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Fiumicino is Rome’s principal airport and has rail and road links to the city. Ciampino lies southeast of the centre and is commonly used by low-cost carriers. Choose your onward journey before landing, especially for a late arrival. For either airport, use authorised transport and confirm the current timetable or official taxi arrangements rather than relying on informal offers in arrivals areas. For practical planning, treat Arriving in Rome by plane as part of a wider Rome day rather than an isolated checklist item. Pair the ideas here with the nearby places already named, allow time for walking and breaks, and keep the plan flexible around heat, crowds, and access changes. That pace leaves space to read the streets and neighbourhoods connecting the larger sights. It is often in those transitions that Rome’s layers become clearest.