Relais Pierret

Re: Transporation

by mccalpin

"What is the best way to get from the Rome airport to Hotel Quirinale?"

Not knowing anything about you, your age, your mobility, your amount of luggage, etc., it's difficult to know the 'best' way for you. Here are some options:

Also, which 'Rome airport'? There are two: Fiumicino and Ciampino. Fiumicino is the larger airport that has overseas flights, but Ciampino also has international flights...and the answer is quite different depending on which airport you're arriving at.

Let's assume Fiumicino, here are some options:
1. Take a taxi from the airport to your hotel. It's a fixed fare of 40 euro (plus occasional add-ons for excess baggage and whatnot). This is simple, fast, and very good if you have a lot of luggage, or not very mobile, or arrive late at night.
2. Take the Leonardo Express train from the airport to stazione Termini (the main train station). This is 11 euro each. Once at Termini, you can either:
2.a take a very short taxi ride to the hotel (which is fairly close).
2.b take the Metro one stop (hardly seems worth the effort).
2.c just walk.
Assuming that you have luggage and whatnot, you will take a taxi (from the official queue only!), and tip the guy well for such a short trip (he's saving you from hauling your luggage down the street, after all). So, if there are two of you, it's 22 euro for the train, and another 5-10 (depending on if you're a good tipper) for the taxi...

You can also take a bus sometimes to Termini, but the train is so frequent, the bus is hardly worth it.

So, here are your choices:
1. take the taxi direct from the airport for 40 euro plus tip and be at the hotel within 30 minutes or so (depending on time of day).
2. take the train and taxi for 30 euro or so, and not get to the hotel for an hour to an hour and a half (you can wait up to 30 minutes for the next train), plus have to schlep your own luggage onto and off the train and through Termini to the taxi queue.

I personally am way beyond the need to save a few euro by starting off a vacation on the wrong foot with the official spousal unit, so I'd take the taxi all the way.

"Does anyone know the best way to confirm transportation to the port?"
I don't know what you're looking for...If you take the train from Termini up to Civitavecchia, it's actually quite cheap and reasonably straightforward - but, again, you have to manage your own luggage down to the station, then on to the train, then from the station in Civitavecchia to the port (there are stories about a free shuttle in Civitavecchia, but this may not be available - although taxis surely are).

If you want to take a taxi to Civitavecchia - don't. Take a limo; it won't be cheap (at least 99 euro), but it will be cheaper than a taxi. Look at www.airportconnection.it as an example of such a limo service.

Bill