Flights to Rome - which airport?

If you are flying into Rome for an upcoming vacation or business trip, you might be wondering which airport it is best to use. Below we look at the two Rome airports.

Fiumicino Airport (also officially known as Leonardo da Vinci Airport) is the main airport and is used by the main airlines such as Alitalia and British Airways. Fiumicino Airport is a 30 minute train ride from the centre of Rome, you will then need to take a taxi or bus to your final destination. If you rather have more comfort you could pick up a taxi at the airport or choose one of Holiday Velvet's limousine to take you to your Rome apartment. Time depends on traffic but even at rush hour it should take no more than 45 minutes from door to door.

The facilities in Fiumicino Airport, Rome are very good and will perhaps be preferable for business visitors compared to the other Rome airport Ciampino. Fiumicino has many cafes, bars and restaurants, in addition to Wireless Internet ports and a business centre.

Ciampino airport is a much smaller airport and an airport which in the past, was used for military purposes. These days it is expanding as a commercial airport and it is used primarily by budget airlines such as Easyjet and Ryaniar.

The facilities at Ciampino airport are much more basic compared to Fiumicino but for budget fliers Ciampino should be sufficient. For travelling to Ciampino airport for your Rome vacation or holiday, and central Rome, you can either: take the Terravision coach service to and from Termini central bus station (45 minutes + taxi ride to your final destination from Termini); or a bus to the Ciampino train station and the a train to Termini in Rome (45 minutes + taxi ride to your final destination from Termini); or a Holiday Velvet limousine (45 minutes door to door).