An excellent airport (Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO))

Member Name: dangaroo

Product:	Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Date:	27/12/08 (74 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Professional and efficient

Disadvantages: Very large

My wife and I missed our flight back to Poland after our honeymoon in Tuscany and ended up having to take a train down to Rome and then fly back from there in order to get back in time for her to get to university on time. We were flying out of Rome with WizzAir who generally tend to fly from Ciampino except to Sofia and 3 Romanian Airports but at the time of booking the flight, there was a temporary change where flights were leaving from Fiumicino.

Rome Fiumicino Airport also called Leonardo da Vinci International Airport is easily reachable by a shuttle train which leaves from Termini Train station and takes just 30 minutes. The ticket is quite expensive at 12 euros for what is a rather short journey but it was very punctual which is really what you need when catching a flight - as we found out earlier that day!

Fiumcino Airport is an enormous place with 5 terminals, albeit all well sign posted and not too far away from one another. The services there are very good, with quite a good selection of shops, particularly in Terminal 1 and 2. Information were very helpful and friendly and it is easy to tell that this is an airport that means business. They have 38 million passengers a year, so your questions aren't exactly going to be a problem!

Apart from the Leonardo Express which connects the 35km between airport and city centre, there is also a highway if you are by car. I like this airport a lot and if you can get a budget airline out of here, you are doing particularly well!

Summary: I'd go there again in a flash.