Vienna to Rome bus: 1 a day, fastest 16h30

1 a dayfastest 16h30☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇦🇹 Austria → 🇮🇹 Italy

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ViennaGrazKlagenfurtUdinePortogruaroMestreRome· 765 km as the crow flies

22:15 → 14:45⁺¹
FlixBus N1533 ☾ Overnight
Vienna Central Station → Rome Tiburtina Bus station · via Graz, Klagenfurt, Udine, Portogruaro…
16h308 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:15 → 13:45+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 22:15, arrive 14:45

The plane is 11h41 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct17h16

To Vienna Central Station16 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N153316h30
From Rome Tiburtina Bus station15 min

Train · fastest direct14h26

Before departure10 min
EN 23314h00
From Roma Tiburtina16 min

Plane · nonstop VIE to FCO5h35

To Vienna (VIE)50 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VIE to FCO1h50
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 daydirect trains, fastest 14h00

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

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Flying instead?

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

Austrian AirlinesVIE→FCOBook direct ↗
RyanairVIE→FCOBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Vienna 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 Vienna to Rome?

The fastest takes 16h30; the slowest 16h30, for 765 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Vienna to Rome?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:15 arriving 14:45 the next morning.

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