Paris to Rome bus: 2 a day, fastest 20h20

2 a dayfastest 20h20☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇮🇹 Italy

Direct buses · no change

ParisGenevaAostaTurinGenoaFlorenceRome· 1,107 km as the crow flies

11:05 → 07:40⁺¹
FlixBus N1503 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Geneva, Aosta, Turin, Genoa…
20h356 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 11:05 → 06:40+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:15 → 16:05⁺¹
FlixBus N521 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Lyon, Turin, Bologna, Florence
20h506 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:15 → 15:05+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:55 → 20:15⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Rome - Tiburtina · via Lyon, Turin, Bologna, Florence
20h204 stops
Runs: Only Sun 25 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 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. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 23:55, arrive 20:15

The plane is 15h17 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct21h07

To Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus20h20
From Rome - Tiburtina15 min

Train · fastest direct11h06

To Paris Gare de Lyon15 min
Before departure10 min
Frecciarossa 962710h40
From Roma Termini1 min

Plane · nonstop ORY to FCO5h50

To Orly (ORY)40 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ORY to FCO2h15
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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

1 a weekdirect trains, fastest 10h40

Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

5 airlines fly Paris to Rome nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air FranceCDG→FCOBook direct ↗
ITA AirwaysCDG→FCOBook direct ↗
TransaviaORY→FCOBook direct ↗
Wizz AirORY→FCOBook direct ↗
easyJetORY→FCOBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Paris to Rome?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Paris to Rome?

The fastest takes 20h20; the slowest 20h50, for 1,107 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 11:05 and the latest at 23:55, local time in Paris. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Paris to Rome?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 11:05 arriving 07:40 the next morning.

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