San Francisco International (SFO) has won numerous awards for its travel services and for is one of the most environmentally friendly airports in the United States. Situated along Highway 101, it is easily accessible from all points via this route. Flights to Rome Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) (FCO) take between 14 and 17 hours, and when you arrive, one of the major mass transit methods available is the Leonardo Express, a rail transit system.

Attractions and tips

While in Rome, be sure to catch the Colosseum and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, as well as the many remaining monuments of the ancient city like those at Insula Romana, which dates to the 2nd century A.D. Besides the Roman Forum, the Pantheon, Capitoline Hill and the Arch of Constantine, there are literally hundreds of other spectacular remains to be seen from Ancient Rome. It is no wonder the Eternal City receives more than 18 million visitors annually.

From Fiumicino Airport, passengers can connect to other major European capital cities as well as domestic flights to Turin, Palermo and Milan. The area enjoys a Mediterranean climate, which means it typically has cool, humid winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures do not usually dip below 45 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and rarely exceed 92 degrees in the summertime.