There are 8 ways to get from Rome to Van by plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Fiumicino International Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane FCO - VAN
8h 12m₺8,892–16,578Train, bus via Belgrade
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 8h₺9,522–15,618Drive 3,713.9 km
- Drive from Rome to Vancar 3,713.9 km
40h 11m₺32,238–46,566Train to Naples Airport, fly
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)plane NAP - VAN
10h 37m₺14,774–48,726Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bari Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Shkodërbusferry
- Take the bus from Shkodër to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 11hBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 12hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Trentotrain Fr
- Take the train from Trento to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
2d 17h₺15,858–31,623Bus
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Cernavodăbus
- Take the bus from Cernavodă to Istanbulbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Vanbus
3d 11h
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Van is to train and bus via Belgrade which costs 9.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺ and takes 2 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Van is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Van. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at Van via Elbasan, Korçë and Istanbul Otogari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Rome and Van is 2691 km. The road distance is 3713.9 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Van without a car is to train and bus via Belgrade which takes 2 days 8h and costs 9.500 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 12m to get from Rome to Van, including transfers.
Rome to Van bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
The best way to get from Rome to Van is to fly which takes 8h 12m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 17.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 11h.
Rome to Van bus services, operated by Pistoia viaggi, arrive at Elbasan station.
Van is 1h ahead of Rome. It is currently 1:26 AM in Rome and 2:26 AM in Van.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Van, Turkey?
Turkish Airlines, AJet, and SunExpress fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rome, Termini to Van via Cernavodă, Cernavodă, Istanbul, and Istanbul Otogari in around 3d 11h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–43,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–45,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–27,000
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–3,000
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–3,400
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺3,900–8,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Trento
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–6,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Trento to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–3,800
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900–3,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–7,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Padova to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺3,400–4,800
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Shkodër
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Shkodër to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,100–3,700
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Korçë to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,900
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,500
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- Travelbusel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Elbasan to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺83
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Rome, Termini to Cernavodă
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Cernavodă to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–3,200
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
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