Rome Ciampino Airport (CIA) is the second international airport of Rome, the capital of Italy. If you are planning to exchange your foreign currency to Euro there, find out what are the currency exchange rates at Rome Ciampino Airport.
Money Changer at Rome Ciampino Airport
As Rome Ciampino Airport is compact, you won't find many currency exchange options there. The currency exchange counter at the airport is operated by the money changer that can be found in other popular locations of Italy – Best And Fast Change Italia.
Currency Exchange Rates at Rome Ciampino Airport
As Best And Fast Change Italia is the only money changer at Rome Ciampino Airport, you can’t expect to get good exchange rates there. Even the branches of the same company can normally offer better rates in the city.
How good or bad are the currency exchange rates at Rome Ciampino Airport? Let’s see!
USD exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official USD exchange rate at the time was 0.9714 US Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at Ciampino Airport (1.092 USD/EUR) was by 0.1206 USD or about 12.4% worse than the market rate.
GBP exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official GBP exchange rate on the day was 0.8843 Sterling Pound for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the airport’s currency exchange (0.988 GBP/EUR) was by 0.1037 GBP or about 11.7% worse than the market rate.
JPY exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official JPY exchange rate on the day was 141.63 Japanese Yen for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Rome Airport (165.651 JPY/EUR) was by 24.021 JPY or about 17.0% worse than the market rate.
CHF exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official CHF exchange rate at the time was 0.9681 Swiss Franc for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at CIA Airport (1.135 CHF/EUR) was by 0.1669 CHF or about 17.2% worse than the market rate.
AUD exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official AUD exchange rate at the time was 1.5475 Australian Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the airport (1.802 AUD/EUR) was by 0.2545 AUD or about 16.4% worse than the market rate.
CAD exchange rate at Rome Ciampino Airport
The official CAD exchange rate on the day was 1.3388 Canadian Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered here (1.562 CAD/EUR) was by 0.2232 CAD or about 16.7% worse than the market rate.
Commission
Before making any transaction with money changer at Rome Ciampino Airport, make sure about the level of commission they charge in addition to the profit they gain from the difference of exchange rates. Normally such conditions are provided somewhere in small font so you might not be able to notice them. As far as we are aware, the company that is offering currency exchange service at Rome Ciampino Airport normally charges 9.9 EUR fixed fee and additional 19.9% commission for currency transactions. In such a case you lose much more than just the difference between the exchange rate offered and the market rate as your extra loses on such a transaction would be equal to more than 30% if you would be exchanging foreign currency equivalent to 100 EUR.
It's definitely not a fair deal!
Tips
If you need cash at Rome Ciampino Airport, it might be better just to withdraw money from ATM. To get the best exchange rate on your withdrawals, make sure to use the card from Wise.