Ciampino Airport to Rome: coach, train, taxi or private transfer

Rome Ciampino (Giovan Battista Pastine) is the city’s second airport. It lies about 13.5 km south-east of Termini station in a straight line, and the road distance to Termini or Piazza Venezia is about 15 km (OpenStreetMap). Trains do not reach the terminal: the rail option starts with a 10-minute bus to Ciampino station. The other ways in are coaches to Termini, city buses to the metro, Rome taxis at a flat fare, and cars booked in advance. Rome’s other airport, Fiumicino, is a separate trip and is not covered here.

This guide goes out after the clocks change on 25 October, so we checked the weeks after that date. Each timetable below says what it is based on and which days it covers: operators’ booking data and timetable data where we could get them, and the operators’ own pages where we could not. Where the airport’s pages disagree with the operators, we follow the operators and say so.

The short answer

Coaches to Termini

Three companies run coaches between the airport and Roma Termini. The airport says all bus stops are opposite International Departures, and its departure board lists Terravision at stop 1, SIT at stop 2 and Rome Airport Bus at stop 3. It also says tickets are sold online, at agents in the arrivals terminal or on board.

Terravision. We queried Terravision’s booking system for every day from 16 October to 16 December 2026. From Monday 26 October it shows a new weekly timetable, the same every week to 16 December:

• Monday: 19 departures, 09:00 to 22:30.
• Tuesday: 19 departures, 09:00 to 22:00.
• Wednesday: 18 departures, 08:00 to 22:30.
• Thursday: 19 departures, 08:00 to 22:30.
• Friday: 19 departures, 08:30 to 22:30.
• Saturday: 17 departures, 08:30 to 22:30.
• Sunday: 21 departures, 08:00 to 22:30, including Sunday 1 November.

The gaps are uneven. Every day has at least one gap of 1 hour 30 minutes or more, and the longest is two hours, on Saturdays between 15:30 and 17:30. The route page says “every 40 minutes (approximately)”. Terravision puts the ride at 40 to 45 minutes, and its route page lists a stop in Ciampino town on the way. The booking system priced every departure we checked at €8 one way and €13 return; the route page advertises “from €6.50”. At Termini, the coordinates in Terravision’s booking data put its stop on Via Giovanni Giolitti, on the south side of the station (our map check). Terravision says standard tickets stay valid on any bus on the same date if your flight is late, but “lower fare” tickets do not, and seats are only guaranteed on the bus you booked.

Rome Airport Bus (Schiaffini). Its timetable, “updated 13 July 2026” and with no end date, lists 26 departures from the airport, the first at 05:55 and the last at 22:30, and the company says the buses run every day. The longest gap is 90 minutes, between 21:00 and 22:30. The company describes the ride as non-stop and about 40 minutes, to Via Giovanni Giolitti, opposite the market, at Termini. The online fare is €8 one way and €11 return. The airport’s departure board for 6 to 8 October showed several different times for this company, including departures at 05:00, 05:40 and 05:50 that are not in its timetable, so check the company’s page close to your date.

SIT Bus Shuttle runs only in the morning on this route. Its timetable page, which carries no dates, lists departures from the airport at 09:20 and 11:00, plus 11:30 on Monday to Friday only, reaching Termini at 09:55, 11:45 and 12:05; SIT calls the journey times indicative. It stops on Via Marsala 5, in front of the Hotel Royal Santina, on the north side of the station. The fare is €6 one way and €11 return.

Ciampino Airlink: bus and train

The Ciampino Airlink is a Trenitalia ticket that covers an ATRAL bus from the airport to Ciampino station and a regional train from there to Termini. Trenitalia says the bus takes about 10 minutes with no intermediate stops. The airport’s departure board lists it at stop 7; ATRAL’s own page calls the stop “Gate 2 Atral”.

The bus. ATRAL publishes two timetables, both undated: one for working days (feriali) and one for Sundays and public holidays (festivi). Its page does not say which one runs on Saturdays, so check with ATRAL if you land on a Saturday.

• Working days: 36 departures, from 05:55 to 23:30.
• Sundays and holidays: 23 departures, from 06:55 to 22:30.

