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London to Italy coaches by bus

London to Rome, Venice, Milan or Catania from £40 one-way?

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UK to Italy tickets

 

Travel by coach from the UK to Italy: by bus

„Bella Italia” - without stress and expensive fares!

Sports, wellness and relaxation on Lake Garda, gondola ride in Venice or shopping in Verona - the coach will take you to your destination easily and comfortably. Travelling by coach from the UK to Italy requires several transfers, but there is no need to worry, because they are well-organized. Eurolines carries passengers to the northern and central Italy and also to South Tyrol, up to 10 times a week.

For example:

  • 7x - to Turin!
  • to the balcony of Romeo and Juliet in Verona - 4 times a week!
  • to the Lake Garda (the lake is located near Verona) - 4 times a week!
  • more than 10 coaches per week to Milan!
  • up to 3x per week - to Rome & Naples!
  • or to the Canale Grande / St. Mark's Square in Venice - 4 times a week!


This is the beginning of your holiday. The promo fares to Italy start from £40, - but obviously the price depends on the distance of your destination. Part of a journey to Italy (London - Paris & London to Lyon sections) takes place in a modernized coaches called Eurolines and Isilines. The cheapest way to travel to Italy is definitely the coach. If you are on a tight budget, then taking the coach can offer some amazing cost savings.
Whilst offering excellent fares some of these coach companies featured offering a very high quality service - you can expect reclining seats, extra hold luggage, free wifi, sometimes they offer you free tea or coffee and you also have power sockets at each seat.

Additional information is available from Eurolines directly.

Discover Italy

The Garda Lake - an authentic piece of Italy
Palm fronds sway in the wind along the promenade, from the beach bar the aroma of a freshly pressed espresso pulls into the nose and in the distance the snow-capped peaks of Mount Baldo soar into the sky. The lake is the gateway to Italy, realizes that with imposing mountains and rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves, the attraction of opposites. In the north of Italy's largest lake, a steady breeze happy sailors, surfers and kiters that travel in the rush of speed over the waves. Even climbers, mountain bikers and hikers are more enthusiastic if you gaze for a demanding tour at sunset on the large silver coins and pizza.
The south of the lake is marked by sweetness and attracts an enjoyable lifestyle, golfers, horse riders and cyclists. Families relax here at the beaches and children's eyes light up in Canevaworld, Italy's most popular theme park, where you can sometimes experience quite like in Hollywood. The fertile land around the lake, wine, olive oil, chestnuts and truffles produces always a slam walk is worth it.
Who wants to travel the northern Lake Garda to Rovereto. From here there is a good and easy bus connection to the most beautiful seaside towns such as Riva del Garda and Malcesine. Useful guides: Lonely Planet Publications

Useful links to coach timetables & fares

How to buy tickets & some helpful information


The Eurolines coach network is an inexpensive way to travel through Europe. Eurolines coaches have different categories, from Standard class to Business class and they go everywhere. You can reserve seats in advance on the internet.

Eurolines operators

Eurolines is a coalition of independant bus and coach companies that operate under one brand name. They serve the majority of European countries, reaching hundreds of destinations across Europe from Ireland to Russia and from Norway to Portugal. Some also serve Turkey and Morocco. Eurolines coaches are comfortable and upscale.
You can reserve a seat online, If your journey begins from the UK, you just go on the Eurolines EU web page. The Eurolines offices are usually located inside the long distance bus stations, but it can also be a travel agent in the city.

Travelling from outside London

Megabus and National Express have an expanded network in the UK so you can travelling not only from/to London, but from many other cities and towns in the UK. So you can get to or from London in one easy booking. Just enter the name of the place from which you start the journey, in the box defining the place of departure and London as your start or final destination. Book your connecting travel through the National Express and Megabus websites.

