Layover guide
Tipping in Rome
Not compulsory, with no fixed rules, but leaving close to 10% is customary when you are happy with the service.
All of Rome
Italy's official tourism portal says tipping in Italy is not compulsory and there are no established rules.
It is customary to leave an amount close to 10% of the bill when you are satisfied with the service.
The portal says nothing about the coperto (cover charge) or about tipping taxi drivers, so neither is covered here.
- Italia.it (official tourism portal of Italy): Currency and payments in Italy · checked 2026-09-28
The rest of Rome
The whole guideGetting out of the airportThe Leonardo Express runs non-stop from the airport's own station to Roma Termini in 32 minutes for 14 euro.Ride-hailingLicensed white taxis carry a fixed 55 euro airport fare into the centre; app cars are pre-booked private hire, never a street hail.Local laws that catch crew outRome enforces its urban decorum rules with reduced-rate fines and a 48 hour exclusion order, and the buyer of a fake is the one who pays.Staying connectedAn Italian prepaid SIM means clearing an identity check built for residents, and a non-EU line roams in Italy with no EU price cap behind it.WeatherThe summer risk in Rome is not the peak temperature, it is several hot days in a row, and the state runs a formal alert for exactly that.Eating near the crew hotelsIn Lazio the cover charge is illegal, a service charge is legal only if it was on the price list before you ordered, and refusing your card is a breach.What to buyNon-EU residents can reclaim VAT on invoices over 70 euro, but the digital exit visa has to be applied by customs before the goods leave the EU.