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Day trip to Rome from London.

Yes. Out 06:25, 6.8 hours in the city, home by 21:30. Whole day from £87, checked 3 Oct, 19:59.

Cheapest checked trip, any London airport

Each London airport

  • Stansted: from £87 on Tue 10 Nov, 6.8 hours, Ryanair.
  • Gatwick: from £157 on Tue 13 Oct, 7.8 hours, easyJet.
  • Heathrow: from £231 on Sat 21 Nov, 6.0 hours, British Airways.
  • Luton: no checked same-day trip to Rome in the next 8 weeks.
  • London City: no checked same-day trip to Rome in the next 8 weeks.
  • Southend: no checked same-day trip to Rome in the next 8 weeks.

Cheapest days in the next 8 weeks

Getting to the airport for these flights

Stansted (flight 06:25, Tue 10 Nov)

From London (Liverpool Street, Stansted Express): £9.90 each way, 48 min. Advance single. First train 04:40, last train 23:21First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Stansted less than 90 min before take-off.

National Express from London: £10.50 each way. Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock.

Gatwick (flight 06:40, Tue 13 Oct)

From London (Gatwick Express, Victoria): Price not published, 30 min

From London (Southern / Thameslink, Victoria / London Bridge / St Pancras): Price not published, 30-45 min

Heathrow (flight 07:45, Sat 21 Nov)

From London (Heathrow Express, Paddington): £10 each way, 15-20 min. Advance single; On the day £26. First train 04:34, last train 23:57

From London (Elizabeth line): Price not published. On the day £13.90. First train 05:21, last train 00:12

What the day costs

Return flights (Stansted, Tue 10 Nov)£44
ATAC bus 520 or 720 plus the metro to the city, there and back£2
Local transport£7
Lunch£13
Dinner£21
The whole day£87

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

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What to do with 6 hours in Rome

Colosseum£15 (€18)
Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel£17 (€20)
Capitoline Museums£14 (€16.50)

Free: Trevi Fountain, St Peter's Basilica, Villa Borghese gardens and the Pincio terrace viewpoint, Gianicolo, Pantheon (first Sunday of the month only).

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Questions

Can you do a day trip to Rome from London?

Yes. The cheapest checked trip leaves Stansted at 06:25 on Tue 10 Nov, gives you 6.8 hours in Rome and lands back at 21:30.

Which London airport is cheapest for Rome?

Stansted, from £87 for the whole day on Tue 10 Nov.

How early do I have to leave?

The cheapest trip's flight leaves at 06:25. Getting to each airport is below, with the first train where we know it.

What does the whole day cost?

From £87: £44 for the return flights and £43 on the ground (transport, lunch and dinner).

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