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BCN Barcelona ⇄ FCO Rome

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (Spain) and Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (Italy): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance848 km527 mi458 nautical miles
BCN → FCO1 h 55 minestimated block time
FCO → BCN2 h 10 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hRome vs Barcelona, today
Great-circle route from Barcelona (BCN) to Rome (FCO)BCNBarcelonaFCORome
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

BCN → FCO

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 83° (E).

Leave Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Rome Sat 7 Nov, 11:55 local.

FCO → BCN

2 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 270° (W).

Leave Rome Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Barcelona Sat 7 Nov, 12:10 local.

The two directions differ by 13 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance848 km · 527 mi · 458 nmi
Initial heading83° (E) from BCN; 270° (W) from FCO
Farthest from the equator41.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

BCNEurope/Madrid — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
FCOEurope/Rome — UTC+1 now; UTC+1 standard time, UTC+2 during daylight saving time
DifferenceRome is on the same clock as Barcelona today.

Jet lag, flying BCN → FCO. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

BCN Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat AirportBarcelona, Spain · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m FCO Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International AirportRome, Italy · longest runway 12,801 ft3,902 m

More routes from BCN and FCO

BCNPMI Barcelona – Palma de Mallorca 202 km125 mi · 1 h 15 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min CDGBCN Paris – Barcelona 858 km533 mi · 2 h LHRBCN London – Barcelona 1,148 km713 mi · 2 h 20 min AMSBCN Amsterdam – Barcelona 1,241 km771 mi · 2 h 30 min JFKBCN New York – Barcelona 6,150 km3,822 mi · 7 h 25 min FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min FCOATH Rome – Athens 1,085 km674 mi · 2 h 10 min CDGFCO Paris – Rome 1,101 km684 mi · 2 h 15 min MADFCO Madrid – Rome 1,331 km827 mi · 2 h 25 min LHRFCO London – Rome 1,444 km897 mi · 2 h 35 min EZEFCO Buenos Aires – Rome 11,156 km6,932 mi · 13 h 20 min

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).