All American cities with direct arrivals into Rome land at Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport. The airport includes four terminals, although the one used for United States flights is named Terminal 5. A free shuttle serves all the terminals every 15 minutes, also connecting to the parking lot. The U.S. carriers currently serving Fiumicino are American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways. Worldwide arrivals make this the sixth busiest airport in Europe. Reservations, tickets and baggage tagged for Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport will bear the abbreviation FCO for its airport code.
Car rentals are available at Fiumicino, including American companies Hertz and Avis, for the drive into Rome on highway A91. Taxis for up to four passengers including baggage have fixed prices for travel into Rome and nearby transportation hubs, such as train stations and the cruise ship port. Private or shared car service can be arranged in advance. Bus service provided by five different companies pick up passengers outside Terminal 2 or 3, taking passengers to the subway or to one of the main train terminals in Rome. Routes take about 45 minutes to one hour. Another alternative is the airport express train departing every 30 minutes or the slower train making several stops, departing every 15 minutes at about half the price.
On the opposite side of Rome to the east, Ciampino Airport is for charters, executive jet services and for budget airlines serving European cities. In recent years Ciampino has become extremely busy with high traffic from Ryanair, EasyJet, AirBerlin, thompsonfly, Blue Air, Transavia, My AIr, Central Wings and WizzAir. Passengers connecting to Rome from another European city could be arriving at this airport, making it important to check reservations carefully. The airline code indicated on these bookings, tickets and checked bags is CIA.
Long lines of people awaiting bus transfers into Rome from Ciampino occur regularly, as buses are the way in and out for almost all passengers. Terravision is the bus company running this service with departures every 20 minutes non-stop to the main railway station, Rome Termini. Discounted bus tickets can be booked and printed off from Terravision's website in advance. This is recommended, as Terravision ticket counters are crowded at Ciampino and their buses do not allow boarding without a printed ticket. The drop off point is Roma Termini, the main railway station at Piazza dei Cinquecento in the center of Rome, less than 2 miles from Vatican City. A taxi from Ciampino to Vatican City is the second, more expensive, option for arriving passengers.
