There are 10 ways to get from Zwickau to Rome by train, plane, bus, night train or car
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Zwickau to Rome by train
The train journey time between Zwickau and Rome is around 15h 17m and covers a distance of around 1331 km. This includes an average layover time of around 2h 36m. Operated by Transdev, Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn, Die Länderbahn and others, the Zwickau to Rome train service departs from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf and arrives in Roma Termini. Typically 38 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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International entry into Italy from Germany
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Conditions of entry into Italy from Germany
- Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test as either a RT-PCR performed within 48 hours prior to arrival, or an Antigen test performed within 24 hours prior to arrival
- 5-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from compulsory quarantine
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from compulsory quarantine (certificate needed)
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- Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test as either a RT-PCR performed within 48 hours prior to arrival, or an Antigen test performed within 24 hours prior to arrival
- 10-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- COVID-19 testing required within 72 hours from entering the country
- 5-day mandatory self-quarantine and COVID-19 test at the end of the isolation period
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from compulsory quarantine
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Nationwide control measures in place
- Inter-regional travel is permitted
- Health pass is required for long-distance travel by plane, train or coach, as well as in some public venues
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in Rome is 1500.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Rome is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Rome is 1.5 metres.
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Zwickau to Rome is to bus, which costs €55 - €80 and takes 25h 10m.
The quickest way to get from Zwickau to Rome is to train and fly which costs €140 - €270 and takes 8h 4m.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Rome station. However, there are services departing from Zwickau Main Train Station and arriving at Rome Tiburtina Bus station via Nürnberg Hbf and Florence. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Rome. However, there are services departing from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf and arriving at Roma Termini via Hof Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Muenchen Hbf and Verona Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 17m.
The distance between Zwickau and Rome is 981 km. The road distance is 1271 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Rome without a car is to train which takes 15h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Zwickau to Rome, including transfers.
Zwickau to Rome bus services, operated by EuroClub, depart from Zwickau Main Train Station.
Zwickau to Rome train services, operated by Transdev, depart from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Rome is to train which takes 15h 17m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus via Florence, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 17h 59m.
- Distance: 981.4 km
- Duration: 8h 4m
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Rome, Italy?
You can take a train from Zwickau to Rome via Hof Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, and Verona Porta Nuova in around 15h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau to Rome via Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz, Nürnberg Hbf, and Florence in around 17h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig to Rome via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Leipzig to Rome via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Leipzig to Rome via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €700
Flights from Prague to Rome via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €470
Flights from Munich to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from Munich to Rome via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Prague to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17 - €120
Flights from Prague to Rome via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €17 - €120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26 - €380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome Ciampino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €14 - €140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig to Rome via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260 - €650
Flights from Prague to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26 - €310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Prague to Rome via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €600
Flights from Munich to Rome via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
Flights from Munich to Rome via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €500
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Leipzig to Rome via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €320
- Website
- csa.cz
Flights from Prague to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Prague to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24 - €140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €350
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240 - €650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Rome via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95 - €420
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Munich to Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €290
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17 - €24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14 - €20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
Train from Hof Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Karlovy Vary Dolni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Hof Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Leipzig central train station to Berlin Südkreuz station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10 - €13
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Phone
- 030 200730
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Transdev
- Phone
- 0341 231898288
- info@mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
- Website
- mitteldeutsche-regiobahn.de
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Hof Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn
Deutsche Bahn’s EuroCity (EC) trains connect German cities to major cities in neighbouring European countries, and are operated in conjunction with their national train company. All EC trains offer First and Standard class; cars are air-conditioned and food and drinks are available onboard. Tickets can be booked up to 180 days in advance of travel. Seat reservations are not compulsory but are recommended for popular routes.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Trenitalia’s high-speed Frecce trains run on specialised tracks and have a greater level of service and comfort than InterCity and regional trains. There are three types of Frecce trains: Frecciarossa, (the fastest; connects major Italian cities); Frecciargento (mostly connect Rome to other Italian cities); and Frecciabianca (the slowest Frecce trains). Frecciarossa trains offer four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Standard, Premium, Business and Executive. All Frecce tickets include a seat reservation and must be purchased before boarding the train.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €110
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Super Economy
- €30 - €50
- Base Standard
- €60 - €85
- Base Premium
- €75 - €110
Private train company Italotreno operates high-speed trains in Italy on the same tracks as Trenitalia. The routes service 21 stations across the country, including popular routes Milan-Florence, Rome-Venice and Bologna-Naples. Choose from four classes of service, all with free Wi-Fi: Smart, Comfort, Prima and Club Executive. Italo also operates Italobus – an integrated train-bus service that takes passengers from the main train stations to other Italian cities.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +39 060708
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €80
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Smart Economy
- €29 - €45
- Smart Low Cost
- €27 - €40
- Smart Flex
- €55 - €80
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Website
- Nightjet
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- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Karlovy Vary Terminal Bus Station to Prague Airport Terminal 1/2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4 - €7
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8 - €12
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40 - €60
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38(066)-281-80-41
- euroclubbus@gmail.com
- Website
- eclub.kiev.ua
Bus from Zwickau Main Train Station to Nuremberg Central Bus Station Willy-Brandt-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24 - €35
- Website
- EuroClub
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Nürnberg Hbf to Florence
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35 - €45
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Florence to Rome Tiburtina Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15 - €19
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15 - €18
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rome Tiburtina Largo Mazzoni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1 - €19
- Website
- Itabus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rome Tiburtina Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13 - €20
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Rome Tiburtina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17 - €35
- Website
- Marino Autolinee
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
There is no direct flight from Leipzig Airport to Rome Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 50m and has one stopover.
Zwickau to Rome bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rome Tiburtina Bus station.
Zwickau to Rome train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Roma Termini station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Rome is 1271 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Zwickau to Rome.
Eurowings, Vueling Airlines and Lufthansa offer flights from Leipzig Airport to Rome Airport.
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