Trains & airlines from the UK to Italy

If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or flight services. If you want to travel from the London to Italy or vice versa by train we suggest you to visit the Voyages-sncf website, while good flights between Britain and Italy are recommend on the Budget Air’s website

Rail services in Europe are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at Voyages-sncf.com
Regular European air link services can be checked and booked at www.budgetair.co.uk. Flights connections are available to various destinations in Europe and worldwide.


To Italy by coach, see current international timetable & fares

London to Italy

Coach times valid until 31/10/2018 Returning
Eurolines service number 125/151/621 125/041/855 127/021/420 128/026/420 127/026 128/026 129/152/151 129/152
Days of operation T, Th, Su Sa Daily Sa Th Th T, Fr, Su n Th
Eurolines coach stops
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Dep. 13:30 13:30 20:00 22:30 20:00 21:30 23:30 23:30
GILLINGHAM, Hempstead Valley, Bus Stn. Dep. - - 21:00 - 21:00 - - -
CANTERBURY, Bus Station Dep. - - 21:35 - 21:35 - - -
DOVER, Eastern Docks Dep. 16:00 16:00 22:00 - 22:00 - - -
CHANNEL CROSSING BY TRAIN TRAIN FERRY TRAIN FERRY TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN
PARIS, Interchange only
Arr.
22:15 © 23:00 © 6:00© 8:15 © 6:00 © 8:15 © 9:00 © 9:00 ©
PARIS, Interchange only Dep. 22:45 23:30 8:00 8:45 8:45 8:45 17:00 17:00
AVIGNON, Interchange only Arr. - 8:55 © - - - - - -
AVIGNON, Interchange only Dep. - 11:15 - - - - - -
LYON, Interchange only Arr. - - 13:55 © - - - - -
LYON, Interchange only Dep. - - 15:30 - - - - -
TURIN (TORINO), C.SO Vittorio Emanuelle
Arr. 11:45 13:30 20::30 - - - - 5:45
MILAN, Interchange only Arr. 14:45 © - 22:45© 21:35 © 21:30 © 21:30 © 8:00 © -
MILAN, Interchange only Dep. 19:00 - 23:30 22:45 22:45 22:45 15:45 -
GENOA, Piazza della Vittoria, lato Palazo INPS Arr. 21:30 19:30 - - - - - -
SAVONA, AUTOGRILL, Autopista A10/E80 Arr. 22:15 - - - - - - -
SAVONA, (Martima) Via Antonio Gramsci 12
Arr. - 18:30 - - - - - -
BRESCIA, Coach Stn CIBA, Via Solferino Arr. - - - - - - - 9:00 #
PARMA, Cas. A/1 Parma-Parch. Scambiatore
Arr. - - - - - - - 9:30
