Rome airport to Salerno

I would not want to drive from Rome to Salerno immediately after flying across the Atlantic. The train is quicker, easier and a whole lot less stressful. Check the Trenitalia website, there seem to be a couple of straight through trains every hour plus ones that involve a change in Naples. Contact the hoteland see if they can pick you up at Salerno, otherwise take a taxi.

Trying to drive almost 3 hours after an international flight is like driving under the influence. Don't do it.

The easiest way would be to take a taxi to Rome Tiburtina Station then a train to Salerno.

Purchase your tickets upon arrival at the train station. By using this station you can avoid changing trains in Rome Termini and Napoli Centrale.

Look up the schedule on Trenitalia.com to see which train may match your flight.

Rent your car in Salerno and drive to your lodging from there.

If you've never driven in Italy, this site will be helpful.

https://www.italybeyondtheobvious.com/dont-mess-with-ztl-zones

Probably a poor idea to fly from US to Rome and then hop into a rental car to drive 200 miles in a foreign country. Do you have an IDP?---- a train to Salerno may be a better idea--- contact the hotel now to see what they recommend for a taxi or whatever to get you to their location.

The roads are no more 'scary and dangerous' than their counterparts in the US or Canada. Some rules are different. Signage is predominately in Italian. I thought the roads were, in general, in better repair than those in 'America'

I don't know when you land, but the taxi to Tiburtina will take about 30 minutes. These are the trains that have no changes. Leaving at 9:45, 11:45 and 13:30. They stop in Naples, but you do NOT change trains.

Be advised, every driver must have an IDP (international driving permit) which is available at AAA it is a translation of your drivers license which you also need to have with you.

From Salerno to San Cipriano Picentino is 10 miles. It will take you about 25 minutes as the road is curvy.

Gerri, I'm not sure I understand your advice about Tiburtina station.

If you look at a map you'll see that Tiburtina is north of Rome, Salerno is south and Roma Termini is more or less in the middle.
90% of direct trains from Roma to Salerno that call at Tiburtina, call also at Termini 20 minutes later. So, by going from FCO airport to Tiburtina you waste at least 20 minutes.

The only reason to prefer Tiburtina when going south of Rome would be using the cheap FL1 train, that doesn't stop at Termini, instead of the more Expensive Leonardo Express. But you are telling the OP to take a cab, not airport trains. I'm puzzled.

True, Tiburtina is smaller and less crowded than Termini station. On the other hand Tiburtina is a "pass through" station: you must use escalators/elevators to get to your platform whereas there are only level transfers at Termini.

Thank you everyone for the replies.

My husband has an IDP but it looks like that it is not a good idea to drive from Rome Airport to Salerno. So we will take the train instead. When I try to look up the train going from Roma Termini on Trenitalia.com.
I see there are express trains with at least 2 stop but shorter travel time and the tickets cost more.
Since we land in Rome around 9:45am, I see train 727 which leaves at 11:26 from Roma Termini and arrive Salerno at 14:21 without any stop and be travel duration is 2 hour 55 minutes for $15.30 euro. There is an express train departs at 11:41 and arrives Salerno at 13:42 with 1 change and travel time is approximately 2 hours for $36 euro. Am I reading the info correctly? Is it too much trouble to make the train change if I take the express train?

Also do you recommend me take the Leonardo Express Airport Train to Roma Termini station or the Fiumicino Airport bus? I’m not sure what is the price and travel time difference?

Thanks again for your replies.

Anna

All trains from Roma Termini to Salerno call inNaples, either at Napoli Centrale or at Napoli Afragola station. A train not stopping in Naples would arrive at Salerno station almost empty, Salerno is just a middle-sized town.

Can you see the "duration" column on www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en (English version)? When it says "Changes: XY" under the time of travel, you'll have to change XY times. If it doesn't say anything about changes... ok, I guess you got it.
You can search only for direct trains here: https://goo.gl/ydNES4
Open the "Other search options" drop down menu and check the "Solutions without changing" box.

Note that the Roma Termini-Salerno high speed line is served also by www.italotreno.it/en, the private competitor. They run less trains per day, but their FLEX on-day tickets are often cheaper than Trenitalia's BASE.

Hi Anna --

It's Terri from work! See... all advice is not to drive after flying for many hours. I think there is a airport train that runs from Fiumicino to the central station (Roma Termini). We can figure it out together. My son in law (who is from Salerno) also says DON'T DRIVE and don't take a car to the Amalfi Coast. Using the Italiarail.com app, my daughter (and I just) confirmed there are several trains from the airport to Salerno so we can figure this out together, today! My son in law thinks to get the high speed train you need to go to the Termini station (again - there is a train that will take you there from the airport) to catch. Again, we can search today at work.

