SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is rome2rio.com legit or a scam?

This looks safe to use.

Established 15.9-year-old travel metasearch site with clean security scans and verified Australian business registration.

Cross-checked against 9 independent sources — none raised a concern
rome2rio.comScanned 54m ago
0/100
Trust score
0 = danger · 100 = safe
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 100·MT 92
Screenshot of rome2rio.comSee the live page ↓
Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 16 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
16 years old
Registered Sep 3, 2010

Website Preview

Screenshot of rome2rio.com
LIVE RENDER
rome2rio.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

0
/ 100
No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

The page displays a professional and functional travel search interface consistent with the legitimate Rome2Rio brand, showing no visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk0/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional layout with high-quality background imagery and clear typography

Functional travel search interface with location-based pre-filled fields

Standard cookie consent banner with links to privacy policy and opt-out options

Presence of legitimate partner logos including Booking.com, Expedia, and Kayak

Consistent branding for Rome2Rio throughout the page elements

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain rome2rio.com has operated since September 2010 and ranks among the top 100k sites globally. Zero engines flagged the page as malicious and the hosting IP carries no abuse reports. Visual analysis confirms a professional travel search interface displaying partner logos from Booking.com, Expedia, and Kayak. Business records show Rome2Rio Pty Ltd remains active in Australia after its 2019 acquisition by Omio. Positive user feedback on independent review sites focuses on its usefulness for discovering transport options, though reviewers note that schedules and pricing can lag behind real-time data.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 15.9 years ago with no privacy protection.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines and clean browser blocklist status.
  • Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and a 0/100 risk score.
  • Australian company Rome2Rio Pty Ltd listed as active with documented 2019 acquisition by Omio.
  • Professional layout includes legitimate partner logos and standard privacy controls.
The full analysis

Page Content

The screenshot shows a fully functional travel search interface with location fields, high-quality imagery, and standard cookie controls. Partner logos from major booking platforms appear consistently across the layout. No pop-ups, fake alerts, or credential forms are present.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 104.16.191.209 with a clean abuse score of 0/100. SSL certificate issued by Sectigo remains valid for another 207 days. Two internal redirects occur with no cross-domain hops or homoglyph tricks detected.

Domain History

Registered on 2010-09-03 through Cloudflare, the domain is now 15.9 years old. WHOIS shows no privacy masking and lists the Australian company Rome2Rio Pty Ltd as the owner.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines. Independent review sites contain two positive mentions and over 1,000 reviews averaging 3.5/5, with complaints limited to data accuracy rather than fraud. No scam reports surfaced in the evidence package.

What this means for you

The combination of long domain history, verified corporate ownership, and clean technical signals indicates a legitimate service. Travelers should still verify schedules and prices directly with transport providers before purchasing tickets.

AI Recommendation
The site appears safe to use for researching travel options. Always book directly with airlines, rail, or bus companies to avoid third-party markups or support issues.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for rome2rio.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Australia
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1070 complaints · 2 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • Rome2Rio is a legitimate multimodal travel search engine founded in 2010 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.
  • The company was acquired by the Berlin-based travel platform Omio in October 2019.
  • User feedback is generally positive regarding its utility as a planning tool, though many users warn that pricing and schedules can sometimes be outdated.
  • Travelers frequently recommend using the site to discover transport options but booking directly with the carriers (airlines, rail, or bus companies) to avoid third-party issues.
  • The site holds a Trustpilot score of approximately 3.5/5 based on over 1,000 reviews, with common complaints focusing on data accuracy and customer support for bookings.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "I ADORE this app! I am a planner by nature and profession, and I love being able to know our transportation options at every step. I appreciate the care and details provided."

  • Redditopen

    "I think everyone in this thread is in agreement but I just want to chime in to say rome2rio has been such an amazing tool for me to figure out my transportation plans while traveling."

Business registration
Status: active · Australia

Rome2Rio Pty Ltd (ABN 95 146 202 799) is based in Melbourne and was acquired by Omio in 2019.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

Our research found no scam reports for rome2rio.com. Two positive reviews appear on an independent review aggregator and Reddit highlighting the site's usefulness for trip planning. Business records confirm Rome2Rio Pty Ltd operates as an active Australian company acquired by Omio in 2019. The an independent review aggregator score sits at 3.5/5 from over 1,000 reviews, with complaints centered on data accuracy and third-party booking support rather than fraudulent activity.

Domain Timeline

  1. Sep 3, 2010
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 16 years old today.

  2. Jul 13, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

rome2rio.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not queried
ESET-NOD32
Not queried
Avira
Not queried
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age16 years old
RegistrarCloudflare, Inc.
RegisteredSep 3, 2010
ExpiresSep 3, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerSectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36
ExpiresFeb 5, 2027 (207d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops
2
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://rome2rio.com/
  • 2301https://rome2rio.com/
  • 3403https://www.rome2rio.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on rome2rio.com and not a lookalike like r-ome2rio.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

    If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.

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Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·rome2rio.com
SAFE

Rome2Rio is a long-established travel planning tool. The 15.9-year-old domain shows clean scans across 92 engines, valid SSL, and verified Australian company ownership. Users should still book directly with carriers rather than through third-party links.

The site appears safe to use for researching travel options. Always book directly with airlines, rail, or bus companies to avoid third-party markups or support issues.

AV engines
92
Domain age
16 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on rome2rio.com, so it appears legitimate. All 92 antivirus engines we queried report it clean, it ranks among the world's most-visited sites, and the domain is 15.9 years old, registered on September 3, 2010 — established domains are far less likely to be scams. Even so, always double-check the exact address in your browser, because phishing emails routinely spoof real, trusted domains like this one.
  • rome2rio.com passed our automated checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged it at the time of the last scan, and its signals line up with an established, legitimate site. Treat any unexpected login prompt or payment request on it with the same caution you would anywhere.
  • Yes — and this is worth understanding. Even trustworthy domains get spoofed in phishing emails (a fake message that only looks like it's from rome2rio.com), and legitimate sites are occasionally compromised on specific pages. A clean verdict means the site itself checks out today; it does not mean every email or link claiming to be from rome2rio.com is genuine. Always reach the site by typing the address yourself rather than clicking links in unexpected messages.
  • No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report rome2rio.com as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
  • No — rome2rio.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • rome2rio.com is 15.9 years old, registered on September 3, 2010 through Cloudflare, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
  • Yes — rome2rio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Sectigo Limited · Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36, valid for another 207 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".
  • rome2rio.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • Yes — rome2rio.com ranks in the global top 100,000 most-visited sites, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. Genuine popularity doesn't automatically make a site safe, but throwaway scam domains almost never reach this level of traffic, so it's a meaningful point in the site's favour.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 13, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about rome2rio.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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