Rome to Munich bus: 3.4 a day, fastest 12h45

3.4 a dayfastest 12h45☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

RomeFlorenceMantuaVeronaTrentoBolzanoMunich· 698 km as the crow flies

09:30 → 22:40
FlixBus 531
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Munich central bus station · via Florence, Mantua, Verona, Trento…
13h105 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:00 → 05:50⁺¹
FlixBus N1385 ☾ Overnight
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Munich central bus station · via Florence, Bologna, Verona
12h503 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 17:00 → 04:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:00 → 09:45⁺¹
FlixBus N531 ☾ Overnight
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Munich central bus station · via Florence, Prato
12h453 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 21:00 → 08:45+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:55 → 12:15⁺¹
FlixBus N532 ☾ Overnight
Rome Tiburtina Bus station → Munich central bus station · via Florence, Mantua, Verona, Trento…
13h208 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:55 → 11:15+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 21:00, arrive 09:45

The plane is 7h34 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct13h29

To Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N53112h45
From Munich central bus station14 min

Train · fastest direct15h45

To Roma Tiburtina16 min
Before departure10 min
EN 29415h19

Plane · nonstop FCO to MUC5h55

To Rome Fiumicino (FCO)1h05
Check-in & security1h30
Flight FCO to MUC1h45
Landing to exit20 min
From MUC1h15

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 daydirect trains, fastest 15h19

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

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Flying instead?

3 airlines fly Rome to Munich nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

ITA AirwaysFCO→MUCBook direct ↗
LufthansaFCO→MUCBook direct ↗
easyJetFCO→MUCBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rome to Munich?

Yes. 3.4 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rome to Munich?

The fastest takes 12h45; the slowest 13h20, for 698 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:30 and the latest at 22:55, local time in Rome. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rome to Munich?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 17:00 arriving 05:50 the next morning.

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