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can only charge €48 for the ride to anywhere in the historic center (within the old city walls,
where most of my recommended hotels are located).
If your cab driver tries to charge you more than €48 from the airport into town, say,
“Quarant'otto euro—è la legge”
(kwah-rahnt-OH-toh AY-oo-roh—ay lah LEJ-jay; which
means, “Forty-eight euros—it's the law”), and they should back off.
To get from the airport into town cheaply by taxi, try teaming up with any tourist also
just arriving (most are heading for hotels near yours in the center). When you're departing
Rome, your hotel can arrange a taxi to the airport at any hour.
For
airport information,
call 06-65951. To inquire about flights, call 06-6595-3640.
Ciampino Airport
Rome's smaller airport (tel. 06-6595-9515) handles charter flights and some budget airlines
(including all Ryanair and some easyJet flights).
To get to downtown Rome from the airport, you can take the Cotral bus, which leaves
every 40 minutes (€5, 20-minute ride, toll-free tel. 800-174-471,
www.cotralspa.it
), to the
Anagnina Metro stop, where you can connect by Metro to the stop nearest your hotel. Rome
Airport Shuttle also offers service to and from Ciampino (€25/1 person, listed earlier). The
Terravision Express Shuttle connects Ciampino and Termini train station, leaving every 20
minutes(€4one-way,€8round-trip,
www.terravision.eu
)
.TheSITBusShuttlealsoconnects
Termini to Ciampino (€4, about 2/hour, 45 minutes, runs 7:45-23:15 Ciampino to Termini,
4:30-21:30 Termini to Ciampino, pickup on Via Marsala just outside the train exit closest to
track1,tel.06-592-3507,
www.sitbusshuttle.it
)
.Ataxishouldcost€30todowntown(within
the old city walls, including most of my recommended hotels).
