There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Sardinia by plane, car, car ferry, bus, ferry, 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 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane FCO - OLB
3h 4m€60–157Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane CIA - CAG
3h 42m€33–153Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Port of Civitavecchiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbataxcarferry
- Drive from Port of Arbatax to Cagliaricar
12h 2m€59–96Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Alghero
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Alghero (AHO)plane FCO - AHO
3h 25m€56–149Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane CIA - OLB
3h 6m€63–212Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane FCO - CAG
3h 51m€50–118Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbiaferry
- Take the bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNObus
13h 31m€54–98Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbataxcarferry
- Take the bus from Tortoli' Fra Locci to Cagliari Buon Pastorebus
16h 3m€54–101Train, ferry
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Cagliariferry Itcvv - Itcag
18h 55m€51–95
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Sardinia is to bus and ferry which costs €50 - €100 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Sardinia is to fly which takes 3h 4m and costs €60 - €160.
The distance between Rome and Sardinia is 285 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Sardinia without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 13h 31m and costs €50 - €100.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Rome to Sardinia, including transfers.
There are 3097+ hotels available in Sardinia.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Sardinia, Italy?
Aeroitalia and FlexFlight ApS fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) hourly.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–138
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Alghero via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–138
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–390
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–410
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–138
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Alghero via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–138
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–390
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Alghero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- (+39) 06 5916826
- [email protected]
- Website
- sitbusshuttle.com
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/
Bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/en/
- Website
- https://www.sitbusshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +39 0789 21487
- [email protected]
- Website
- gruppoturmotravel.com
Bus from Fermata di OLBIA PORTO ISOLA BIANCA to Fermata di CAGLIARI PIAZZA MATTEOTTI-ESTERNO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://gruppoturmotravel.com/en
- Phone
- +39 351 8374226
- [email protected]
- Website
- arst.sardegna.it
Bus from Tortoli' Fra Locci to Cagliari Buon Pastore
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- app.arstspa.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbatax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Arbatax
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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