There are 9 ways to get from Mechelen to Rome by plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
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 Fiumicino International Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane BRU - FCO
4h 52m€50–200Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
13h 47m€431–724Bus
- Take the bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Roma Prenestina A1bus
21h 36m€176–246Drive 1,457.7 km
- Drive from Mechelen to Romecar 1,457.7 km
14h 24m€264–381Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take the train from Malines to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane CRL - CIA
6h 46m€87–391Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane AMS - FCO
6h 22m€129–368Fly Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane BRU - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Terminitrain
6h 15m€103–276Train, bus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus N77
25h 8m€184–316Drive, car train
- Drive from Mechelen to Göttingencar
- Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar
22h 49m€310–436
Mechelen to Rome by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mechelen to Rome is to fly which costs €45 - €200 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Mechelen to Rome is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €45 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Mechelen station to Rome. However, there are services departing from Mechelen Station perron 4 and arriving at Roma Prenestina A1 via Vilvoorde Station and Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Mechelen to Rome. However, there are services departing from Malines and arriving at Roma Termini via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 47m.
The distance between Mechelen and Rome is 1220 km. The road distance is 1457.7 km.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Rome without a car is to train which takes 13h 47m and costs €430 - €750.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Mechelen to Rome, including transfers.
Mechelen to Rome bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès station.
Mechelen to Rome train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Mechelen to Rome is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €45 - €200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €430 - €750 and takes 13h 47m, you could also bus, which costs €170 - €250 and takes 21h 36m.
What companies run services between Mechelen, Belgium and Rome, Italy?
easyJet, Brussels Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malines to Roma Termini via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 47m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
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
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fiumicino International Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fiumicino International Airport via Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
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
- €75–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–550
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- €65–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Malines to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès to Roma Prenestina A1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–240
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Mechelen to Rome bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Mechelen to Rome train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mechelen to Rome is 1458 km. It takes approximately 14h 24m to drive from Mechelen to Rome.
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