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There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Ostend by plane, train, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Brussels Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane FCO - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain train
    6h 36m
    €71–234

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostendetrain train Ic / ...
    14h 54m
    €275–429

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus bus
    2. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Ostendetrain train Ic / ...
    20h 59m
    €193–272

  4. Drive  1,548.6 km

    1. Drive from Rome to Ostendcar car 1,548.6 km
    15h 24m
    €279–403

  5. Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane CIA - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain train
    8h
    €92–419

  6. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane FCO - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostendetrain train
    8h 36m
    €151–395

  7. Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane FCO - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostendetrain train
    8h 19m
    €167–460

  8. Bus, train via Bologna

    1. Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Bologna Centralebus bus 466 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Ostendetrain train Ic / ...
    26h 6m

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Rome to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Ostendcar car
    20h 13m
    €334–475

Rome to Ostend by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration14h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€275Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,335.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 36m

What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Ostend, Belgium?

You can take a train from Roma Termini to Ostende via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 14h 54m.

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