Trasport from Fiumicino airport in Rome to Termini train station

Best, cheapest and safest are mutually exclusive.

Leonardo Express--nonstop train from the airport to Termini.

Cheapest way is bus - direct, about 8 euro. Safest would be a taxi - fixed price at 45 euro.

There are other options by bus. I took the SIT bus because I stayed near the Vatican.

SIT Airport Bus
Fiumicino to Termini Station via The Vatican
Key facts
- Fiumicino Airport to/from Termini Station with a stop near the Vatican (Piazza Cavour)
- No on-line discount, so on-line fares about 50% more than Terravision
- Children under 4 free
- If you miss bus, ticket valid for a later schedule
- Frequencies throughout the day at broadly 45 minutes intervals
- First/last bus Fiumicino Airport 05:50/21:35
- First/last bus Termini Station 05:00/20:30
- Journey time of around an hour
- Free Wifi.

The main reason to use the SIT bus is if your accommodation is north of the river around Vatican City.

On my trip to Rome this summer, I never used the metro. I went by bus, on foot and 2 taxi rides.

Thank you all for your answers and tips.

Has anyone used the Omnia card and the Roma pass? Any tips on those?

Thanks in advance

We used the Roma pass. It worked for us as we wanted to do the couple of free sites, skipped lines at the colloseum and used the metro. Didn't save a ton of money, but then didn't worry about how much we were using public transit. You just need to do the math and see how you will be using public transit.

mauricio, I don't recommend the Omnia Card as, at 113.00 € for 72 hours, it's ridiculously overpriced. A big chunk of the cost is for hoho bus use and those buses are not a good way to sightsee this particular city. Complaints about them have been many, including broken equipment, buses not arriving as scheduled and/or too full to pick up passengers, tendency to get stuck in traffic, etc. It can be faster to WALK than take one of these.

So hoho buses aside, the only added value on top of the Roma Pass - which is included with the Omnia card bundle - is "free" entry to the Vatican Museums and Sistine, and "free" no-lines entry to the aforementioned museums/St Peter's basilica and Colosseum. No, they're not "free" as you're paying for them with the price of the card!

You can just as easily skip the TICKET lines at the Colosseum (no one can skip the security queue) by buying a ticket online. Just as with the Omnia Card/Roma Pass, they include the Forum and Palatine and cost 14€ through the official website:

http://www.coopculture.it/en/the-colosseum.cfm

You can also skip ticket lines (no one skips security checks) at the Vatican Museums the same way: purchase a ticket online for 20€. Be aware that the Roma Pass doesn't cover anything at the Vatican:

http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/visita-i-musei/scegli-la-visita/musei-e-collezioni/musei-vaticani-e-cappella-sistina/visita-libera-musei-vaticani-e-cappella-sistina.html

St Peter's basilica is free but if you to avoid a potentially long security line there, book a combo, three-hour tour of museums+ basilica which gets you into the church through a back passage reserved for tours; € 37:

http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/visita-i-musei/scegli-la-visita/musei-e-collezioni/musei-vaticani-e-basilica-di-san-pietro/visita-guidata-musei-e-basilica-s--pietro-per-singoli-e-gruppi-.html

Rome is a wonderful city to walk and is best explored on foot, IMHO. Still, if you want to use public transport now and again, individual tickets for buses, metro and trams are €1.50. There are also 24, 48 and 72-hour passes available for € 7,00, € 12,50 and € 18,00, respectively. No pass, including Roma, works for transport to/from airports, however.

Anyway, as Keith said, it's a matter of doing the math against individual entry fees of the attractions you wish to see? At most, you might make good on the Roma Pass but I'd skip the Omnia.

Most visitors have found that the best way to use the two "free" entries on a 72-hours Roma Pass is for the Colosseum/Forum/Palatine and Galleria Borghese. If you use it for the Borghese, you must make a reservation BY PHONE to reserve a day/time slot: phone number is on the pass' website.

Thanks you all so much for you tips

For cost saving transport by bus. After you make the long walking transfer from gate to passport control and then to the baggage claim or out door there are signs to the bus transfers. Ticket office before bus stops. Place card in window will state next depart time. Buy the cheapest ticket for your chosen depart. Ticket price can vary. As mentioned one route goes to the Vatican first and then Termini. Our 45 minute boring ride did not go by Vatican. Sites as you near Termini are interesting. Drop off at Termini is confusing (signage is not clear). It is a straight short distance to the train, Rome bus, metro. Note check FCO site for travel options. This is something I do for all airport transfers. We took the express train from Termini to FCO on return. If you have the Euros it is worth it! Our CC will not work in European kiosk, we took a line ticket at Trentitalia and bought tickets within 20 minutes. Of course you can pay cash at the kiosk. I love saying good-bye to a real Italian person.

Roma Pass was not necessarily a cost saver but it made transportation easy. This is Gold!

I was in the same boat two years ago. Knowing that I'm not at my best coming off a 9 hour red eye & not wanting to risk missing an expensive "freesia Rossa" train, I bit the bullet & reserved a car & driver. I can't remember what it cost for two persons & luggage, but after the terrifying drive across Roma by our skillful young driver, it seemed pretty cheap! The driver asked us which train & dropped us at a side entry to Termini that was only feet away from our platform, saving a long trek with luggage thru the whole (huge) station....another reason for his generous tip.

The ticket hall for the train into Rome can be confusing (well, it was for me.) Several agencies advertised train tickets. However, the agents at the one I chose sweet-talked me into substituting a van ride to Termini. Not much cash saving, and certainly less comfort, especially considering Rome traffic middle of the morning.