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Train from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Rome Termini Station.

Posted by (Canada) on

Hello all, I have researched on this forum and found the following information about getting a DIRCT train from Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) to Florence.

From Italiarail.com: "Upon arrival at Fiumicino, you can choose either the Leonardo Express, a Regionale FL1 train, or a high-speed Alta Velocità (AV) train. The AV train is ideal if you’re not planning to spend any time in Rome and want to get straight on to Florence from the airport.
The AV trains are Frecciargento, the mid-range of the AV line, which leaves from FCO twice per day, at 11:08 a.m. and 3:08 p.m. They do stop along the way in Rome, but you don’t need to change trains. This trip takes 2 hours and 24 minutes, and ticket prices range from $28-34."

However when I look the only options that appear are trains that stop in Roma Termini Station and require a change. Not a showstopper just rather not have to change after long flights. The timing would work out well to catch the 3:08pm train -as long as our flight isn't terribly delayed ;). Perhaps I should just purchase tickets right at the airport on arrival as they may not be able to be booked in advance.

-Does anyone have any recent advice as to why I am not finding this train? Or have any suggestions, perhaps this information is out of date and I have no choice but to take the train into Rome Termini and change.
-Would you book ahead or just catch the trains at the airport in case we have flight delays?

Thank you in advance for your time and any advice you have, it is always greatly appreciated:)

Cheers,
KS

Posted by
8678 posts

Italiarail is not a train company-it is a third party reseller

Trenitalia ( the actual train company) runs just a few direct trains from FCO to Florence
1:50 pm ( and I think one early am)
(I have never seen those times you posted but haven’t looked at in a while)

Use the Trenitalia website or app
Put Fiumucino to Firenze SM Novella to see the schedule

Otherwise you do have to take the Leonardo Express from FCO to Roma Termini then change to a fast train

It’s best not to book any of these trains in advance as flights can be delayed, no way to predict how long immigration etc takes

Just use the app once you have deplaned or buy tix at the kiosk at FCO station

https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html

Posted by
9065 posts

Hi KS,

The trains from Roma Termini run very often directly up to Firenze SM Novella. I’m looking at January 21 as an example, and there’s 3-4 per hour available.

I ride the trains a lot in Italy and purchase the fast ones a few months ahead for some savings. But I don’t reserve the one for my flight arrival date because there’s too many unknowns - flight delays, amount of people in lines. etc.

For your option stated with just two direct times available, I definitely wouldn’t go that route. Waiting around at an airport vs. taking the next available Leonardo Express train directly to Roma Termini & switching very quickly (or stop and have a bite to eat) makes a better choice to me.

The Trenitalia app is very easy. Have it downloaded and just open it as you’re almost to the Leonardo Express at the airport - no kiosks or long waits at the ticket machines while jet lagged people try to figure out how to buy a ticket. ; )

And don’t worry about the process to switch trains at Roma Termini. The station lines are like fork tines, so you don’t need to be going up & down stairs to switch trains. I fly from Spokane, Washington so most destinations in Europe are three flights, plus often I am taking 1-2 trains to reach my first city. I’m in my late 60’s, so I’m sure you’ll do fine.

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