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FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to CagliariorOfficial taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare?

The short answer

For one traveler the FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari is cheaper by €14. But at 2 travelers the Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare takes over.

The Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare is quicker: 40 min against 17 h 15. The FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari varies between 910 and 1035 minutes.

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, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to CagliariOfficial taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fareDifference
1€41€55€14
2€82€55€27
3€123€55€68
4€164€55€109
5€205€110€95
6€246€110€136
7€287€110€177
8€328€110€218

The cheaper option changes at 2 travelers, from the FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari to the Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
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
taxi · Comune di Roma licensed taxisOfficial taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare
From
Official taxi rank outside each terminal — white cars, "Comune di Roma" on the door
To
Ciampino Airport, the terminal
Luggage
Included in the fixed fare.
Journey
25–59 min

No ride time is published for the taxi between the airports; transfer companies quote 25 to 59 minutes for the same road, and traffic on the ring road decides it.

The fixed fare applies only to licensed Rome city taxis. A driver who approaches you inside the terminal is not the official rank.

Taxis at Fiumicino leave from Terminal 1 and Terminal 3; both ranks charge the same fixed fare.

Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare: price for every party size

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