Cortina D'ampezzo to Rome via Bus & Train

In December, on a weekday, is it possible to take public transportation from Cortina D'Ampezzo to Rome within one day?

I've done a lot of digging with no promising information about how early the buses and trains start running in Cortina (on weekdays in the winter season). Any advice would be helpful, especially if you have been on a similar trip. Thank you!

It took us two trains plus a bus to travel from Cortina to Bolzano, from where a trip to Rome would still be a few hours. However www.trenitalia.com is showing "only" 7h45m from Dobbiaco to Rome on 6 December, starting at 8:55 ... so if you can get the bus from Cortina to Dobbiaco early in the morning, you should be right. Not the only train either.

Here is the trenitalia link:

https://www.lefrecce.it/B2CWeb/search.do?parameter=searchOutputViewer&cFID=nI9h5X9jqe0L

There might be connections via Venice as well, but I didn't look at those.

Awesome. This is reassuring. Thanks, Jingili!

The best two options are bus to Venice and then either fly or take the train. Google bus to Venice they won't have 2017 timetable but 2016 should come up, from Venice the train is 3 hours 30mins, bus takes about 2hours 30. Your only issue could be if it is early December the bus might not have started as it is little off season.

Yes ... if you can get from Cortina to Venice by bus in the morning, it will be the more direct option than via Bolzano. But at least you have a back-up that seems in place.

Perfect. Hopefully the bus to Venice will be running early by December 11, but the backup plan to Bolzano is noted for good measure. Thank you all!

Good luck if you are planning skiing it might need a bit early in the season.

Yes - Cortina is absolutely stunning - but I also wouldn't mind knowing why you're heading there around early December - if it's mostly pre-ski season.

Timetable for the usual train itinary (Cortina - Calalzo by bus):
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 6.25 - Roma Termini ar 14.10, (change at Calalzo, Belluno and Padova)
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 8.20 - Roma Termini ar 17.10, (change at Calalzo, Ponte, Treviso and Mestre)
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 11.15 - Roma Termini ar 19.10, (change at Calalzo, Belluno and Padova)
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 12.10 - Roma Termini ar 20.10, (change at Calalzo, Ponte, Conegliano and Mestre)
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 13.15 - Roma Termini ar 21.10, (change at Calalzo, Ponte, Conegliano and Mestre)
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 15.05 - Roma Termini ar 23.10, (change at Calalzo, Pone, Conegliano and Mestre)

Seasonal buses from December 8th-10th and 16th - 31st, except Dec 25th:
Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 10.00, 14.30, 15.30 - Mestre ar 12.30, 16.55, 18.00
Connecting trains:
Mestre dp 13.37, 17.37, 18.37 - Roma Termini ar 17.10, 21.10, 22.10
http://dolomitibus.it/it/linee-extraurbane-estivo
http://www.atvo.it/it-venezia-cortina.html

Cortina d'Ampezzo dp 6.25 - Roma Termini ar 14.10, (change at Calalzo, Belluno and Padova)

etc etc

To be honest, none of these sound anywhere better or more attractive than my initial option via Bolzano.

Te journey time via Toblach - Bruneck - Brixen - Bozen - Kronmetz - Trient is about the same, but it costs more because the itinerary is longer. There are 3 daily connections:

Cortina dp 8.05 - Roma Termini ar 16.29
Cortina dp 10.05 - Roma Termini ar 18.28
Cortina dp 13.05 - Roma Termini ar 21.45
Change at Toblach, Franzensfeste and Bozen or Bologna

Thanks all! This trip be my honeymoon shortly after the wedding. We are visiting other cities, but wanted to stop by Cortina for the Domomites before heading back home (California).

So to answer your question, that's just how the timing worked out for us. Hopefully there will be some early snowfall for us to enjoy!

How will you be getting to Cortina in the first place?

The plan is to take trains and buses for the whole trip. Maybe taxis if necessary.
LA > Rome > Florence > Venice > Cortina > (return to Rome > LA).

Well, if you're getting to Cortina from Venice, why not leave via Bolzano, see more country and eliminate backtracking.

And Rome > Florence > Venice ... all perfect without a car. Trains are excellent.

I'll consider it. Thanks for the insight!

I fully second Jingili. Move from Cortina to Bozen in the afternoon and sleep there. This Tyrolian city (and it's Oetzi Museum) is well worth a visit. Take then a direct train to Rome (ar 4 1/2 hrs later).

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