Traveling to Assisi

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Overview

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http://www.assisionline.com/assisi__152.html

Most people going to Assisi from the US or other countries outside Europe fly to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport, called Fiumicino; there are alternatives.  The information following is about getting from Fiumicino to Assisi. 

To Assisi by Car
Driving directions to Assisi:
http://www.assisionline.com/arriasus.html

To get driving directions using Mapquest or Google, indicate the airport as Fiumicino, Italy.

Car rental
Avishttp://www.avis.com    Airport code is FCO
Europcar  http://www2.europcar.com    Enter: ROME FIUMICINO AIRPORT
Hertz   https://www.hertz.com   Airport code is FCO
Maggiore   http://www.maggiore.it/eng/master_eng.htm   This website has  limited English, however, National Car Rental is a partner of Maggiore, with a more accessible website. http://www.nationalcar.com/

To Assisi by Bus
There are daily bus connections from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport (International Departure Terminal "C") to Assisi (Piazza San Pietro).  For a bus schedule in English, see http://www.sulga.it/autolinee/linee/orario.asp?ID=3

To Assisi by Train
General information about getting to Assisi by train: http://www.assisionline.com/treniasus.html  

See Trenitalia web site for schedules  http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html   
Enter Fiumicino Aeroporto as the departure location. 

The Metropolitan trains from the airport to Rome’s Tiburtina Station take about 45 minutes.  In addition there is an express train called “Leonardo Express” which travels only from the airport to the main train station in Rome, Termini Station and takes about 30 minutes.  This one is more expensive than the metropolitan train, and takes you to the same line to Assisi one stop earlier.  The Trenitalia website will show both options.

From Rome the train to Assisi takes about 2 hours; some have another change at Foligno.  There are many trains to Assisi every day.

Remember to get your train ticket stamped in a yellow validation machine just before using it.

In Assisi, the train station is at the bottom of the hill about three miles from the center of town. Bus line "C" (ASSISI - P.ZZA MATTEOTTI-FS-P.ZZA GARIBALDI) will take you the rest of the way.  Or take a taxi.