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Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Dortmund to Rome among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $132 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 58m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.1 - 2.8kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $132, while a flight costs an average of $492.
Distance: 705 miles (1135 km)
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Most popular Flight | Bus | Driving |
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$492 Average price | $132 Average price Cheapest | $401 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 58m Average total duration Fastest 3h 58m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 22h 10m Average total duration 21h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 15h 9m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
3.4 - 6.8kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.8kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Rome:
A bus is $361 (€301) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Rome costing on average $492 (€411).
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 10m.
You'll arrive about 11h 11m sooner (3h 58m by flight vs 15h 9m by car). Tickets start at around $492 (€411) compared to roughly $401 (€334) 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 Dortmund to Rome
How to get from Dortmund to Rome by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dortmund to Rome is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:45 AM26h30Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf12:15 PMRoma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)$1191One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus9:45 AM26h30Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf12:15 PMRoma, Autostazione (Metro Anagnina)$1191One-way2 transfers
Fastest
EW88812:35 PM2h00Cologne Bonn Airport2:35 PMRome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport$2411One-way0 transfers
Other options
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:45 AM23h45Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf9:30 AMRoma, Autostazione Tiburtina$1201One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:15 PM23h55Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf9:10 PMRoma, Autostazione Tiburtina$1271One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus5:00 PM24h25Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf5:25 PMRoma, Autostazione Tiburtina$1351One-way1 transfer
ICE 519+
U2299512:36 PM10h19Dortmund Hbf10:55 PMRome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport$2241One-way1 transfer- 26711 · ICE 797+U229959:39 AM13h16Dortmund Hbf10:55 PMRome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport$2421One-way2 transfers
- IC 2042 · ICE 105+U229959:36 AM13h19Dortmund Hbf10:55 PMRome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport$2451One-way2 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Rome:
A bus is $361 (€301) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Rome costing on average $492 (€411).
Other travel options to Rome take longer:
Bus takes on average 22h 10m.
- Around 48 flights per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dortmund and Rome as scheduled services by bus 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.
- Trains mostly depart from Dortmund Hbf and arrive in Rome Termini.
- Buses mostly depart from Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf and arrive in Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Rome by bus.
- Travel with Eurowings, Avion Express Malta, Malta Air, Smartwings, Swiss, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Qatar Airways, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Vueling, AJet, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, Ente Autonomo Volturno, GetJet Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, ITA, British Airways, Edelweiss Air, Iberia to go to Rome by flight.
- 3 direct flights per day with Eurowings, Avion Express Malta, Malta Air, Smartwings.
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