There are 5 ways to get from Rome to Durban by plane, bus, or 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 Fiumicino International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane FCO - DUR
18h 22mR 7,310–18,375Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane FCO - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
23h 43mR 5,750–19,395Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane FCO - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
22h 3mR 6,175–20,555Train to Naples Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane NAP - DUR
21h 58mR 7,187–22,217Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Maputo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane FCO - MPM
- Take the bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stnbus
23h 10mR 7,510–22,095
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Durban is to fly and bus which costs R 5 500 - R 20 000 and takes 23h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Durban is to fly which takes 18h 22m and costs R 7 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Rome and Durban is 8237 km.
It takes approximately 18h 22m to get from Rome to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2231+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Durban, South Africa?
Ethiopian Airlines, Egyptair, and South African Airways fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–18,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Naples Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Naples Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Fiumicino International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–18,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Naples Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Naples Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Naples Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Richards Bay via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–750
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 410–750
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Bus operators
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–180
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Maputo to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 390–1,300
- Website
- Intercape
- Full Flexi
- R 1,100–1,300
- Flexi
- R 1,000–1,300
- Saver
- R 950–1,300
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