There are 9 ways to get from Brussels to Rio, Italy by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train, ferry
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry
9h 40m€108–272Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CRL - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry
9h 26m€83–278Train, ferry
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry A3
17h 21m€432–734Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry A3
22h 48m€200–275Fly Brussels Airport to Elba Island
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Elba Island (EBA)plane BRU - EBA
9h 31m€162–383Fly Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry
10h 14m€116–322Fly Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BRU - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry
10h 29m€95–289Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CRL - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry
11h 33m€109–319Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sienabus 516 / ...
- Take the bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombinobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marinaferry A3
27h 16m€165–240
Brussels to Rio, Italy by train and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Rio, Italy is to train and fly and ferry which costs €80 - €280 and takes 9h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Rio, Italy is to train and fly and ferry which takes 9h 26m and costs €80 - €280.
The distance between Brussels and Rio, Italy is 1152 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Rio, Italy without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 21m and costs €430 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Brussels to Rio, Italy, including transfers.
There are 1558+ hotels available in Rio, Italy.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Rio, Italy?
Brussels Airlines, Polar Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Elba Island (EBA) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
- Website
- polarair.ru
Flights from Brussels Airport to Elba Island via Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Elba Island via Zurich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Elba Island via Munich, Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €320–550
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Central to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 199 168 182
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiemmespa.it
Bus from Siena, Stazione FS to Port of Piombino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- tiemmespa.it
- Phone
- +49 611-14020
- [email protected]
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Rio Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Toremar
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