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Rome FCO...recent experiences?

Posted by (Washington, Nc, US) on

Will be arriving on May 7 (Sunday )on BA from London. Scheduled to land at 16:20. Plan to take Leonardo Express to Termini and then fast train to Florence.

1. I have read that I can buy both Leonardo Express tickets and ticket from Termini to Florence at the airport train station. Is this correct?

  1. Not checking any bags anyone with experiences lately re: shortest and longest times to pass customs and immigration in Rome.?

The last fast train to Florence leaves at 20:50. Would hope to take an earlier train,but who knows.

Posted by
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  1. yes
  2. Length of queues at the passport control varies depending on the number of flights arriving simultaneously. Can't help you here since I must use the EU citizen line which has no lines, but I doubt you have to wait more than 30 min in the worst of circumstances. However you don't have to wait for luggage at the bag claim, so that is a good chunk of time you are saving. Customs is just a walk through the 'Nothing to Declare" entrance. I've never been randomly picked by the officers in 30 years of flying to Italy once or twice a year. I'm pretty sure you can make an earlier train unless your flight is horribly delayed.
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I arrived at FCO last month at 09:20 on a BA flight out of Philadelphia. I was in the back of the plane so most people were ahead of me. I was through immigration in less than 10 minutes. The Officer was pushing people through as fast as he could. He grabbed my passport, took a quick look at it, stamped it, and tossed it back to me without saying a word but with a look of contempt on his face. Customs was simple – just keep on walking through the “Nothing to Declare” exit.

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