There are 8 ways to get from Rome to Ballater by plane, bus, car, car train, train, 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.
Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane FCO - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
9h 44mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane FCO - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
11h 22m£63–240Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Overgatebus
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
47h 42m£102–304Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Ballatercar
26h 46mFly Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane CIA - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballaterbus
12h 25mFly Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CIA - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundeetrain
- Take the bus from Dundee station to Ballaterbus
11h 7m£78–266Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane FCO - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Pittodrie to Ballaterbus
13h 36m£111–433Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Ballatercar
27h 41m£367–538
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Ballater is to fly and train and bus which costs £60 - £240 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Ballater is to fly and train and bus which takes 11h 7m and costs £75 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Ballater. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at Ballater via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Dundee station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 42m.
The distance between Rome and Ballater is 1310 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Ballater without a car is to bus which takes 47h 42m and costs £100 - £310.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Rome to Ballater, including transfers.
Rome to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to Ballater bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Ballater is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 6:23 PM in Rome and 5:23 PM in Ballater.
There are 129+ hotels available in Ballater.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Ballater, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Ballater via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, Overgate, and Dundee station in around 47h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £75–280
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–350
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Gateway to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport Station to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Dundee station to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–28
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Pittodrie to Ballater
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £1–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Overgate
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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