dave_r wrote:
Anyway - how do you get from Fiumicino airport to Rome? I am staying "a stone's throw" from Castel Saint Angelo (which given experience from Pisa can mean anything upto two miles...) any help would be greatly appreciated - do I have to get the bus?
On the web site:
http://www.leochedelcampidoglio.it/en/trasporti
Basically there's an express train every 30 minutes, non stop to Termini station; trenitalia's web site tells me
it runs at 06 and 36 minutes past each hour. It's 11 euro each way. There is also local trains that are half
the price, but they stop everywhere, it takes an hour, and you have to change. Don't, would be my advice
ALWAYS stamp your ticket before you get on the train (look for a yellow box about waist height at station
and platform entrances).
Then you want Metro line A from Termini, direction to "Battistini". Should be about 1 euro. On this map
you can see the line at the top going Spagna->Flaminio->Lepanto->Ottaviano. Pick which ever is
closest to your hotel.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 38624&z=15
The venue is that pentangle shape to the right of the Vatican.
Alternatively, you can take a taxi from the airport to the hotel. It's a fixed price of 40 euro from the
airport to anywhere inside the central area for up to 4 people including bags, so would be worth it
if there's a group of you. The central area includes around the Castle. Make sure your taxi driver
agrees this before! Always use the white licensed taxis (ignore anyone who comes up and offers
transport).
http://www.adr.it/portal/portal/adr/Fiu ... ggiungerci
Watch your wallet on the metro and especially around Termini station... otherwise Roma is a fairly
safe city, unless you're a football fan.