VERONA, Int. Coach Stn, Via le Cardinal Girolamo Arr. - - - - 0:15 0:15 - 10:45
BOLOGNIA, Bus Stn, Piazza XX Settembre 6 Arr. - - - - - - - 11:00 ©
BOLOGNIA, Interchange only Dep. - - - - - - - 11:30
AOSTA, Bus Station, via Giorgio Carrel 1 Arr. - - - - - - 20:00 -
AGRIGENTO, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Arr. - - - - 21:00 21:00 - -
ROME, Tiburtina Stn, bus stop Arr. - - 6:15 6:15 - - - 17:15
NAPLES, Corsa Arnaldo Lucci 154 Arr. - - 9:15 9:15 - - - 20:30
SALERNO, Piazza Montpellier Arr. - - 10:20 10:20 - - - 21:20
SALA CONSILINA, via Giuseppe Mezzacapo 185 Arr. - - 11:35 11:35 - - - 22:40
RENDE COSENZA, Via Marconi
Arr. - - 13:25 13:25 - - - -
REGIO CALIBRIA, Staz. FS Villa San Giovanni Arr. - - 15:25 15:25 - - - -
MESSINA, Piazza Della Repubblica Stazione FS Arr. - - 16:30 16:30 - - - -
CATANIA, Via d'Amico, 195 AG. Baltour-Eurolines Arr. - - 18:00 18:00 - - - -
ENNA, Terminal Bus - Via L. Da Vinci Arr. - - 19:10 19:10 - - - -
CALTANISETTA, Via Rochester (Ex Gil)
Arr. - - 19:45 19:45 - - - -
CANICATTI, Largo Aosta
Arr. - - 20:25 20:25 - - - -
PADOVA, Autostazione Viale Della Pace, Stallo 12 Arr. - - - - - - - 13:30
PESARO, Casello A14 - Punto Blu Arr. - - - - - - - 13:40
POGGIBONSI, Via Salceto 91 Arr. - - - - - - - 13:45
ANCONA, Casello Autostradale Ancona Nord Arr. - - - - - - - 14:15
VENICE, Tronchetto stazione Arr. - - - - - - - 14:15
SIENA, Piazza Antonio Gramsci Arr. - - - - - - - 14:20
PISA, via Pietrasantina, Parcheggio
Arr. - - - - - - - 14:30
CIVITANOVA MARCHE, via Quintiino Sella Fronte
Arr. - - - - - - - 15:15
PORTO SAN GIORGIO, Largo Carducci.
Arr. - - - - - - - 15:30
GIULIANOVA, Area servizio depi mosciano Arr. - - - - - - - 15:55
PESCARA, Terminal Bus Arr. - - - - - - - 16:55
VASTO, Vasto Sud loc. San Salvo P. Zaarafat Arr. - - - - - - -
18:50
CASERTA, Via Nazionale Appia 371 Arr. - - - - - - - 19:45
FOGGIA, P.le Vittorio Veneto, 2 Arr. - - - - - - - 20:10
BARLETTA, Next to motorway SS16.6 Arr. - - - - - - - 21:25
BATTIPAGLIA, Santa Maria della Speranza Arr. - - - - - - - 21:40
EBOLI, Uscita A3 Arr. - - - - - - - 21:50
BARI, L.Go Sorrentino Dietro Staz. FS Arr. - - - - - - - 22:00
POLLA, Via Antonio Mazullo 2 Arr. - - - - - - - 22:30

