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Compare train, coach and flight for Essen to Rome
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Essen to Rome among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £43. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 2h 31m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £43, and a train costs an average of £237.
Distance: 1141 km
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£109 Average Price | £86 Average Price Cheapest | £321 Average Price |
5h 31m Average total duration Fastest 2h 31m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 27h 6m Average total duration 26h 36m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 23m Average total duration 17h 53m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Rome from Essen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Rome is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus09:0526h45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)11:50Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1341One-way2 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus04:1528h25Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)08:40Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1191One-way2 changes
Fastest
EW988617:252h00Dusseldorf Airport19:25Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£3161One-way0 changes
Other options
FlixBus · FlixBus08:4524h45Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)09:30Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1441One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus11:5025h30Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)13:20Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina£1461One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus11:5027h15Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof)15:05Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)£1391One-way2 changes
ICE 625+
U2299510:5012h05Essen Hbf22:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£2121One-way1 change
ICE 942 · IC 1946 · 29543+
U2299513:379h18Essen Hbf22:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£2191One-way3 changes
ICE 721+
U2299513:539h02Essen Hbf22:55Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport£2251One-way1 change
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FAQs: Essen to Rome
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Rome:
A flight is £25 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Essen to Rome costing on average £43.
A flight is £219 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Rome costing on average £237.
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Train takes on average 12h 39m.
Coach takes on average 23h 35m.
- Around 62 flights per day.
- Around 13 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Rome as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Rome by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Rome by train.
- Travel with Eurowings, Malta Air, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Avion Express Malta, Iberia, Smartwings, ITA, Ryanair to go to Rome by flight.
- 3 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Avion Express Malta, Smartwings.
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