There are 4 ways to get from Carlow to Rome by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Fiumicino International Airport
best- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane DUB - FCO
7h 19m€70–202Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlow to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus
3d 8h€81–353Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Carlow to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Romecar
37h 2m€301–902Bus, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Take the bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)plane DUB - CIA
9h 24m€75–258
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlow to Rome is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €210 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Carlow to Rome is to bus and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs €70 - €210.
The distance between Carlow and Rome is 2015 km.
The best way to get from Carlow to Rome without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs €80 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Carlow to Rome, including transfers.
Rome is 1h ahead of Carlow. It is currently 7:48 AM in Carlow and 8:48 AM in Rome.
There are 21426+ hotels available in Rome.
What companies run services between Carlow, Ireland and Rome, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Carlow to Rome. However, you can take the bus to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Dublin Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), walk to Fiumicino Aeroporto, then take the line 4571 train to Roma Termini. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carlow to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina via Dublin Heuston, Heuston Train Stn, Broombridge, Dublin, and Rădăuți in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Carlow to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–12
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Carlow Bus Station to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–120
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–95
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–500
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €75–120
- Passenger Car
- €95–490
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