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Compare train, coach and flight for Birmingham to Rome
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Rome among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £174 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 6h 25m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.6 - 4.0kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £174, while a flight costs an average of £423.
Distance: 1596 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Driving |
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£423 Average Price | £174 Average Price Cheapest | £261 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
6h 25m Average total duration Fastest 4h 25m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 35h 25m Average total duration 34h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 21h 49m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
4.8 - 9.6kg CO2 emissions | 1.6 - 4.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular airline |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Rome:
A coach is £250 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Birmingham to Rome costing on average £423.
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Coach takes on average 35h 25m.
You'll arrive about 17h 24m sooner (4h 25m by flight vs 21h 49m by car). Tickets start at around £423 compared to roughly £261 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Birmingham to Rome
How to get to Rome from Birmingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Birmingham to Rome is by taking a flight because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FR 99479:002h55Birmingham International Airport12:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£651One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FR 99479:002h55Birmingham International Airport12:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£651One-way0 changes
Fastest
- FR 99479:002h55Birmingham International Airport12:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£651One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus3:0038h45Birmingham18:45Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1071One-way3 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus17:4042h40Birmingham13:20Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1181One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus14:4045h40Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway13:20Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1201One-way3 changes
VY8755 · VY611012:106h15Birmingham International Airport19:25Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£771One-way1 change- VY8755 · VY610212:108h05Birmingham International Airport21:15Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£871One-way1 change
- KL1046 · KL160913:258h20Birmingham International Airport22:45Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£1061One-way1 change
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How to Travel from Birmingham to Rome
While Rome is famous for the Vatican City, it is also popular for its great architecture and rich culture. To make a trip from Birmingham to Rome, a traveller can use the bus, train or take a flight. A flight is both the fastest and cheapest way to travel to Rome from Birmingham.
Train: The train does not complete the journey to Rome but it reaches Derby, Railway Station (Rail) from where the traveller can get to East Midlands (EMA) for a flight to Rome Ciampino (CIA), Rome. It takes an estimated six hours and fifteen minutes for the journey.
Bus: The bus service is run by National Express. It takes an estimated thirty three hours and fifteen minutes to complete the journey, including a two-hour transfer. There are three changes along the way, with stops at London Victoria Station and Paris Gallieni. Every hour, there is a bus leaving the departure station, Birmingham Coach station and it arrives at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina.
Flight: A flight from Birmingham to Rome would take an estimated thirteen hours including a two-hour transfer. The departure station is Birmingham (BHX) while the arrival station is Rome (FCO). There are several companies running the service on this route and they include British Airways and Brussels Airlines.
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Rome:
A coach is £250 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Birmingham to Rome costing on average £423.
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Coach takes on average 35h 25m.
- Around 39 flights per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Rome as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Birmingham International Airport and arrive in Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway and arrive in Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Jet2.com, asl airlines, Sas Airways, Swiss, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Vueling, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Malta Air, ITA, Ryanair, Iberia, easyJet to go to Rome by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Rome by coach.
- 1 direct flights per day with Jet2.com, Malta Air, Ryanair, easyJet.
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