saturday and are closed all day on Sundays, or close for a couple of hours around lunch, so make sure the office will be open during the times you plan to pick up and drop off the car before your itinerary is decided. BTW we were in Italy in June and drove in Tuscany and in the Dolomites/Verona areas. The roads are great and well-signed and driving is not difficult. But my husband and I agreed we would not have wanted to drive in Rome or Florence.

We reserved a cab for our trip from the airport to our apartment in Trastavere from RomeCabs. It was a great simplifier to have a driver waiting for us at the airport when we were tired and just wanted to get to the apartment. I think it was about E55. There are other threads on this forum about hiring drivers in Rome.

Definitely no need for a car while you're there - I would just consider it an enormous hassle to have one. A taxi to your hotel is simple and the price is fixed at 48 Euros from FCO to the city center.

Tim while I live in the usa I am European and I am very well aware of not needing a car sometimes. However we are traveling to Assisi after Rome and also the outskirts of San Gim and visit a winery in Tuscany only reachable by car. So we need a car. My question was how could I rent a car after our visit in Rome. Thanks to some great info I think I will call rental car agency and rent the car 2 days later from airport. Happy Traveling

Why go back to the airport to rent a car? There are many rental offices in Rome (particularly around Termini) that would faster and less expensive than returning to FCO, paying to get there and paying a premium for an airport pick up. Just doesn't make sense.

Excellent ideas I will check it out and report back :) Happy Traveling

You could take a taxi to Tiburtina station and rent car there. Easy access to the A1

Susanne,

As a European, I assume you're aware of the usual "caveats" regarding driving in Italy.