The airport says the bus leaves “every 20 minutes”. ATRAL’s timetable is less regular: on working days there is an 85-minute gap between 15:15 and 16:40, and on holidays gaps of 65 to 75 minutes in the afternoon and evening.

The train. We used RFI’s planned timetable, valid from 14 June to 12 December 2026, and checked each day from 26 October to 1 November against the running notes for every train. Trains from Ciampino reach Termini in 11 to 21 minutes:

• Monday to Friday: 76 to 77 trains, from 05:25 to 23:19, several an hour at peak times, but with gaps of about 50 minutes from 09:52 to 10:43 and from 12:50 to 13:43.
• Saturday: 65 trains, from 05:33 to 22:45.
• Sunday and holidays: 30 trains, from 06:13 to 22:26, often 30 to 40 minutes apart and with gaps of up to 81 minutes. Sunday 1 November (All Saints) has this timetable.

The catch at night. The trains stop earlier than the buses. The last train to Termini leaves Ciampino at 23:19 on weekdays, 22:45 on Saturdays and 22:26 on Sundays and holidays, so the later buses (up to 23:30 on working days and 22:30 on holidays) have no train to meet.

The ticket. Trenitalia sells the Ciampino Airlink for €2.70, valid for one journey on the bus and the train. Children under 4 travel free, and so does luggage, with no size limits. You buy it through Trenitalia’s channels: its website and app, self-service machines at stations, and Lottomatica, SisalPay and Banca5 outlets. Trenitalia does not sell the bus leg between the airport and Ciampino station on its own.

City buses to the metro

ATAC buses 520 and 720 leave from the airport stop and accept the ordinary BIT ticket, €1.50, valid for 100 minutes and one metro ride. ATAC sells it at its ticket offices, machines and authorised shops, and through its tap&go contactless system. We checked every day in Roma Servizi per la Mobilità’s timetable data, which runs from 21 September to 6 December 2026; the clock change makes no difference to it.

• Bus 520 to Cinecittà (metro line A): 16 to 33 minutes. On Monday to Friday, 53 departures from 05:47 to 23:46, every 16 to 24 minutes between 07:00 and 20:00. On Saturdays every 13 to 26 minutes, and on Sundays, 1 November included, every 14 to 26 minutes, with the last bus at 23:46 or 23:47.
• Bus 720 to Laurentina (metro line B): 24 to 43 minutes on weekdays, 24 to 29 at weekends. On Monday to Friday, 51 departures from 06:01 to 23:54; on Saturdays from 05:55 to 23:53, every 19 to 22 minutes in the daytime; on Sundays from 05:55 to 23:55, every 20 minutes in the daytime.

From Cinecittà, metro line A reaches Termini in 20 minutes; from Laurentina, line B takes 22 minutes, and its last train leaves Laurentina at 23:30 on Sunday to Thursday nights and 01:27 on Friday and Saturday nights. In the same data the last train from Cinecittà leaves at 23:32 on Sunday to Thursday nights and 01:32 on Friday and Saturday nights. On Monday to Thursday nights the last 520 that is timetabled to reach Cinecittà before that train is the 22:54 from the airport; on Sundays it is the 23:04.

ATRAL bus to Anagnina (metro line A). ATRAL lists a bus to Anagnina, about 20 minutes, for €1.20 on its own ticket, sold at the airport information box, on board or at authorised shops. Its timetable, “in force from October 2024”, has 14 departures on working days, from 08:15 to 22:40, and 9 on holidays, from 05:05 to 23:00. The airport’s departure board for 6 to 8 October showed only the 22:40 on this route, so we could not confirm the other times.

Taxis: a flat fare to the centre

The airport says taxis are available at the Arrivals exit. Authorised taxis are white with a “TAXI” sign on the roof and the licence number on the doors, at the back and inside the car. The airport warns that any other vehicle could be driven by someone without a valid taxi permit, and to be wary of people inside the airport offering rides into the city.

The fare. Roma Capitale’s taxi tariff sheet of June 2026 sets flat fares from Ciampino Airport, in both directions:

• €40 to anywhere inside the Aurelian Walls, the old city walls around the historic centre. Roma Capitale publishes a map of the boundary.
• €40 to Tiburtina or Ostiense station.

