I am planning to fly from DC to Rome and take a train to Florence. I would appreciate your help to understand the logistics: is there access from the international airport to the train station? If that is the case, is it a long walk? Can you take a taxi or is there a shuttle bus? I want to make the process easy for my wife that has some back problems.
Thank you a lot for your comments and suggestions!!
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
I assume you are asking about Fiumicino Airport and not about Ciampino.
Just follow the yellow signs saying "Train" and in around 20 minutes you'll be at the airport station. Ask for a through ticket to Firenze SM Novella if you are staying in Central Florence.
The first direct high speed train departs at 10:53 (mistake corrected thanks to the next message). Check on trenitalia.com/en.htm
Posted by
lexington, il
4105 posts
Those direct trains from Fiumicino Aeroporto
Are now showing at 10:53 & 13:53.
Posted by
872 posts
Get the Trenilaia app, tickets after retrieving your luggage. If not a direct train there is one change downtown, referring to the train number on the departure board to locate the correct platform.
Posted by
OP
Virginia,
37 posts
Thank you very much for your responses. So, it is a 20 minute walk from the airport to the train station. Is it all within the airport facility? I have not been at the Rome airport for over 20 years, Do you know
if I can rent a luggage car and leave them at the train station?
Posted by
Knoxville TN
117 posts
Following this post, as we have the exact same scenario in Mid-March.
Posted by
27 posts
My understanding is that the train station at Fiumicino is near Terminal 3 and you can get a fast train to almost anywhere or a slow train make sure you check the travel times. Not sure about shuttle buses between terminals but you can follow signs or arrange for assistance with your airline for a wheelchair in the airport. Some trains take you to Termini Station in Rome 30 mins to travel where you can get a fast train directly from Termini Station to Florence - S.M. Novella. There are several trains every 15 mins each day and I would look on the website Trenitalia.it-inter.com
Posted by
Italy
3812 posts
I would look on the website Trenitalia.it-inter.com
That's a re-seller's site, not trenitalia's
The official sites of the 2 companies running high speed trains are www.trenitalia.com/en.html and www.italotreno.it/en
Italotreno does not serve the airport, but you can take a Trenitalia train to either Roma Termini or Roma Tiburtina Station and check italotreno's schedules and fares once there.