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Compare bus, flight, and ferry for Rome to Barcelona
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Rome to Barcelona among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the ferry, with an average ticket price of €54 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 32m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.9 - 2.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a ferry costs an average of €54, while a flight costs an average of €424.
Distance: 859 km
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Most popular Flight | Ferry | Bus | Driving |
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€424 Average price | €54 Average price Cheapest | €97 Average price | €342 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 32m Average total duration Fastest 4h 32m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 23h 15m Average total duration 22h 15m Onboard + 1h 0m Additional time* | 22h 4m Average total duration 21h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 13h 46m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
2.6 - 5.2kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions | 0.9 - 2.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Compare ways to travel from Rome to Barcelona
Compare the available ways to get from Rome to Barcelona, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Barcelona:
A ferry is €43 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Rome to Barcelona costing on average €97.
A ferry is €370 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Barcelona costing on average €424.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 4m.
Ferry takes on average 23h 15m.
Travel optionsfrom Rome to Barcelona
How to get from Rome to Barcelona by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Rome to Barcelona is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
W4602112:40 PM 1h50 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 2:30 PM Barcelona El Prat Airport €72 1 One-way 0 transfers
Cheapest
- W46021
12:40 PM 1h50 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 2:30 PM Barcelona El Prat Airport €72 1 One-way 0 transfers
Fastest
VY60112:55 PM 1h45 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 4:40 PM Barcelona El Prat Airport €99 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus
7:35 PM 27h35 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 11:10 PM Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants €97 1 One-way 2 transfers - FlixBus · FlixBus
7:35 PM 22h35 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 6:10 PM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord €97 1 One-way 1 transfer - FlixBus · FlixBus
12:20 PM 20h10 Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina 8:30 AM Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord €101 1 One-way 1 transfer
- W46017
6:55 AM 1h50 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 8:45 AM Barcelona El Prat Airport €72 1 One-way 0 transfers - W46019
7:25 PM 1h50 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 9:15 PM Barcelona El Prat Airport €92 1 One-way 0 transfers - VY6003
11:45 AM 1h50 Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport 1:35 PM Barcelona El Prat Airport €99 1 One-way 0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Rome to Barcelona:
A ferry is €43 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Rome to Barcelona costing on average €97.
A ferry is €370 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Rome to Barcelona costing on average €424.
Other travel options to Barcelona take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 4m.
Ferry takes on average 23h 15m.
- Around 77 flights per day.
- Around 14 buses per day.
- Around 1 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Rome and Barcelona as scheduled services by bus, flight, and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport and arrive in Barcelona El Prat Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arrive in Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord.
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Civitavecchia and arrive in Port of Barcelona.
- Travel with Air France, Vueling, KLM, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Air Europa, British Airways, ITA, Iberia, Swiss, Ryanair, Lufthansa City Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Malta Air, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Helvetic Airways, Avion Express Malta, Tunis Air, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa Cityline, GetJet Airlines, Air Serbia, Air Algerie, Amelia, asl airlines, Smartwings, Transavia France to go to Barcelona by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Itabus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Barcelona by bus.
- Travel with Grimaldi to go to Barcelona by ferry.
- 16 direct flights per day with Vueling, ITA, Ryanair, Malta Air.
- 1 direct ferries per day with Grimaldi.
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