How to travel from Bologna to Rome

There are 3 options to travel between Bologna and Rome including taking a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to Rome from Bologna is by taking a coach, which costs on average €5.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Bologna to Rome:

Taking a coach costs €50 less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of €55.

A coach is €18 less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Bologna to Rome costing on average €23.

The fastest way from Bologna to Rome is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h.

There are alternative travel options to Rome that take longer:

Coach takes on average 4 h 40 min.

Taking a train requires on average 2 h 22 min of travel time.

The distance from Bologna to Rome is approximately 303 km.

The average frequency per day from Bologna to Rome is:

• 25 coaches a day.
• 50 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Bologna and Rome as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Bologna to Rome:

• Coaches mostly leave from Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre) and tend to arrive in Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina.
• Flights mostly leave from Bologna Airport and tend to arrive in Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport.
• Trains most often depart from Bologna at Bologna Centrale and arrive in Rome at Rome Termini.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Bologna to Rome:

• You can go to Rome from Bologna by coach with Itabus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Marino Autolinee, Autoservizi Salemi or Autoservizi Salemi Srl. You'll see cheap coach tickets for €5 with Itabus from Bologna to Rome on Omio.
• You can go to Rome from Bologna by plane with Alitalia or Eurowings. You'll see cheap plane tickets for €55 with Alitalia from Bologna to Rome on Omio.
• You can travel by train between Bologna and Rome with Italo, Frecciarossa, Intercity Notte, Intercity or Regionale, and you can find Intercity Notte Bologna to Rome tickets for €23 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Bologna to Rome with the following travel companies:

• You'll find 13 direct coaches a day to Rome with Itabus, FlixBus, Marino Autolinee, Autoservizi Salemi or Autoservizi Salemi Srl.
• You can find 50 direct trains per day to Rome with Italo, Frecciarossa, Intercity Notte or Intercity.

Direct services to Rome tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.