FCO to Rome Tiburtina?

Agendavideo,

Yes, the FL1 Regional train will take you from FCO to Tiburtina train station.
Check here for more details: http://www.trenitalia.com/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=dd2aeb82a8fbf310VgnVCM1000008916f90aRCRD

Edit : I forgot to mention that you can also take the high speed (freccia) train from Roma Termini directly to Naples.
If you choose this option, you'd take the 'Leonardo Express' (non-stop) from FCO to Roma Termini (30 minutes travel time) then transfer to the high speed train (Frecciarossa) that will take you to Naples in 1 Hr. 10 mins.

Check this website for train schedules: http://www.trenitalia.com

Agendavideo,

I just realized that I misread your post... (It's late & time for me to go to sleep...)

I think you meant to say you want to take the 'Italo' (high-speed) train not the "Alta" train ;-)

So the first part of my answer above is what you needed to know ( FL1 train from FCO to Tiburtina)

then you can take the 'Italo' train that will take you directly to Salerno.

Here is the website for booking the Italo train tickets: http://www.italotreno.it/EN/Pages/default.aspx

Enjoy your trip!

There are a couple of ways you can route yourself to Salerno from FCO. The FM-1 is slow, but cheap. Depends on how much time you have. Of the following, no change of trains is required. It's a nice two-hour (+ or -) ride on either carrier.

1 - Leonardo Express to Termini and Trenitalia OR ItaloTreno to Salerno, all high-speed trains. Just using this Friday March 27 as an example, you can take trains as follows

• dp 13:45 ar 15:46 from €29 Trenitalia
• dp 10:26 ar 12:26 from €19 Italo (starts at Tiburtina; this is the only stop)
• dp 19:50 ar 21:54 from €19 Italo

2 - Again using Friday March 27, Leo Exp to Termini then Metro to Tiburtina. Metro costs €1.50. These trains leave from Tiburtina.

• dp 10:06 ar 12:26 from €19 Italo
• dp 11:41 ar 13:42 from €29 Trenitalia
• dp 11:56 ar 14:04 from €18 Italo
• dp 15:56 ar 18:09 from €19 Italo

Hello again,

Just to add to Laurel's helpful information.

If you are planning to buy your train tickets in advance for the day you will be arriving on an inbound flight to FCO, ( not generally recommended) you will want to give yourself plenty of time because your flight might be delayed or you may be delayed at the airport due to customs / immigration and baggage claim.

Thanks for the info everyone. The Italo train seems like a more direct route as other TrenItalia trains (even the "Fast Ones") that start at Termini go to Tiburtina and then Naples... then a city-train to Salerno. Too many changes for me. The Italo has no changes and that would be worthwhile IMHO. As to tickets, buying in advance or not... my concern is not getting a seat reserved. What does anyone think of the strategy of buying a "Flex Ticket" that would allow for changing to another train either earlier or later depending on our arrival? Our flight is scheduled to arrive at 9:10am.... The more practical time to leave on the Italo from Tiburtina is 11:56am... a whole 3+ hours after our arrival. Otherwise, we could wait and buy until we arrive. Does anyone know if these trains "sell-out"?

Would hate to arrive and hassle with trying to find transport to Salerno at last minute.

Also can you buy an Italo ticket at the airport or do you need to do this at the Tiburtina terminal?

Thanks again!

The Italo train seems like a more direct route as other TrenItalia trains (even the "Fast Ones") that start at Termini go to Tiburtina and then Naples... then a city-train to Salerno

Well it can be more direct from Tiburtina, but you have to get to Tiburtina which is kind of an extra step. FM-1 is slow.

The 13:45 Trenitalia Frecciarossa is right to Salerno, no changes, from Termini.

Makes no difference to me which you take, just wanted you to know TI does go to Salerno without changes. I have taken it. The only train that might fit your schedule is the 13:45.

As to buying in advance, it is a small risk. If you are taking the FM-1 the departures and arrivals are

10:12/11:00

10:27/11:15

10:42/11:30

10:57/11:45 and so on

If the plane is an hour late, it may be tough to get that 11:56 from Tiburtina and you will be a nervous wreck. I'd take a train 13:00 or later if buying in advance, but they RARELY sell out. When are you coming?

Thanks again for the information/follow-up. According to flight schedule, we will be arriving April 29th at FCO 9:10 am. If on time, I figure 40 minutes to 1 hour to get luggage / clear customs. (I've never had it take more than 1 hour overseas...now coming back to U.S., I've had it take as long as 1 to 2 hours or longer.)

So I'm hoping to leave airport by 10:20am +/- and arrive at Tiburtina no later than 11:40am...in time to catch the 11:56am Italo to Salerno.
Can the Italo Ticket be purchased at the airport or only online or at the TIburtina Station?

The last time we cleared immigrations in Rome on a Saturday morning, it took two and half hours. Only two agents working.

agenda,

" I figure 40 minutes to 1 hour to get luggage / clear customs. (I've never had it take more than 1 hour overseas"

That may be your experience in the past but keep in mind this is Italy and things don't always work there the way they do in other places. On one of my flights into FCO, the baggage from my flight was mysteriously routed to a carousel in a different terminal, and nobody bothered to tell the Lufthansa staff, so for awhile nobody knew where the bags had gone. In order to retrieve the luggage, a trip through security with the the usual queues, scanner and so on was required. I would have been happy if the process only took an hour, but that wasn't the case that day.

POST TRIP UPDATE: Ok this is long overdue but felt I should share anyway. Our trip went very well! And we were pleasantly surprised at how quickly it took to deboard our plane at FCO and get to the Train to Tiburtina Station. Seems I was warned that it could take long to do this but believe it or not.... it took less than 20 minutes to leave our seats, get our passports stamped and get to the train platform at the FCO airport. We even did a restroom stop along the way. KEEP IN MIND: We didn't have any check on luggage... we packed light so we didn't have to wait around for luggage.... I think this helped a lot!

AND.... since we wanted to catch a high speed Italo Train from Tiburtina to Salerno... we decided to forgo the Leonardo Express to Roma Termini and instead took the cheaper...few minutes slower train to Tiburtina. Took maybe 45 minutes since it made maybe 5 or 6 stops along the way. Got to Tiburtina which is a much, much newer and less confusing terminal than Termini. The Tiburtina Terminal is practically brand new... they have new shops and it is much, much easier to navigate than Roma Termini...signage is more clearly understood and less cluttered. AND...the Italo Train company has a passenger lounge with polite, English speaking staff who are very, very "customer friendly".... honestly ... I was blown away by their customer skills. : )

ITALO TRAIN WEBSITE

Had time for a relaxing panini and coffee while waiting for our train... super clean terminal and restrooms... non of the pushy "can I help you types" you find at Roma Termini...the type that will help you buy your ticket and expect a "tip". :\ We boarded our Italo Train which was very new, clean and modern.... since we bought our ticket upon arrival we paid the 78 Euro for two in their Flex SMART Classification which was all that was left farewise... had we booked earlier...we could've gotten a lower fare but without the Flex status... overall our Italo Train trip was very, very nice. Cruised South to Naples for a short stop and then to Salerno... took about 2 hours +/-. Did the return journey on Italo Train in reverse.

While you might save money and have more schedule options on Tren Italia, I found T.I. to be a mixed bag of travel quality in terms of car condition, cleanliness and customer service. Seemed that the Tren Italia staff weren't too polite or "tourist friendly" when I asked for help on schedules, train numbers, etc. During our stay, we had been misdirected 3 times to wrong trains despite my clear questions regarding where I wanted to go. Next time in Italy... I'm doing Italo Train. Most Americans who I spoke with had similar observations.