There are 10 ways to get from Cartagena to Rome by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport
best- Fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane RMU - FCO
11h 31m€135–220Bus, bus to Alicante-Elche Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane ALC - FCO
7h 25m€48–193Bus, train via Lyon
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Murcia to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
26h 23m€239–452Drive 1,953.5 km
- Drive from Cartagena to Romecar 1,953.5 km
18h 56m€318–459Bus to Almería Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cartagena to Almeríabus
- Fly from Almería Airport (LEI) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane LEI - FCO
11h 2m€131–247Train, train to Valencia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane VLC - FCO
10h 48m€69–228Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Murcia to Marseillebus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
32h 10m€174–277Train, bus
- Take the train from Cartagena to Estació del Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Roma Terminitrain Ic
32h 38m€194–336Train, bus via Madrid
- Take the train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmentrain Ic
- Take the train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Terminitrain
33h 7m€250–466Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murciabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Roma Terminitrain
33h 21m€219–322
Cartagena to Rome by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cartagena to Rome is to bus and fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cartagena to Rome is to bus and fly which takes 7h 25m and costs €45 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Cartagena to Rome. However, there are services departing from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena and arriving at Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina via Murcia and Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 10m.
The distance between Cartagena and Rome is 1294 km. The road distance is 1953.5 km.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Rome without a car is to bus and train via Lyon which takes 26h 23m and costs €230 - €460.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from Cartagena to Rome, including transfers.
Cartagena to Rome bus services, operated by Interbus Murcia, depart from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena station.
The best way to get from Cartagena to Rome is to fly which takes 11h 31m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €280 and takes 32h 10m.
Cartagena to Rome bus services, operated by Interbus Murcia, arrive at Estación de Autobuses de Murcia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cartagena to Rome is 1954 km. It takes approximately 18h 56m to drive from Cartagena to Rome.
What companies run services between Cartagena, Spain and Rome, Italy?
Volotea, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Murcia Corvera Airport (RMU) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina via Estación de Autobuses de Murcia, Murcia, and Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles in around 32h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Almería Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Sevilla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Valencia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Valencia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Almería Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Almería Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Valencia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Almería Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Almería Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Valencia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–160
Flights from Valencia Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Murcia Corvera Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cartagena to Murcia Del Carmen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Murcia Del Carmen to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +34 900 842 202
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbusmurcia.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Alicante Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Cartagena to Estación de Autobuses de Murcia
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Murcia to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Murcia to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Murcia to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Murcia to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 950 25 95 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- busbam.com
Bus from Cartagena to Almería
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Schedules at
- busbam.com
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
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