Italy to London

Coach times valid until 31/10/2018 Returning
Eurolines service number 150/125 151/152/125 420/026/127 622/151/120 855/041/120
Days of operation Daily
M,W,Fr Fr T, Th, Su Sa
Eurolines coach stops
POLLA, Via Antonio Mazullo 2 Dep. 6:45 - - - -
EBOLI, Uscita A3 Dep. 7:10 - - - -
BATTIPAGLIA, Santa Maria della Speranza Dep. 7:20 - - - -
BARI, L.Go Sorrentino Dietro Staz. FS Dep. 7:30 - - - -
BARLETTA, Next to motorway SS16.6 Dep. 8:15 - - - -
CASERTA, Via Nazionale Appia 371 Dep. 9:20 - - - -
FOGGIA, P.le Vittorio Veneto, 2 Dep. 9:30 - - - -
VASTO, Vasto Sud loc. San Salvo P. Zaarafat Dep. 11:00 - - - -
PESCARA, Terminal Bus Dep. 12:45 - - - -
GIULIANOVA, Area servizio depi mosciano Dep. 13:40 - - - -
PORTO D'ASCOLI, Casello A/14 - Area Good Truk Dep. 14:00 - - - -
PORTO SAN GIORGIO, Largo Carducci. Fronte Civico 3 Dep. 14:25 - - - -
CIVITANOVA MARCHE, via Quintiino Sella Fronte c.c. Dep. 14:45 - - - -
PISA, via Pietrasantina, Parcheggio (fermata Sena) Dep. 14:50 - - - -
ANCONA, Casello Autostradale Ancona Nord Dep. 15:15 - - - -
SIENA, Piazza Antonio Gramsci Dep. 15:25 - - - -
VENICE, Tronchetto stazione People Mover Dep. 15:40 - - - -
POGGIBONSI, Via Salceto 91 Dep. 16:00 - - - -
PESARO, Casello A14 - Punto Blu Dep. 16:20 - - - -
PADOVA, Autostazione Viale Della Pace, Stallo 12 Dep. 16:25 - - - -
AGRIGENTO, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele Dep. -
-
7:30 - -
CANICATTI, Largo Aosta Dep. - - 8:05 - -
CALTANISETTA, Via Rochester (Ex Gil) Dep. - - 8:40 - -
ENNA, Terminal Bus - Via L. Da Vinci Dep. - - 9:15 - -
CATANIA, Via d'Amico, 195 AG. Baltour-Eurolines Dep. - - 10:40 - -
MESSINA, Piazza Della Repubblica Stazione FS Dep. - - 12:05 - -
REGIO CALIBRIA, Staz. FS Villa San Giovanni Dep. - - 13:05 - -
RENDE COSENZA, Via Marconi Dep. - - 15:05 - -
SALA CONSILINA, via Giuseppe Mezzacapo 185 Dep. 6:30 - - - -
SALERNO, Piazza Montpellier Dep. 7:35 - - - -
NAPLES, Corsa Arnaldo Lucci 154 Dep. 8:40 - - - -
ROME, Tiburtina Stn, bus stop Dep. 12:30 - - - -
AOSTA, Bus Station, via Giorgio Carrel 1 Dep. - - - - -
VERONA, Int. Coach Stn, Via le Cardinal Girolamo Dep. - - 4:45 - -
PARMA, Cas. A/1 Parma-Parch. Scambiatore Dep. - - - - -
SAVONA, (Martima) Via Antonio Gramsci 12 Dep. - - - - -
SAVONA, AUTOGRILL, Autopista A10/E80 Dep. - - - 5:30 6:00
GENOA, Piazza della Vittoria, lato Palazo INPS Dep. - - - 7:15 9:45
MILAN, Bus Station, Lampugnano, near metropolitana station Dep. - - - - -
TURIN, 131 Corso Vittorio Emanuele II Dep. - - - - -
AOSTA, Bus Station, via Giorgio Carrel 1 Dep. - 10:30 - - -
BOLOGNIA, Bus Stn, Piazza XX Settembre 6 Arr. © 18:15
- - - -
BOLOGNIA, Interchange only Dep. 18:45 - - - -
PARMA, Cas. A/1 Parma-Parch. Scambiatore Nord- Bus Stop Dep. 20:00 - - - -
BRESCIA, Coach Stn CIBA, Via Solferino Dep. 19:30 #
- - - -
MILAN, Interchange only Arr. - © 14:45 © 6:45 © 10:00 -
MILAN, Interchange only Dep. - 22:00 7:30 15:45 -
TURIN (TORINO), C.SO Vittorio Emanuelle Dep. 0:30 0:30 - - -
MARSILIE, Interchange only Arr. - - - - © 16:45
MARSILIE, Interchange only Dep. - - - - 18:15
PARIS, Interchange only Arr. © 12:00
© 12:00 © 20:30 © 7:30 © 6:00
PARIS, Interchange only Dep. 14:30 14:30 21:00 8:30 * 8:30 *
CHANNEL CROSSING BY Arr. TRAIN TRAIN FERRY TRAIN TRAIN
DOVER, Eastern Docks Arr. - - 3:30 16:15 * 16:15 *
CANTERBURY, Bus Station Arr. - - 3:50 - -
GILLINGHAM, Hempstead Valley, Bus Stn. Arr. - - 4:25 - -
LONDON, Victoria Coach Station Arr. 21:00
21:00 5:30 15:45 15:45

M = Monday, T= Tuesday, W = Wednesday, Th = Thursday, Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday, n = Daily except...
* = For Dover use the Eurolines service 121 leaving Paris at 10:00
# = Brescia is served once a week; Fridays from the UK, Saturdays from Italy
© = You’ll need to change coach

Standard fares:

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Important:

During peak times all passengers travelling to Italy must pay a supplement on top of the normal ticket prices of £5 (single) or £8 (return).

