Marseille to Rome bus: 1 a day, fastest 12h45

1 a dayfastest 12h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

MarseilleToulonNiceGenoaFlorenceRome· 604 km as the crow flies

20:30 → 09:15⁺¹
FlixBus N523 ☾ Overnight
Marseille (Saint-Charles) → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Florence
12h454 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:30 → 08:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 20:30, arrive 09:15

The plane is 8h05 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h25

To Marseille (Saint-Charles)10 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N52312h45
From Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min

Plane · nonstop MRS to FCO5h20

To Marseille Provence (MRS)55 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight MRS to FCO1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From FCO1h05

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Marseille to Rome in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Marseille goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Marseille to Rome nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

ITA Airways seasonalMRS→FCOBook direct ↗
RyanairMRS→FCOBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Marseille to Rome?

Yes. 1 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Marseille to Rome?

The fastest takes 12h45; the slowest 12h45, for 604 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Marseille to Rome?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 20:30 arriving 09:15 the next morning.

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