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Van Italy's shuttle transfer from/to Rome Fiumicino (da Vinci) airport or Rome Ciampino airport is available for EUR50 each way. The shuttle can transport up to 4 adults and 2 bicycles. Pick-up (or return) is not possible directly at airports, city centers (i.e. downtowns) or rail stations.

The Van Italy depot is open for standard pick-up Monday-Friday 9:00 to 13:00 (i.e. 9 am to 1 pm) and 16:00 to 19:00 (i.e. 4 pm to 7 pm) and on Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00 (i.e. 9 am to noon). There is no surcharge for Saturday pick-up or return. The depot is open for standard return Monday-Saturday from 9:00 to 10:30 (i.e. 9 am to 10:30 am). Unless previously agreed, return after 10:30 am entails EUR50 per hour. A booked afternoon return entails an extra night's worth of cost. The depot is closed Sundays. For every day that a vehicle is late being returned, a penalty of 4 times the daily rate will be charged.

The depot is closed from 8 January through February.

A thorough explanation and demonstration of the rental vehicle will be provided upon pick-up. This orientation, together with completion of the relevant paperwork, requires approximately one hour.

You are welcome to transport your rented vehicle by ferry and/or the Channel Tunnel.

Again, see our "Insurance" page for more details concerning the included insurance.

Generally the minimum rental duration for Van Italy rentals is 3 days.

The Van Italy depot address and contact number are as follows:

  • Rome: Via Angelo Olivieri, 59/b, 00122 Lido di Ostia (Roma);
    tel. +39 347 90 13 263. See above for vendor's shuttle info, and see below for bus, metro and train info. A taxi from Rome Fiumicino airport to the depot costs about EUR50 and takes about 20 minutes to cover the 12 km. A taxi from Rome Ciampinao airport to the depot costs about EUR110 and takes about 40 minutes to cover the 40 km. Recommended hotels nearby: the beachside Hotel Ping Pong at Lungomare Paolo Toscanelli, 84 Ostia Lido, Rome. Recommended campgrounds nearby: Camping Marina di Roma (350 meters from the sea and just north of Fiumicino airport; Camping Traino (just north of Civitavecchia, on west coast north of Rome; you can take the train into Rome); Camping Villages in Italy (especially Campsite Village Roma, close in on west side of city; Campsite Fabulous, south of the city; and Campsite I Pini, north of the city). Generally see www.Camping.it.
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    Buses run every 20 minutes from the Fiumicino airport bus terminal to the Lido di Ostia Centro metro station 300 meters from the rental depot and 500 meters inland from said hotel. Trains run from the Fiumicino airport to the city every 20 minutes from roughly 6:28 am to 0:13 am (12:13 midnight), and from the city to the airport every 20 minutes from roughly 5:29 am to 21:59 (9:59 pm). The fare is about EUR5 each way. A special, non-stop express train runs at intervals of 20 minutes and 1 hour, depending on the time of day; earliest departure to the airport being 7:00 am, latest being 21:15 (9:15 pm); earliest departure to the city being 7:50 am, latest being 20:05 (8:05 pm); the cost being roughly EUR10 each way. A late-night bus service operates to/from Tiburtina Station between roughly 1:00 am and 5:00 am. See Rome Shuttle to book attractively priced group-shuttle service (about EUR42 for up to 4 people, EUR68 for up to 8 people). Search the Web using the keywords "Rome Airport Shuttle" for other such options. The distance between the airport and Rome downtown is 40 km and 40 minutes; typically the cost of this trip via taxi is EUR50.

    Many clients choose to travel from Florence to Rome to pick-up their motorhome. The typical rail journey between Florence Santa Maria Novella (SMN) rail station and Rome Fiumicino airport takes 2 hours 30 minutes and costs EUR40. You can research the rail schedules at the European rail schedules Website. The Sita/Ataf "Fly by Bus" service connects Florence's Amerigo Vespucci airport to Florence's SMN rail station: 20 minutes, EUR8. Here are links to the Websites of the airports: Rome Fiumicino (Leonard Da Vinci) Airport and Florence Amerigo Vespucci Airport.

    The vendor provides storage of clients' luggage at their depot free of charge (but at the clients' risk). However, clients may not park a car at the depot during the rental.

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