There are 9 ways to get from Rome to Portbou by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, car ferry, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane FCO - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Gironatrain
- Take the train from Girona to Portboutrain
7h 39m€47–187Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Perpignantrain
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain Ter
15h 8m€208–413Bus
- Take the bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus station to Florencebus
- Take the bus from Florence to Perpignanbus
- Take the bus from PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle to CERBÈRE - Centre-Villebus 540
19h 27m€75–145Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rome Termini Piazza Indipendenza to Port of Civitavecchiabus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonacarferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia to Portboutrain R11
25h 37m€134–245Fly to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane FCO - PGF
- Take the train from Perpignan to Port-Boutrain
10h 18m€143–314Fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane FCO - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Port-Boutrain
9h 36m€98–309Fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane FCO - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Port-Boutrain
11h 16m€108–328Train, ferry
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchiatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelonaferry
- Take the train from Barcelona-El Clot to Portboutrain R11
26h 49m€101–206Drive 1,220.5 km
- Drive from Rome to Portboucar 1,220.5 km
11h 58m€193–278
Rome to Portbou by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Portbou is to fly and train which costs €45 - €190 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Portbou is to fly and train which takes 7h 39m and costs €45 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome station to Portbou. However, there are services departing from Rome Tiburtina Bus station and arriving at CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville via Florence and PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Portbou. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Port-Bou via Milano Centrale, Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv and Perpignan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 8m.
The distance between Rome and Portbou is 1056 km. The road distance is 1220.5 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Portbou without a car is to train which takes 15h 8m and costs €200 - €420.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Rome to Portbou, including transfers.
Rome to Portbou bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rome Tiburtina Bus station.
Rome to Portbou train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Portbou is to train which takes 15h 8m and costs €200 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €150 and takes 19h 27m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Portbou, Spain?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Port-Bou via Milano Centrale, Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv, and Perpignan in around 15h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus station to CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville via Florence and PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle in around 19h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-El Clot to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Girona
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona-Passeig De Gràcia to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
Train from Barcelona-El Clot to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/ca/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Portbou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- 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
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Perpignan to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Narbonne to Port-Bou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Civitavecchia
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus station to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus station to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Rome Tiburtina Bus station to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +33 805 60 81 00
- Website
- lio.laregion.fr
Bus from PERPIGNAN - Gare Routière Bd St Assiscle to CERBÈRE - Centre-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- (+39) 06 5916826
- sit@sitbus.com
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- booking@gnv.it
- Website
- gnv.it
Car ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Civitavecchia to Port de Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Rome to Portbou bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Florence station.
Rome to Portbou train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Portbou is 1220 km. It takes approximately 11h 58m to drive from Rome to Portbou.
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