List of all recently added departure and arrival points in Italy

Connections beyond Milan, Bologne, Giulianova

  • Ancona
  • Aosta
  • Avezzano
  • Bari
  • Barletta
  • Battipaglia
  • Bologna
  • Brestia
  • Calabria
  • Caserta
  • Catania
  • Civitanova Marche
  • Eboli
  • Enna Bassa
  • Florence
  • Foggia
  • Giulianova
  • L'Aquila
  • Livorno
  • Lucca
  • Messina
  • Mestre
  • Milan
  • Naples
  • Napoli
  • Podova
  • Palermo
  • Parma
  • Perugia
  • Pesaro
  • Pescara
  • Piacenza
  • Pisa
  • Poggibonisy
  • Polla
  • Porto D'ascoli
  • Porto San Giorgio
  • Reggio Emelia
  • Rende
  • Rimini
  • Rome
  • Sala Consilina
  • Salerno
  • Sicilia
  • Sienna
  • Taranto
  • Teramo
  • Trieste
  • Turin
  • Udine
  • Vasto
  • Venice
  • Verona

 

How to buy tickets online for travel from Britain to Italy?

To purchase tickets online you can do it directly at the Eurolines EU website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. One-way 'Standard' travel ticket from London to Rome costs about £75, Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get a discount ticket as low as £40 one-way. Early booking is highly recommended, because the Eurolines’ routes between London and Italy are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days. 
Passengers with open date return tickets, must confirm/reserve their return journey with a local Eurolines office at least 4 days before the date they wish to travel.

Travelling to Europe from outside London

Megabus and National Express have an expanded network in the UK so you can travelling not only from/to London, but from many other cities and towns in the UK. So you can get to or from London in one easy booking. Just enter the name of the place from which you start the journey, in the box defining the place of departure and London as your start or final destination. Book your connecting travel through the National Express and Megabus websites.

The journey from London to Italy by Eurolines

Transport from London to Italy is partially carried out with traditional Eurolines’ coaches and with modernized Eurolines Plus and Isilines coaches. All Eurolines’ coaches have on-board toilet and washroom facilities, reclining seats and air-conditioning as standard.
 Sometimes the coach that picks you up from your departure point has only the final destination displayed on the front windscreen. This is because the majority of Eurolines routes include multiple stops and it would be impractical to display every stop on the front windscreen. Also, you may have booked a journey which requires a change of coach. In both examples, please ask the driver to confirm that his/her coach is going to the destination stated on your ticket. 
Eurolines put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom.
 Eurolines coach services to Italy depart from Victoria Coach Station in London which is located close to Victoria Underground and bus stations. Eurolines coaches arrive at the Italys’ main bus terminals. Buy a ticket online now.

The carrier provides service to any person who has purchased a ticket. Number of tickets for the designated route is limited to the number of seats. Having a valid ticket guarantees you use of the service (seat on the coach), however it does not reserve any particular place.
Single and return tickets (with the indicated date and time) are for a specific journey, you cannot miss the departure, because you will lose the ticket.
Best to buy tickets well in advance. Eurolines has many discounts for those who decide to purchase tickets in advance. Constant, although a slight discount is provided for youth, elderly and disabled people. Up to 50% discount is provided for children. Unless you get a good promotional fare, return fares are much cheaper than two single fares each way.