The flat fares include all supplements except the one from the fifth passenger onwards, which is €5 for each passenger after the fourth, in a car with more than four seats. They also include any motorway tolls, and apply to a direct ride from one pick-up point to one destination, with no detour or stop. For any other destination the meter runs, with a minimum fare of €25 from Ciampino Airport.

Private hire (NCC) pick-ups

Private-hire cars with a driver, known in Italy as NCC (noleggio con conducente), follow different rules from taxis at Ciampino. Under ENAC’s rules for the airport, in force since 18 December 2025:

• An NCC driver may pick you up only with a service sheet or other proof that you booked the ride.
• For pick-ups, NCC cars may not use the road in front of the terminal (Piazzale Leonardo da Vinci). Drivers without an airport concession wait in a holding car park and come to a loading area by the P3 car park, between Via Leonardo da Vinci and Piazzale Leonardo da Vinci, once you have landed.
• They may stay there for up to 20 minutes to load passengers and luggage; after that, car park charges apply.
• Drivers may not offer their services to passengers on their own initiative.

If you book a car, agree the pick-up point with your driver.

Arriving late

After the last coaches, which leave at 22:00 to 22:30 depending on the company and the day, the options thin out quickly. The Ciampino Airlink has no train after 23:19 (22:45 on Saturdays, 22:26 on Sundays), and the city buses run until 23:46 to 23:55, but the metro’s last train from Cinecittà on Sunday to Thursday nights leaves at 23:32, and on the same nights the last line B train from Laurentina leaves at 23:30 (01:27 on Friday and Saturday nights). For arrivals after midnight the airport lists ATRAL buses, taxis and car sharing. ATRAL’s timetables list no departure between 23:30 and 05:05; its site gives only a time range, 03:30 to 23:20, for a bus to Termini, with no individual times, and the airport’s departure board did not show that route.

Going back to the airport

Terravision leaves Termini for the airport from 04:05, every day in the booking data for 26 October to 8 November, with the last coach at 18:35 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 19:05 on other days. Rome Airport Bus lists 30 departures from Termini, from 04:00 to 23:55. SIT has one, at 07:00 from Termini, due at the airport at 07:45. The Ciampino Airlink ticket also covers the trip from Termini.

Which option suits your trip

• One or two people with light bags, in the daytime: a coach to Termini, or the Ciampino Airlink on a weekday, when trains are most frequent.
• On a tight budget: bus 520 and metro line A on one €1.50 ticket, if you can manage your luggage on a city bus and the metro.
• Staying near Termini: the coaches stop at the station itself; check whether your company uses Via Giolitti or Via Marsala.
• A family of four: four €8 coach tickets come to less than the €40 taxi fare, but the taxi goes from the arrivals exit to your address inside the Aurelian Walls, with supplements and tolls included.
• Landing after about 22:30: a taxi or a car booked in advance.
• An address outside the Aurelian Walls: the taxi runs on the meter, so a fixed price agreed in advance may be easier to plan.

The private transfer

On LocalsRide you post your route, date, time and the number of passengers. Local drivers send offers showing the vehicle and a price, with a star rating from past passengers once the driver has completed rides. You choose one and pay by card online, and the price of the accepted offer does not change.

The driver comes for the pickup time you booked, and airport pickups include 60 minutes of free waiting from then, so a long delay can use them up. If your flight is delayed, message your driver in the LocalsRide chat. If you ask for a name sign, each offer shows whether the driver will meet you with one; otherwise you agree a pick-up point with the driver. Child seats and a note about your luggage go in your request, so drivers see them before they make an offer, and each offer’s details show the vehicle’s luggage capacity.

A booked car makes most sense when the public options are weakest: late in the evening, after the last coach; on Sundays, when trains from Ciampino station are sparse; with several suitcases; or for an address outside the Aurelian Walls, where a taxi runs on the meter. For one or two people travelling light in the daytime, a coach to Termini is the sensible answer.

Checking a transfer for your date

Whether you get offers on this route depends on the drivers available on your date. Enter your landing time and your address and see what offers arrive before you count on a car, then compare them with the coaches, the Ciampino Airlink and the taxi flat fare above. Driver offers for Ciampino are on our Rome Ciampino Airport transfer page, and other routes around the city are on our Rome page.