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Vatican Museums
A vast complex of papal collections including classical sculpture, Renaissance masterpieces, the Raphael Rooms, and access to the Sistine Chapel. One of Rome’s most important art visits and often best
Cheapest price
$11
Average price
$23
Fastest journey
7 h 45 m
Average duration
8 h 33 m
Buses per day
5
Distance
402 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome will cost around $23 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $11.
Of the 5 buses that leave Venice Marco Polo Airport for Rome on Mon, May 25, 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Mon, May 25 the direct buses cover the 402 km distance in an average of 8 h 33 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 7 h 45 m .
On Mon, May 25 the slowest buses will take 10 h 1 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.










Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 23m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $9, and a flight costs an average of $83.
Distance: 249 miles (402 km)
| Bus | Most popular Flight | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|---|
$28 Average price Cheapest | $147 Average price | $68 Average price | $160 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
8h 12m Average total duration 7h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 23m Average total duration Fastest 1h 23m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 6h 15m Average total duration 5h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 27m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome:
A bus is $40 (€33) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome costing on average $68 (€55).
A bus is $120 (€97) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome costing on average $147 (€119).
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 45m.
Bus takes on average 7h 42m.
Tickets start at around $28 (€22) compared to roughly $160 (€129) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $132 (€107). The journey takes 7h 42m versus 5h 27m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by Itabus, FlixBus.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 01:10AM | Arrival Time 04:35PM | Duration 15h25 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 06:10AM | Arrival Time 04:35PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 04:35PM | Duration 9h35 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 07:23AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 12h17 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $27 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 11h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:05AM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 10h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sat | Cheapest price $41 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 08:20AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 11h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 08:45AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 10h55 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 08:53AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 10h47 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 09:15AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 10h25 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 06:25PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:30AM | Arrival Time 02:40PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $45 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 09:40AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 10h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 09:55AM | Arrival Time 05:40PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $11 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 10:10AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 9h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30AM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 10:55AM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 11:08AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 8h32 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 08:25PM | Duration 9h05 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $52 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:30PM | Arrival Time 06:20PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $46 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 01:08PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 15h47 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 01:23PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 15h32 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 9h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 06:40PM | Duration 5h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $61 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 01:38PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 15h17 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 01:53PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 15h02 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 14h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 14h25 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 02:53PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 14h02 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 03:08PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 13h47 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 13h35 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 04:23PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 14h07 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 13h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 05:10PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 13h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 05:23PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 11h32 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 06:15PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 10h40 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 06:35PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 10h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 11h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50PM | Arrival Time 01:40AM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $48 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 08:10PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 8h45 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:25PM | Arrival Time 06:10AM | Duration 9h45 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $83 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 08:38PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 9h52 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 09:10PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 09:15PM | Arrival Time 04:55AM | Duration 7h40 | Departure days Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $49 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 09:20PM | Arrival Time 05:30AM | Duration 8h10 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 06:10AM | Duration 8h40 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $47 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 09:40PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 8h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator ATVO | Departure Time 10:10PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 8h20 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $64 |
Operator Itabus | Departure Time 10:50PM | Arrival Time 06:30AM | Duration 7h40 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $29 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:59PM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 10h01 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:59PM | Arrival Time 10:00AM | Duration 10h01 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $35 |
The table below shows live departures for Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome buses for today, Sunday, May 24. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FlixBus · FlixBus | 9:30 PM Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia | 8h40 | 6:10 AM Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:59 PM Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia | 12h16 | 12:15 PM Roma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina) | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:59 PM Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia | 9h21 | 9:20 AM Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina | 1 transfer | |
| Monday, May 25 | |||||
![]() | 9:20 AM Venice Marco Polo Airport | 9h05 | 6:25 PM Rome | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 9:55 AM Venice Marco Polo Airport | 7h45 | 5:40 PM Rome | 0 transfersDirect | |
![]() | 10:55 AM Venice Marco Polo Airport | 7h45 | 6:40 PM Rome | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Rome run on average 30 times per day, taking around 7h 42m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $9 (€7) if you book in advance.
There are 4 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 09:20, the last at 22:59. The fastest bus covers the 249 miles (402 km) distance in 7h 40m.
Distance 249 miles (402 km) |
Average bus duration 7h 42m |
Cheapest ticket price $9 (€7) |
Buses per day 30 |
Direct buses 4 |
Fastest bus 7h 40m |
First bus 9:20 AM |
Last bus 10:59 PM |
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A vast complex of papal collections including classical sculpture, Renaissance masterpieces, the Raphael Rooms, and access to the Sistine Chapel. One of Rome’s most important art visits and often best
A superb villa museum with Bernini sculptures and paintings by Caravaggio, Raphael, and Titian. Timed entry is limited, making advance booking especially important.
The world’s oldest public museums, displaying Roman bronzes, ancient inscriptions, imperial sculpture, and excellent views over the Roman Forum from Capitoline Hill.
A grand baroque square with Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers, elegant facades, and constant street life. One of Rome’s classic strolling areas.
A lively neighborhood of narrow lanes, ivy-covered buildings, and popular evening atmosphere. Very popular for wandering and photography, especially after sunset.
A famous monumental staircase linking Piazza di Spagna with Trinità dei Monti. A classic meeting point and one of the city’s most photographed urban scenes.
A classic Roman pasta made with pecorino romano and black pepper. It is one of the city’s most iconic dishes for its simplicity and bold flavor.
Traditional Roman pasta with guanciale, egg yolk, pecorino romano, and black pepper. It is a defining dish of Rome and is traditionally made without cream.
A beloved pasta sauce of tomato, guanciale, and pecorino romano, usually served with bucatini. It is a cornerstone of Roman trattoria cooking.
Rome’s best-known luxury dining destination, offering fine dining, panoramic views, and an acclaimed tasting-menu experience by Heinz Beck.
A historic restaurant near the Pantheon celebrated for careful Roman cooking, including gricia, oxtail, and seasonal specialties, in a polished traditional space.
A famous central Rome dining room and delicatessen known for Roman pasta, cured meats, cheeses, and an exceptional wine list in a lively upscale setting.
Moderate by Western Europe standards: sights and central hotels cost more, while casual dining and transit stay reasonable.
Service is often included or covered by a coperto. Tipping is not mandatory; round up or leave EUR 1-2 at cafes, 5-10% for great restaurant service, and round up taxis.
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