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FL1 regional trainorFL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari?

The short answer

For one traveler the FL1 regional train is cheaper by €33. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The FL1 regional train is quicker: 28 min against 17 h 15. The FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari varies between 910 and 1035 minutes.

FL1 regional train: 05:57–23:27. FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersFL1 regional trainFL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to CagliariDifference
1€8€41€33
2€16€82€66
3€24€123€99
4€32€164€132
5€40€205€165
6€48€246€198
7€56€287€231
8€64€328€264

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
FL1 · TrenitaliaFL1 regional train
From
Fiumicino Aeroporto station, inside the airport
To
Trastevere, Ostiense and Tiburtina — it does NOT stop at Termini
Luggage
No luggage limit, but commuter carriages get crowded at peak.
Runs
05:57–23:27
Journey
28–48 min

Does not serve Termini, despite Trenitalia’s summary page listing Termini among the stations the line “will take you to”. The station departure board shows otherwise; you would be changing trains to get there.

FL1 regional train: price for every party size

FL1FL5Port shuttleGrimaldi · Trenitalia, Port Mobility and Grimaldi LinesFL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari
From
Fiumicino Aeroporto station, inside the airport
To
Cagliari, the port, by Grimaldi ferry from Civitavecchia
Journey
15 h 10 min to 17 h 15 min

One boat on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 20:00, landing at 09:00 or 11:00 the next day; the timetable is published to 31 December. Leave the airport by about 16:30 to be at the terminal by 19:00.

Be at Terminal ADM an hour before departure, with an identity document for every passenger, children included.

Take the free shuttle from the Fortezza stop, by Forte Michelangelo, to Terminal ADM. It is not the cruise shuttle, which does not stop at the ferry docks.

A deck place has no seat or berth. A seat (poltrona) costs up to EUR 34 outside high season, and Grimaldi sells cabins too.

FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari: price for every party size

See Grimaldi's Civitavecchia to Cagliari sailings

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