TTYL

Thank you Terri. Talk to you soon.

Rent your car in Salerno and drive to your lodging from there.

Anna, I think this (Gerri's advice) is what you're going to need to do versus take a taxi from Salerno to the hotel. Just looking at the location and reviews, a car is going to be a necessity if you're planning on doing much of anything but hang out at the hotel as it's out in the country and not convenient to any sort of public transit. As there also doesn't appear to be car rental in San Cipriano, you'd have to return to Salerno to rent a car unless you pick one up on arrival day.

SCHEDULED to land at 945AM.

Planning on leaving Termini before noon, is extraordinarily optimistic.

I think there is a airport train that runs from Fiumicino to the
central station (Roma Termini).

Yes there is. It's the Leonardo Express mentioned earlier. 14 euro pp.
http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en/Services/Fiumicino-Airport

Also do you recommend me take the Leonardo Express Airport Train to
Roma Termini station or the Fiumicino Airport bus? I’m not sure what
is the price and travel time difference?

The L.E. train to Termini takes 32 minutes. Buses (Terravision, SIT, T.A.M., Atral) from the airport to Termini take about an hour and cost between 5 and 6 euro.

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

High-speed trains from Rome to Salerno: most of us do not recommend pre-purchasing train tickets for arrival day as a delayed or cancelled flight could have you missing your train and losing the cost of the tickets. Italo's FLEX ticket, that Dario mentioned, might be a good buy as it allows you to change your ticket up to three minutes before your orignal departure time at no cost if needed (read the fine print). The only possible snag is that there are few Italo trains to choose from if you miss one.

https://www.italotreno.it/en/the-train/fares

Just guessing that Sunday is your departure from Rome, there's a 12:15 and 14:15 and 20:15 train. if your plane is on time, you should be able to make the 14:15 with no problem but if you miss it, it's a long wait for the 20:15 and would mean driving to your hotel from Sorrento late at night. Also, a car-rental office might not even be open that late.

Otherwise, choose a Trenitalia train (they have more trains running that route) when you arrive in Rome, and be willing to pay for base fare tickets if that's all that's available. At this late in the game, you don't really have a lot of options to play with.

Dario,

To answer your question...
Anna is traveling with her husband and "a few friends". In this instance a taxi makes more sense. It takes about 30 minutes to reach both Tiburtina and Termini stations. Tiburtina station is smaller, it's much easier for first time travelers. Rome Termini can be overwhelming. If I remember correctly, in the past 4 trips, the track going south was station side at Tiburtina.

The train, FR # 9521 is a direct train to Salerno. D 13:30- A 15:52. No changes. It does make short stops at Termini, N. Afrag, and N.Cl. Takes 2 hrs 22 min.

Anna, a taxi will cost the same as the Leonardo Express into Rome Termini since there are at least 4 travelers. Taxi to Tiburtina is maybe $12.00 more than to Termini.

Anna - if you get this before you leave...have a great time. I did not realize you could take a taxi to Termini for the same price as the Leonardo Express. I would still probably take the Express to Termini (since it runs so frequently) rather than a cab to Tiburtina.

Thank you everyone for the wonderful advice.

I feel much better about my first Italy trip.
By the way, does anyone know that if I can take a taxi or ubber from Salerno train station to my hotel, Villa Rizzo Resort and Spa. I googled that distance and it is about 30 minutes driving distance. But not sure how we get to that hotel if not taxi or ubber goes their.

Hopefully we can get there by taxi or ubber.

Thanks everyone again for the info and great advice.

Anna

Anna,

Here is a link to a private transfer co.

https://gettransfer.com/en/transfers/new?utm_source=GoogleAdwords&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=g_italy_cities_en_usa&utm_term=%2Btaxi%20%2Bsalerno:new&utm_content=%7Bsource_type%7D:%7Bsource%7D:%7Bposition_type%7D:%7Bposition%7D&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzaPnlbbs2gIVDi5pCh3lmgQiEAMYAiAAEgKcFvD_BwE

It looks like you will need a van for the 4 of you to Villa Rizzo.

Map of Rome Fiumicino airport.

https://romemap360.com/carte/image/en/fiumicino-airport-map.jpg

As you can see, the train station is opposite the taxi ranks. Since there is a fixed rate of 48€ to Rome it will be less expensive per person than the Leonardo Express, and less hassle to get to a cab to Termini.

Wow - Gerri gave you some great advice. Maybe a cab to Termini is the best option. I would make sure to confirm the price before you get into the cab. Have a wonderful trip!