Rimini to Cagliari train
Trains from Rimini to Cagliari start at €81.19 and take 4h 52m at their fastest.
The Trains from Rimini to Cagliari starts at €81.19 and takes 4h 52m door to door, run by 1 operator over 608 km, with around 3 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 4h 52mDoor to door
- 4h 8mMoving
- €81.19From
- 20.1 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trenitalia | €63.04 | 4h 52m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Cagliari is not something we sell.
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When to book Rimini to Cagliari
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €37.0390 days
- €34.8360 days
- €27.1345 days
- €26.5830 days
- €32.6321 days
- €35.3814 days
- €37.037 days
- €42.533 days
- €56.281 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €26.58.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 112 percent. The most expensive point is €56.28, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €35.38Sun
- €35.93Mon
- €36.48Tue
- €40.33Wed
- €43.63Thu
- €42.53Fri
- €51.33Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rimini
- Rimini
- Rimini railway station
- Rimini Miramare railway halt
Cagliari
- Cagliari
- Cagliari railway station
- Cagliari Elmas railway station
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 69% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 31% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 608 km against 608 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Perugia, Olbia, Civitavecchia, Montevarchi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Rimini at 06:01 and the last at 14:43, across 3 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 30m | 1h 20m | 3h 10m | €73.89 | 154.0 kg | 1 |
| Train | 4h 52m | 4h 8m | 44m | €81.19 | 20.1 kg | 3 |
| Coach | 8h 50m | 8h 6m | 44m | €35.38 | 16.4 kg | 2 |
| Ferry | 19h 6m | 17h 36m | 1h 30m | €42.69 | 69.9 kg | 7 |
Questions about Rimini to Cagliari
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Rimini to Cagliari take?
The Train from Rimini to Cagliari takes 4h 52m door to door, of which 4h 8m is spent moving. The route runs 608 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Rimini to Cagliari cost?
The Train from Rimini to Cagliari starts at €81.19 for one passenger, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €85.59. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Rimini to Cagliari?
1 operators run the Train from Rimini to Cagliari: Trenitalia. Between them they file around 3 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Rimini to Cagliari use?
The Train from Rimini to Cagliari leaves from Rimini and arrives at Cagliari. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Rimini to Cagliari?
Traveling from Rimini to Cagliari by Flight costs €73.89 and takes 4h 30m door to door, against 4h 52m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Rimini to Cagliari?
Fares for the Train from Rimini to Cagliari bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €26.58. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 112 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Rimini to Cagliari produce?
The Train from Rimini to Cagliari produces about 20.1 kg of CO2 per passenger over 608 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Rimini to Cagliari?
Operators on the Train from Rimini to Cagliari publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 52m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Rimini to Cagliari on September 13, 2026: 608 km of route against 608 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €81.19, and 4h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
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