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TAM busorOfficial taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare?

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 Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the Leonardo Express or the FL1.

The Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare is quicker: 40 min against 50 min. The TAM bus varies between 30 and 65 minutes.

TAM bus: 01:30–00:15. Official taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fare: 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 busOfficial taxi to Ciampino Airport, fixed fareDifference
1€7€55€48
2€14€55€41
3€21€55€34
4€28€55€27
5€35€110€75
6€42€110€68
7€49€110€61
8€56€110€54

Side by side

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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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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