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What is the distance between Fiumicino Airport and the Ciampino Airport?

Posted on August 4, 2017 by worldcityguides

Rome has two busy international airports, the Fiumicino Airport (also known as Leonardo da Vinci), and the Ciampino Airport. Are they far away from one another?

Will you arrive at the Ciampino Airport in Rome, but need to get to the Fiumicino Airport? Do you have some friends arriving at the different airport of you, and now you want to surprise them in the arrival hall with a sign with their names on? Are the airports far away from one another? How can you travel from the Fiumicino Airport to the Ciampino Airport?

Distance between Fiumicino and Ciampino

The quickest road by car connecting the airports is the combination of the A91 and the E80 highways. The distance is around 24km. If the traffic is average, this trip should be made in 25-30 minutes.

If you compare the distance with a journey from any of the airports to the city center, then Fiumicino is around 30km from the city center of Rome, while Ciampino AIrport is less than 20km from the city center of Rome. Fiumicino is the more expensive airport, while Ciampino is regularly used by the low-cost airlines.

How to travel between Fiumicino and Ciampino?

There is no easy method for moving between Ciampino and Fiumicino. Or there is… You could just book a taxi transfer using the private taxi transfer forms right here. Set the other airport as your address in Rome, and we will arrange the transfer.

Would you like to travel on your own, without using a taxi? The following methods can be used.

If you want to travel from Ciampino to Fiumicino

Travel on a Terravision bus (or some other bus company) from Ciampino to the Termini station in Rome.
Travel by the direct train from Termini to Fiumicino, or a direct bus company like Terravision or some other.

If you want to travel from Fiumicino to Ciampino

Use a train or a bus to get from Fiumicino to Termini.
Travel from Termini to Ciampino using a direct bus to the airport.

These methods might seem simple, but you will most likely use at least two hours from one airport to the other. That is quite a lot, at least if you compare it to the 30 minute right with a taxi between the two airports.

Do you have further questions?

We hope these answers have helped you. Have you got any other questions related to your travel between the two Rome airports, or maybe concerning a direct taxi transfer? Use the comment field beneath and let us know.

Serie A kick-off in Italy and in Rome

Posted on July 27, 2017 by worldcityguides

On August 20th kick-off will be taken in Serie A for the 2017-18 season. On the first match-day, you can watch Lazio play at home against Spal at the Olympics Stadium in Rome.

Whenever Lazio plays at the Olympics Stadium, there are normally around 20,000 spectators present. One week later, at August 27th, AS Roma will play at the same stadium against Inter. Now, that is not an ordinary Serie A match, that is a top-match in Serie A. For that reason one can expect it to be more spectators than at an ordinary match. For that reason, you can expect it to be more than 30,000 people present at the AS Roma vs Inter match on August 27th.

Serie A kick-off — By Marco Iacobucci EPP / Shutterstock

This will be the first season in ages when AS Roma will play without Totti in the club. The legendary player finished his career last season, and even though there have been rumors about his return to either AS Roma (or some Chinese club), nothing has been said officially yet.

Find out how to watch Serie A online in this article from the IP Address Guide.

In the present AS Roma squad, the biggest stars are Edin Džeko, Daniele De Rossi, Emerson, Federico Fazio, Kevin Strootman, Alessandro Florenzi, Radja Nainggolan, Argentina Diego Perotti and Stephan El Shaarawy. A big hit in Roma last season, Mohamed Salah, was recently sold to Liverpool FC, and he will, therefore, continue his career in Liverpool and not in Rome.

Some of the most famous players in Lazio are Ciro Immobile, Ștefan Radu, Luis Alberto, Felipe Anderson and Alessandro Rossi. For more information about AS Roma and football in Rome, check this article.

Are you ready for kick-off?

When Serie A kick-off will be made on August 20th, some of the other big leagues in Europe have already started. In France Ligue 1 will start already on August 4th, while the Premier League in England will start on August 11th. LaLiga in Spain will, however, start exactly the same day as Serie A, August 20th.

Can I do a day trip from Rome to Florence?

Posted on May 30, 2017August 14, 2018 by worldcityguides

I would really love to discover Florence during my stay in Rome. Is it far away from Rome? How much times does it take to driver between the cities or maybe using railway?

Rome is a beautiful city, and that is why you should have at least 4-5 days in Rome. But, if you have even more time, then Firenze is also a beauty and we can totally understand why you would want to visit Florence (Firenze) as well.

The fastest driving road between Rome and Florence is around 275km, but driving the distance should take you around 3 hours. That is a bit much. But, there is a much faster way to travel between Rome and Florence, and that is using the Italian railway system.

Day trip to Florence — *Florence is a beautiful city – visit it on a day trip from Rome! – Shutterstock / Filip Fuxa*

There are normally several trains leaving from Rome Termini to Florence every single hour, and the price for such a train can be around 20 Euro. There are of course more expensive tickets available as well, but you can get these travels at quite low fares. And the terrific is that even though it will take you about 3 hours to get from Rome to Florence by car, the train ride only lasts for 90 minutes. You can, therefore, save a lot of time traveling this way, and it is way more convenient.

As your train arrives at Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station in Firenze you are already in the city center and can easily just leave the station to discover the attractions and sights at once.

It is really easy to travel from Rome to Florence as you can see, and we can warmly recommend this day trip once you have been full of what Rome has to offer and you yearn to discover Florence as well. The most important sight in Florence is the cities cathedral, better known as Santa Maria del Fiore. Do not miss out on this and all the other sights the city has to offer!