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Compare train, coach and flight for Cologne to Bologna
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Cologne to Bologna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £41. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 47m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £41, and a flight costs an average of £18.
Distance: 787 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Coach |
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£191 Average Price | £150 Average Price | £67 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 47m Average total duration Fastest 1h 47m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 12h 15m Average total duration 11h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 16h 14m Average total duration 15h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cologne to Bologna
How to get to Bologna from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cologne to Bologna is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus19:5515h15Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)11:10Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£871One-way0 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:0519h10Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)18:15Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£771One-way1 change
Fastest
LH4105+
LH94828:304h20Cologne Bonn Airport12:50Bologna Airport£6321One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 515 · RJ 899:5412h17Cologne Hbf22:11Bologna Centrale£2311One-way1 change
- ICE 103 · ICE 593 · RJ 878:5411h22Cologne Hbf20:16Bologna Centrale£2311One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:3516h50Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)4:25Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£801One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:5016h40Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)21:30Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£891One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus13:3517h55Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)7:30Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£1011One-way1 change
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Regionale TRENORD 80376+
Regionale TTPER 2483 · Regionale Veloce TTPER 248515:408h53Cologne Bonn Airport0:33Bologna Centrale£2341One-way3 changes- EW826+Regionale TRENORD 80376+
InterCityNotte 76515:407h55Cologne Bonn Airport23:35Bologna Centrale£2431One-way2 changes - EW826+Regionale TRENORD 80370+
FRECCIAROSSA 956715:405h44Cologne Bonn Airport21:24Bologna Centrale£2601One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Bologna:
A flight is £22 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Bologna costing on average £40.
A flight is £23 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Cologne to Bologna costing on average £41.
Other travel options to Bologna take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 19m.
Coach takes on average 15h 15m.
- Around 14 flights per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 3 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Bologna as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Bologna Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Cologne Hbf and arrive in Bologna Centrale.
- Coaches mostly depart from Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen) and arrive in Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Bologna by coach.
- Travel with Ryanair, Malta Air, Eurowings, Smartwings, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Tuifly, Lufthansa, Air Baltic to go to Bologna by flight.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia to go to Bologna by train.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Smartwings.
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