At Fiumicino you will find two terminals (1 and 3), which are connected in a single building, and you can move between them inside the public and transit section.
- Terminal 1 - gates A
- Terminals 3 and 5 - gates E
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For selected long-haul flights (mainly to the USA), there is also a satellite terminal 5, which is only accessible to passengers. All flights departing from it are checked in at Terminal 3, and after passing through security you can take advantage of the free automatic train that will take you to T5 in 3 minutes.
Downloadable airport maps are available on the official website: www.adr.it
The airport is open 24 hours a day.
Airlines by terminal
At Fiumicino Airport, terminals are always designated for specific airlines. The division between Schengen and non-Schengen flights always takes place after the security checkpoint at each terminal.
- Terminal 1 - Aegean Airlines, Aeroitalia, Air Baltic, Air Europa, Air France, Air Malta, Ablastar, Eurowings, Iberia, ITA Airways, KLM, Luxair, Norwegian, Ryanair, TAP Portugal, Volotea, Vueling and Wizz Air
- Terminal 3 - all other airlines
- Terminal 5 - check-in always takes place at Terminal 3, and flights to the USA and Israel operated by non-European airlines fly from the satellite Terminal 5 (for example, flights to the USA with ITA Airways are handled classically from Terminal 1)
Transfer between flights
Connecting flights at Fiumicino Airport are clearly signposted with "Connecting Flights" signs and there are departure boards with the gate numbers of connecting flights in many places within the terminals.
If you need to move between terminals, there is no need to leave the transit area and the net transfer time between the furthest gates is approximately 30 minutes.
If you are connecting between flights to/from Schengen area countries or domestic flights within Italy, you do not go through security or passport control.
When transferring from Schengen countries to non-Schengen countries, you only go through passport control.
When connecting from Non-Schengen countries to all destinations, you must go through both security and passport control.
Fiumicino Airport is a major hub with many long-haul routes and it can often happen that the best value tickets will include a night change, but under no circumstances will this be covered by the airline.
Hotels near the terminal
There are two more luxurious hotels right at the airport with prices starting from 165 eur per night. However, they are within a 3-minute walk of the terminal.
Hotels in Fiumicino
The cheapest hotels are in Fiumicino, about 3 km from the airport.
The vast majority of them only offer chargeable transport (usually around 15 eur), but you can use the Cotral bus service for 1,10 eur, see more in the Transport section above.
Just beware that the last bus from the airport leaves at 21:00. Prices per night are between 90 eur and 150 eur. A taxi, despite the short distance, works out at about €20, so always calculate well whether you can get to your hotel by bus or whether it is more worthwhile to stay further away in Rome but with good public transport access.
If you're arriving late in the evening and don't want to pay for a taxi or expensive hotel transfer, consider staying right in Rome, which is always accessible by bus even late at night/early in the morning. However, you will need to allow about an hour for the journey.
