Would I make the 10:15 am flight?

[justluv2cruisewithhubby]

If you were disembarking the Jade ship in Rome and walked off the ship early could I make a 10:15 am departure at FCO airport? Thought/opinions please

[AF-1]

It's an hour drive from the port. If you got off ship and into a taxi or some other type transportation, and you went straight to airport; you may make it; that's if you you get off by 6:30-0700.

[sdmike]

There is no way in heck I'd book a 10:15 flight. Could you make it if you walk off the ship at 7am, move through customs & passport control without delay, find a cab immediately, find the road clear for the hour drive, and get quickly through airport security and be in the gate for boarding by 9:45? yeah, I guess so, but if there are any delays in that sequence you're going to be out of luck. I wouldn't even book a flight out of Miami that early because of the security delays...and there will be more hoops for you to jump through as a foreigner. The last thing I'd want to do is spend my vacation worrying about if/how I would make my flight. Book later and give yourself some wiggle room, and relax.

 

My two cents

Edited June 28, 2014 by sdmike

[herdingdogmom]

That may be cutting it too close. But, we got off the Jade at 8:00am in March and via a car service were at the airport before 9:00 and had to wait an hour to check in for our 1:00pm flight. There is no seating at that airport so not worth getting there too early.

Edited June 28, 2014 by herdingdogmom

[Tiggertastic]

We had a 11.20am flight and that was a tough one and would never now book before 12 when it's rome. Other ports where the transfer is only 15 or 20 mnutes we'd give 10.15 a go

[Froggitt]

I might do it for a intra-EU flight with hand luggage and checked-in online. Not so sure I would for long haul with luggage, and a warning to get there two hours before departure.

[KirkNC]

May be but probably not.

[Keith1010]

Too tight.

 

Don't do it.

 

Keith

[TracieABD]

Nope. Too many variables... If one thing goes wrong, you may miss your flight.

[newmexicoNita]

If you were disembarking the Jade ship in Rome and walked off the ship early could I make a 10:15 am departure at FCO airport? Thought/opinions please

 

any flight before noon, whether you walk off or not is chancy, it your case: I would not consider it. Maybe 11:15 and even that could be tough. It is better to be safe than sorry. I know you don't want to hear this and we all know anything can happen, but you are pushing your luck.

[jkgourmet]

any flight before noon, whether you walk off or not is chancy, it your case: I would not consider it. Maybe 11:15 and even that could be tough. It is better to be safe than sorry. I know you don't want to hear this and we all know anything can happen, but you are pushing your luck.

 

Having gone to the Rome airport in a rainstorm, I'd change that 11:15am to noon.

[kimkencruzers]

I walked off with my carry on luggage at 6:30, had a private transfer waiting, got to the airport with no problem at all, went through all the controls and still waited around an hour and a half for my 10:30 a.m. flight. Obviously, a later flight would have given me a more comfortable cushion, but by taking the 10:30 am flight, it saved me another 6 hours of traveling time and I felt the risk was worth it.