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From Fiumicino airport, the easiest way to reach an apartment in Rome's historic centre is a licensed white taxi, at a fixed fare of 55 euros per car to any address inside the Aurelian Walls. The Leonardo Express train to Termini station takes 32 minutes and costs 14 euros per person. Driving in is not advisable: the historic centre is a limited traffic zone, the ZTL, closed to unauthorised cars on weekdays from 6:30 to 18:00.
How do you get from Fiumicino airport to the centre?
| Option | Cost | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed taxi | 55 euros per car, fixed | 40 to 50 minutes | Two or more people, door to door |
| Leonardo Express to Termini | 14 euros per person | 32 minutes, every 15 minutes | Solo travellers; then taxi or metro |
| Private transfer | Agreed in advance | 40 to 50 minutes | Late arrivals, families with luggage |
The fixed taxi fare is set by the city, covers luggage, and applies in both directions. Use only the white taxis at the official rank outside arrivals. From Ciampino airport the fixed fare to the centre is 40 euros.
How do you get from Termini station?
A taxi to Campo Marzio takes ten to fifteen minutes. By metro, Line A runs three stops from Termini to Spagna, at the Spanish Steps, about ten minutes' walk from our apartments.
Can you drive into the historic centre?
Not during the day without a permit. Rome's central limited traffic zones are enforced by cameras at every entrance, and each unauthorised entry is fined.
| Zone | Closed to unauthorised cars |
|---|---|
| Centro Storico, daytime | Monday to Friday 6:30 to 18:00; Saturday 14:00 to 18:00 |
| Centro Storico, night | Friday and Saturday 23:00 to 3:00 (suspended in August) |
| Tridente, around the Spanish Steps | Monday to Friday 6:30 to 19:00; Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 |
A sign reading "varco attivo" means the zone is closed. Do not follow a sat-nav through it.
Where can you leave a car?
If you arrive by car, leave it in a garage outside the zone. The underground car park at Villa Borghese is the closest large one to the northern part of the centre, about fifteen minutes' walk from Campo Marzio. You will not need the car again until you leave: nothing in the centre is easier by car than on foot.
What should you know about arriving at an apartment?
Agree a time with your host, since someone will be there to meet you. Bring your passports or identity cards, which hosts in Italy are required to check in person. And pack with cobbles in mind: the last hundred metres are best done with a suitcase that has good wheels.
Sources
- Roma Mobilità: Historical Centre limited traffic zone hours
- Trenitalia: Leonardo Express
- Taxi fares set by Roma Capitale, checked on 11 November 2026.
