Getting to Rome

Rome offers easy air connections and is served by more than 50 airlines to hundreds of cities around the world.  Rome's International airport is called Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport.  It is situated in the Southern part of the city and is approximately one hour drive from the Congress Venue.  In addition Rome has a second Airport, Ciampino (CIA).  There is also an important railway link (Stazione Termini) connected with the rest of Italy and with Europe by high-speed trains.  There are many hotels in the City, some close to the main congress venue.

Leonardo Da Vinci Airport (Fiumicino) - is the main airport of the City and is 26km from Rome.  The quickest way to reach central Rome is the shuttle train, the Leonardo Express, which leaves every 30 minutes for the main station, Stazione Termini.  Journey time is approximately 30 minutes and costs around 14 euros.  At night there is a coach service from Fiumicino to Tiburtina Station.  Taxis are available around the clock and operate with a fixed rate (to inside the city walls) of 40 euros with a surcharge during the night and for extra luggage (maximum 4 people with 1 bag included in the rate).  The number to call for a taxi is +39 06 3570.  The trip takes around 45 minutes depending on the traffic.  If you are not going inside the city walls, the tariff can range from 40-60 euros.

Ciampino Airport (Pastine) - is about 20km from the city.  It is connected to the State railway train station Roma Termini by Cotral/Schiaffini blue buses with a journey time of around 40 minutes. Tickets can be bought on board the bus and cost 5 euros.  The Sit bus shuttle line also connects the airport to Termini Station at a cost of around 6 euros.  For those arriving by Ryanair, Easyjet, Hapag Lloyd Express, Wizz Air, Blue Air and Central Wings are offered a transfer service via Terravision and costs around 8euros.  Please see the internet sites of these airlines.  There is a fixed tariff for taxis from Ciampino airport to inside the city walls.  This is currently 30 euros from the airport (maximum 4 people with 1 bag).  The number to call for a taxi is +39 06 3570

Train: The main stations in Rome are the Stazione Termini (Piazza del Cinquecento) and Stazione Tiburtina (Piazza della Stazione Tiburtina).  Both stations are connected to the network by the underground and many buses in all directions leave from outside the stations.  For information on times and tickets you can contact the railway company where you can also buy tickets on-line and pick them up on the train itself.

Coach: Across the road from the Tiburtina Station, there is a coach station with departures for other Italian cities and abroad.  The ticket offices for this service are in the shops along the side of the square.

Car: For those coming from the North, the best way to reach Rome is the A1 Milano-Roma motorway.  Those arriving from the West of Italy should take the Aurelia  and then the Civitavecchia-Roma motorway.  Those arriving from the Adriatic Coast can reach Rome via the Roma-L'Aquila motorway while from the South they should take the A1.  All the motorways intersect Rome's ring road, called Grande Raccordo Anulare (GRA), which has junctions for the centre and the outskirts of Rome.