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4.6Travel Information from Cologne to Bologna
 Distance | 488 miles |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | £22 - £37 |
 Cheapest mode | Flight • £22 • 1 h 30 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • £22 • 1 h 30 min |
 Popular travel companies | FlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train, coach or flight to travel 488 miles from Cologne to Bologna. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are FlixBus, Ryanair or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Cologne to Bologna.
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How to get to Bologna from Cologne by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Cologne to Bologna is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Cologne to Bologna
Travel to Bologna easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Cologne to Bologna.
There are 3 travel options from Cologne to Bologna: train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to go to Bologna from Cologne is by taking a flight, which costs on average £22.
This is compared to other ways of getting from Cologne to Bologna:
Taking a flight costs £15 less than taking a coach, which average ticket prices of £37.
A flight is £13 less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Cologne to Bologna costing on average £35.
The fastest way from Cologne to Bologna is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 30 min.
There are alternative travel options to Bologna that take longer:
Coach takes 15 h 10 min on average.
Getting to Bologna by train takes 11 h 21 min on average.
The distance from Cologne to Bologna is approximately 488 miles.
The average frequency per day from Cologne to Bologna is:
- Around 5 coaches per day.
- 9 flights per day.
- 2 trains a day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Bologna from Cologne as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Cologne to Bologna:
- Most travellers catch their flight from Cologne Bonn Airport and arrive in Bologna Airport.
Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Cologne to Bologna:
- You can travel by coach from Cologne to Bologna with FlixBus or Infobus, and you can find FlixBus Cologne to Bologna tickets for £37 on Omio.
- You can travel between Cologne and Bologna by flight with Ryanair, Eurowings, Lufthansa Cityline (2), Smartwings, Lufthansa or Austrian Airlines. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for £22 with Ryanair from Cologne to Bologna.
- You can travel by train to Bologna from Cologne with Deutsche Bahn, and you can find Deutsche Bahn Cologne to Bologna tickets for £35 on Omio.
Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Bologna with the following travel companies:
- You can check for a direct coach to Bologna with with 1 direct coach per day.
Direct services to Bologna tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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