There are 11 ways to get from Rome to Dover by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, 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 Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FCO - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 52m£124–361Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CIA - STN
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
7h 39m£71–271Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
16h 57m£283–607Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus N521
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Doverbus 700 / ...
29h 10m£124–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
17h 44m£215–343Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FCO - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
8h 30m£115–350Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane FCO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 48m£97–290Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane FCO - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
7h 53m£81–264Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to London City Airport (LCY)plane FLR - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Dover Priorytrain
8h 14m£137–379Bus via Bologna
- Take the bus from Roma to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Doverbus
29h 11mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain le shuttle
17h 10m
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Dover is to fly and train which costs £70 - £280 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Dover is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs £70 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Dover. However, there are services departing from Roma and arriving at Dover via Bologna and Brussel Eurolines Busstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Dover. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Dover Priory via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 57m.
The distance between Rome and Dover is 1018 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Dover without a car is to train which takes 16h 57m and costs £280 - £650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Rome to Dover, including transfers.
Rome to Dover bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Roma station.
Rome to Dover train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Dover is to train which takes 16h 57m and costs £280 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £210 and takes 29h 10m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Dover, England?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Dover Priory via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Lille Europe, and London St Pancras Intl in around 16h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Dover via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Dover in around 29h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £25–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £95–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- +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
- £90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Roma to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Roma to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Rome to Dover bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Bologna station.
Dover is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 7:04 PM in Rome and 6:04 PM in Dover.
Rome to Dover train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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