Hi everyone,
This is my first Steve tour- not to mention my first time in Europe. What is the best way to get from Fiumicino airport to our hotel, Hotel Museum Rome, for the Taste of Europe tour? We arrive Tuesday morning. I was thinking taxi, but is there a better easier way?
(The train scares me as a first timer)
Best for you is order taxi on line with fixed rate and they’ll meet you with sign as you exit baggage claim.
Your tour account has information for all the options.
I would take a taxi from the airport.
I don’t see where the account has this information, but I’ll look again. I’m over-thinking!
It's on the first page of the hotels document.
You would have gotten an email with links a month before, but the documents are also in you account here on the site.
Ugh! I found the link! I must have overlooked it! Thank you!
Some information…
https://www.rome.info/transport/taxi/
Maybe someone else can chime in with the current fixed rates from FCO to the city?
When you exit the airport go to the official taxi line. The taxis are white with “TAXI” on top, Commune di Roma on the side. Politely ignore people who come up to you offering a taxi. These are not legitimate and you will be ripped off if you accept. Official taxi line only!
Fixed rate to Rome is €55. See link https://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en/pax-fco-taxi
Definitely take the taxi directly to your hotel.
The best way is a private car service driver that will meet you in the terminal and wisk you to your hotel. We've used RomeCabs (not a taxi company) a number of times and will do so again. Cost a bit more than a regular taxi, but well worth it to us as we usually arrived in a zombie state and don't want to hassle with the taxi rank. On the other hand just using the regular taxi rank will be a bit cheaper than a car service, and easier than the train. As mentioned above, avoid anyone who comes up to you offering transportation into the city. That's usually rip off waiting to happen. Having the hotel name, address, and the flat rate written on a 3x5 card to give to the driver will help.
Lets not over think this. The taxi is the easiest. There is min dealing with a taxi line. Just get inline if there is one. Our experience is that the line is two or three people. The rate is fixed at 55 euro. IF you want to give a tip two to five euro is sufficient. IF using a credit card make sure the ccard machine is working. The card reader is sometimes conveniently broken. Taxi at 55 is almost double of the train. The train is fine IF you are staying in the Termini area so that it is walkable after you get off the train. We always take the train but we also always stay in the Termini area. Taxis are fine and for the most part honest. We have never had a problem but we are also pretty careful. When handing over cash I count it very carefully as I hand it to him -- 20, 50, 10. There are reports that a 20 euro note suddenly becomes a ten in the skilled hands of the taxi driver. You will be fine
I always book a private car when I arrive in an international country. By the time I arrive, I'm too exhausted from a 10+ hour flight to deal with having to find a taxi (and one that won't scam you, even though FCO is fixed cost). I prefer having someone wait outside baggage claim with my name on a sign. It's a little more expensive but starts the trip off on the right footing.
By the time I arrive, I'm too exhausted from a 10+ hour flight to deal with having to find a taxi (and one that won't scam you, even though FCO is fixed cost). I prefer having someone wait outside baggage claim with my name on a sign. It's a little more expensive but starts the trip off on the right footing.
This is especially true on your first trip to Europe. I was so excited that I didn't get a bit of sleep on the overnight flight - when you are the exhausting combination of wired and tired is not the time to do anything but look for someone holding a sign or a tablet with your name on it.
We find the Leonardo Express train to be very easy and budget friendly. Everyone is different, but I prefer train over finding and dealing with a taxi