Car Hire Rome Airport Fiumicino

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: FCO
• ICAO: LIRF

Distance from FCO to: 

• Fiumicino – 7 miles (11 km)
• Rome city center – 25 miles (40 km)
• Latina – 55 miles (89 km)
• L’Aquila – 99 miles (160 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Rome-Ciampino Airport – 28 miles (45 km)
• Naples Airport – 153 miles (246 km)
• Pisa Airport – 201 miles (324 km)
• Florence Airport – 209 miles (337 km)

Rome Time Zone: 

• 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 1:00)

Hotels near FCO: 

• There are 2 hotels within walking distance of FCO
• There are many hotels within 1 miles (2 km) of FCO

Facts about FCO:

• It is the busiest airport in Italy
• 25th busiest in the world in 2008
• 2008 FCO served just over 35 million passengers
• FCO along with all of Italy is part of the Schengen Agreement
• Full name is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
• There are 5 terminals in the Fiumicino Airport

Car Hire Rome Airport Fiumicino:

• There are 11 car hire Rome companies in the Rome Airport
• Car hire Rome kiosks are in the walking tunnels and easily marked by signage
• The kiosks of car hire Rome are easily reachable in the arrival area
• Most car hire Rome kiosks are open from 7:00 to 23:00
• Car hire Rome prices depend on the season and the reservation

Rome City Bus:

• The bus runs from the airport to the center at various times
• 1:15, 2:15, 3:30, 5:00, 10:55, 12:00, 15:30 and 19:00
• The price is 4.50 EUR
• The journey is between 45 and 90 minutes depending on traffic

Taxi Service:

• Taxi from the airport to the city center is expensive
• The flat rate for 2 passengers is 40.00 EUR
• Additional passenger are 10.00 EUR each
• Agree on a fare before you accept the ride

Trains:

• There are 2 options from the Airport to the center
• Express train is 10.00 EUR
• It runs every 30 minutes with no stops
• Local train is 5.50 EUR
• It runs every 15 minutes with 3 stops before the center
• Travel time on the express train is significantly less than the local train
• Purchase tickets online or at the stations before boarding
• *1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

General Parking Trends:

• Short-term parking is for visits of an hour or less
• Medium and long-term parking lots are better for extended stays
• Motorcycles park for less money
• Executive parking is available upon request for a higher cost

Short-Term Parking:

• Parking meters = 3.00 EUR flat rate (maximum of 1 hour)
• Short-term lots are near terminals
• 0 – 10 minutes are free
• Up to 3 hours = 1.50 EUR/30 minutes or fractions thereof
• Additional parking time = 3.00 EUR/30 minutes or fractions thereof

Medium-Term Parking:

• In the large parking structure levels A through E
• All prices round any fraction up to the next hour
• Day 1 max price = 28.00 EUR
• 0 – 6 hours = 1.50 EUR/hour
• 7 – 16 hours = 1.00 EUR/hour
• 17 – 24 hours = 0.00 EUR/hour
• Day 2 max price = 24.00 EUR
• 1 – 12 hours = 2.00 EUR/hour
• 13 – 24 hours = 0.00 EUR/hour
• Day 3 – day 6 max price = 20.00 EUR/day
• 1 – 10 hours = 2.00 EUR/hour
• 11 – 24 hours = 0.00 EUR/hour 
• Total for 7 days = 89.00 EUR
• Additional days = 10.00 EUR/day or fraction thereof

Long-Term Parking:

• Located in the long-term parking lot
• Free shuttle bus to the terminal
• Day 1 to day 3 = 18.00 EUR/day or fraction thereof
• Day 4 – Day 7 = 69.00 EUR total
• Additional days = 6.00 or 7.00 EUR/day or fraction thereof

*1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as of May 5, 2009