Rome Airport Shuttle

SIT Airport Bus (€5 per person online, €6 at bus station). SIT run more than 20 buses daily in each direction. They run between 05.00 and 20.30 from Rome, and between 08.30 and 00.30 from FCO. The stops in central Rome are at Piazza Indipendenza (near Termini station) and Via Crescenzio (near Castel Sant'Angelo). I believe the stop is outside Terminal 3.

We're staying near Termini, a couple of blocks south of Piazza della Repubblica. It's walkable from Termini.

Are you staying at Hotel Aberdeen?

I am confused.

The Leonardo Express is 14 euro per person, one way = 28 euro total

A bus is 6 euro per person one way = 12 euro total

A taxi is 48 euro one way from airport to Termini ( or actually to the hotel)

What did you find that is 16 euro per person?

Jane, if interested in the airport shuttle buses, here's the info on the Fiumicino website:

http://www.adr.it/en/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en-/pax-fco-bus

SIT, Terravision, T.A.M.... any with a bus stop at Termini would be fine. Tickets were easily purchased at points outside baggage collection, and the buses were air conditioned, comfortable and very inexpensive. Larger pieces of luggage are stored underneath. We've stayed not far from where you'll be and had no issues walking to our accommodation from Termini.

Wendy: yes, we are staying at the Aberdeen. We've stayed there before, and love it.

Joe32F: The airport shuttle is €25 for one person, and €6 for each additional person, up to a total of 8. For the two of us, that's €31, only €3 more than the train. I'm wondering if the service is reliable, and if the convenience is worth the extra. I'm also wondering what happens if the plane is late, since we pay in advance. The website for this shuttle is http://www.airportshuttle.it/

Kathy, thank you: I'll take a look at the other bus and shuttle services.

We've stayed at the Aberdeen at least twice before; the first time we took the Leonardo Express. It worked out fine after some initial confusion about platform and schedule changes (announced over the PA system. My rudimentary Italian could follow about half of it!) We had no problem walking from Termini to our hotel, and would certainly be willing to do it again.

The second time we shared a taxi with some other folks. It wasn't a regular city taxi, and we paid less than the regulated taxi but more than the train.

Thanks for your comments, everyone. I'm just checking out all the possibilities.

Have you thought about a private car service? It will cost a bit more (maybe 20 or 25 Euros) than the shuttle, but not much more than a regular taxi. I make this suggestion for the convenience of having a driver meet you in the terminal and whisk you straight to the hotel and only paying at the end of the trip. The service we've used (and will use again) is Rome Cabs. It is a car service and not a taxi company despite the name. This is the link to a service we've used. We just send an email detailing our needs and get an answer within 24 hours. https://www.romecabs.com/.

Thanks, TC. I know other folks have used that service and been pleased with it. I'll check it out.

Jane, prices for the coach shuttles on the Fiumicino website are only 5-6 euro pp one way so a very good deal if watching the pennies, and especially so if close enough to Termini to walk to your hotel. :O)

If you are flying OUT of Fiumicino, I'd buy your bus tickets in advance, to be sure of getting seats on one with your desired departure time, or give yourself plenty of time should you need to catch a later one out.

Don't you think there are too many pitfalls in this service? There are a huge number of other companies that can take care of a lot on their own and you do not have to bother yourself. I recently had a similar problem. I work as a journalist, so very often we travel with the film crew to other cities, states or even countries. It is very difficult to get to or from the airport when there are several people, a lot of video equipment, and suitcases with personal belongings. We suffered for a very long time with different transfers or expensive taxis, we had to order at least two cars. I recently found blueskylimovail.com . It turned out to be a real salvation for us. You can order a huge SUV that can accommodate anything. Our whole team, as well as all our belongings, get to the airport in just one trip.

Jane: I've used this company many times (for arrivals and departures) over the past 6 years--both when I lived in Rome and since leaving and returning with students and other groups. They are reliable, although sometimes you have to wait for a critical mass of people to show up or a driver to come back from another run. (I've waited anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes.) I never look for the person holding my name on a sign (there's usually a string of names), but rather go directly to their desk which is located down the long hall to the right after you exit customs. The desk is located directly across from the coffee shop near the Trenitalia machines. Their door-to-door service is reliable and, as you found, inexpensive. I've always booked through the website and never had any problems.

Jeff, thank you! That's exactly what I wanted to know.

Avamorgant01, glad we could help!

Just one note about door-to-door shared shuttle services? Where you fall in line in drop-off order can add a lot to the time it takes from airport>hotel. Same from hotel>airport if you're the first to be picked up. I've had one happy, first-off experience with such shuttles, but another last-off I definitely would NOT want to repeat.

Just personal preference - it's great that some others have been happy with shared vans/minibus services - but if the accommodation is walking distance from one of the airport shuttle bus (Terravision, SIT, etc) stops or express train, I'd go that route. If not, I'd consider paying the extra for a cab/private transfer.

The two times we were in Rome, we arranged transport to/from the hotel through the hotel. Direct trip with no additional stops.