  • Before leaving home for your Eurolines service, check you have packed all documents and items needed for your journey, especially your ticket, passport (sometimes it is enough to travel with ID card) and if your journey requires a special visa to enter or transit.
  • Arrive at the Victoria Coach Station in London at least one hour before the departure time, as check-in proceedings are quite lengthy. Check-in commences one hour before departure and closes 15 minutes before to enable all customers to board and to ensure a prompt departure.
  • Your luggage should be marked tags bearing name, address and telephone. Please weigh your luggage at home.
  • Never accept other persons luggage for transport! Should you notice any luggage left unattended, never touch it! Report the fact to the station’s service staff immediately. Never leave your luggage unattended!
  • When approaching the check-in desk, have your passport and ticket ready. This will streamline the procedure.
  • Border control & customs: When going through security check, place all metal items such as keys, watches, belts with large buckles, mobile phones, walkmans, small change etc in the boxes, and place them on the conveyor belt of the X-ray machine together with your hand luggage & suitcases. It is advisable to place your overcoats in the boxes. This will streamline and facilitate security control.
  • If needed, remember to take your doctor’s certificates.

Check-In at London Victoria Coach Station

Check in commences one hour before departure and closes 15 minutes before to enable all customers to board and to ensure a prompt departure. You should have your passports and other travel documents ready for inspection at check-in. A boarding card for each customer and luggage labels will be issued and customers will be advised from which gate their coach will leave. Check in time at other UK departure points is 30 minutes before departure. If the office for check-in is already closed, check-in takes place directly on the coach. 
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Check-In in Italy

You must check-in no later than 30 minutes before the departure time stated on your ticket. Check-in closes 20 minutes before departure. 
If there’s no office for check-in, then check-in takes place directly on the coach. Services returning to London arrive in Victoria Coach Station’s Arrivals terminal, customers making onward coach connections will need to cross the street to the Departures terminal

Sea crossings

Once you get to Dover (for the ferry) or Folkestone (for the train) you’ll have to go through passport control – the driver or coach attendant will explain exactly where and when to get off. On entry at the ferry port or Eurotunnel terminal, customers will be required to disembark from the vehicle and pass through both UK and French Border Control offices and show their passports. In Folkestone and on board the ferry you can find a restaurant, shops, bars, cafes, arcade games and loads of sitting spaces – so you can keep well entertained for the 1 hour 30-minute crossing.

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Rest stops

Will the international coach stop for a break?
Of course, on the majority of services. All international coach operators provide refreshment breaks on longer journeys, especially overnight services. The European law obliges the driver to take a break every four and a half hours.

Carriage of luggage

Each passenger is entitled to transport two pieces of primary luggage (suitcase, travel bag or backpack) of total weight not exceeding 30 kg.
In addition to the main luggage, the passenger has the right to carry one piece of hand luggage weighing up to 5kg. Luggage exceeding the limit as mentioned earlier can be transported with the crew’s consent only if there is enough space in the luggage hold.
For each additional luggage (1 piece, up to 25kg) or for exceeding the permissible weight of the primary baggage, the carrier shall charge a fee.

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Travel insurance

The best way to protect against unexpected accidents is to buy travel insurance. In my opinion, so that the journey is stress-free, you should never travel without travel insurance. You can insure only for travel, it’s possible directly on the Eurolines website, during ticket purchase. You can also insure individually with another insurer. This will be the insurance that will apply during the journey and while in a foreign country. The insurance should cover: loss of cash and goods, cancellation of travel and the main treatment abroad. If you travel several times a year and want to save money, you may want to buy an annual insurance policy. Click here to buy insurance.

Currency

The official currency in Italy is the Euro. Do you want to exchange currency? Currency Exchange online.

If you're going on holiday, a prepaid currency card is a great item to have in your wallet. Here, we take a closer look at prepaid card option from My Travel Cash. There are a lots of great reasons why using a one of MyTravelCashs’ currency cards. They've found that different types of travellers use their products for different reasons, so, they've created special tailored products, for exapmle: Euro Currency Card, US Dollar Currency Card and Multi-Currency Card.
However, if you think that the traditional exchange of currency is a better option for you, then use the home delivery service offered by Post Office Travel Money. It’s a convenient and fantastic value option.
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