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| Rome
International Airport |
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| Address |
Rome Leonardo
da Vinci (Fiumicino) Airport,
Via dell’Aeroporto di Fiumicino 320,
PO Box 68, 00050,
Fiumicino, Italy |
| Location |
The airport is located
26km (16 miles) southwest
of Rome |
| Country
code |
39 |
| Airport
code |
CWL |
| Telephone |
(0)6 65951 |
| Fax |
(0)6 6595 5707 |
| Email |
info@adr.it |
| Website |
www.adr.it |
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Rome
Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) Airport
Rome’s principal airport is also known as Leonardo
da Vinci, is located 26km (16 miles) southwest of the city
centre. Fiumicino handles numerous domestic flights within Italy,
as well as international flights to all of the major European cities
and destinations further afield, including New York, Singapore,
Cairo, Buenos Aires and Moscow.
Transfer between terminals
A free shuttle service links the terminals with the long-term car
parks.
Major airlines
Italy’s national airline is Alitalia
(telephone number: (06) 65643). Other major airlines include British
Airways, Air China, Air France, Canadian Airlines International,
Continental Airlines, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines
and Delta Airlines.
Approximate
Flight times to Rome:
 From
London is 2 hours 50 minutes
From
New York is 8 hours 20 minutes
From
Los Angeles is 14 hours 35 minutes
From
Toronto is 8 hours 5 minutes
From
Sydney is 23 hours 10 minutes
Arrival/departure
tax
This is included in the airline ticket.
Time
Zone
GMT + 1 hour (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last
Sunday in October)
Airport Facilities
Money and communications
Banks, bureaux de change, ATMs and post offices located in
the terminal.
Eating and drinking
There are several restaurants and bars loacted at the airport.
Shopping
There are duty-free and other shops which include fashion, perfumes,
jewellery and traditional Italian products.
Luggage
Left-luggage is available on the ground floor of the International
Arrivals inf Terminal C and is open daily. A porter service is also
available, and can be reserved in advance (telephone numbers: (0)6
6595 8364 or 6595 4054). A lost property office is situated on the
ground floor of the Office Tower (telephone number: (0)6 6595 3343).
Other facilities
A first aid facility is available daily 24 hours. A prayer room,
a chapel, and nurseries are also available.
Information
desks
Information desks are located within each terminal. APT provides
tourist information desks (telephone number: (0)6 65951). Information
kiosks with touch-screen technology and videoconferencing with an
operator are situated in Terminal A which is the Departures and
Arrivals, Terminal B which is the Arrivals and Terminal C in the
Arrivals area and the service is free of charge.
Disabled
Facilities
Disabled passengers’ lounges are available within the terminals.
When booking a flight, passengers with disabilities are asked to
specify the type of assistance needed.
Parking spaces for disabled passengers are available in the long-term
car park and on the first level of multi-storey car parks B and
C and the fourth level of car park D.
Business
Facilities
There is an Executive Centre providing meeting rooms, videoconferencing
facilities, multilingual secretaries, translation and interpretation
services, as well as conference organisation. There are also several
airline executive lounges located in all terminals.
Transport
to the city
Rail
The Leonardo Express train service to Rome’s
Termini Station takes 35 minutes. Metropolitan Trains FM1 stop at
local stations on the way to Tiburtina. Services also run to Fara
Sabina, Poggio Mirteto and Orte.
Road
Taxi
Taxis to the centre of the city are readily available; passengers
should only take a licensed metered taxi.
Bus
Terravision Shuttle services run to Rome Termini and Tiburtina daily,
with connections to the metro A line at Lepanto. COTRAL runs a night
service to Rome Termini and Tiburtina daily.
Car
Hire
Auto Europa, Avis,
Europcar, Hertz, Italy
by Car, Maggiore, Sixt
and Targa Rent all have desks in the Domestic and
International Arrivals halls.
Airport
hotels
The Hilton Airport Hotel (telephone number: (0)6 65258) is the only
hotel on the airport site; it is linked to the terminals and the
airport train station by a covered overpass with travelators. Other
hotels in the area include the Holiday Inn Rome Parco Dei Medici
(telephone number: (0)6 65581) and the Sheraton Roma (telephone
number: (0)6 54531), which is halfway between the airport and the
city centre; both hotels offer a shuttle bus service to/from the
airport. |
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Spots |
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