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TAM busorFL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The TAM bus reaches Roma Termini and the historic center; the FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari does not. This goes on by overnight ferry to Cagliari in Sardinia. You change trains at Roma Ostiense or Trastevere, walk from Civitavecchia station to the port and ride the free port shuttle to Terminal ADM.

The TAM bus is quicker: 50 min against 17 h 15. The FL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to Cagliari varies between 910 and 1035 minutes.

TAM bus: 01:30–00:15. 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.
TravelersTAM busFL1, FL5, port shuttle and Grimaldi ferry to CagliariDifference
1€7€41€34
2€14€82€68
3€21€123€102
4€28€164€136
5€35€205€170
6€42€246€204
7€49€287€238
8€56€328€272

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Where each one leaves you
TAM · TAMTAM bus
From
Fiumicino Bus Station, Terminal 3 arrivals level — stand 17
To
Roma Termini, Via Giolitti 34
Luggage
One bag per passenger up to 15 kg is included, stowed in the hold; larger or extra bags need their own ticket.
Runs
01:30–00:15
Journey
30–65 min

The EUR 7 fare is the Basic ticket, valid only for the booked departure; buying from staff at the stop instead of online costs EUR 9.

Journey time varies with traffic: the timetable allows as little as 30 minutes late at night and up to about 65 minutes in the day.

TAM bus: price for every party size

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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

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