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Compare coach, train 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 £48. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 46m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £48, and a flight costs an average of £16.
Distance: 787 km
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£189 Average Price | £160 Average Price | £71 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 46m Average total duration Fastest 1h 46m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 12h 14m Average total duration 11h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 16h 32m Average total duration 16h 2m 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.
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:0018h25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)20:25Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£681One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus2:0018h25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)20:25Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£681One-way1 change
Fastest
LH4051+
LH948413:053h25Cologne Bonn Airport16:30Bologna Airport£3681One-way1 change
Other options
- ICE 105 · ICE 595 · RJ 8910:5411h17Cologne Hbf22:11Bologna Centrale£1271One-way2 changes
- ICE 103 · ICE 593 · RJ 878:5411h22Cologne Hbf20:16Bologna Centrale£1271One-way2 changes
- ICE 623 · RJ 8910:4511h26Cologne Messe/Deutz22:11Bologna Centrale£1271One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:5018h35Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)23:25Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£691One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus23:0519h25Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)18:30Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£831One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:3516h50Köln, Kennedystraße (Köln Bonn Flughafen)4:25Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£921One-way1 change
- LH4051+
LH1856+
InterCityNotte 765+
Regionale TRENORD 8037613:0510h30Cologne Bonn Airport23:35Bologna Centrale£2591One-way3 changes - LH4105+
Intercity 613+LH9448+Regionale TRENORD 803488:309h24Cologne Bonn Airport17:54Bologna Centrale£2611One-way3 changes - LH4105+Intercity 599+Regionale TRENORD 80358+LH94488:3011h32Cologne Bonn Airport20:02Bologna Centrale£2611One-way3 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Cologne to Bologna:
A coach is £89 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cologne to Bologna costing on average £160.
A coach is £118 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Cologne to Bologna costing on average £189.
Other travel options to Bologna take longer:
Train takes on average 11h 44m.
Coach takes on average 16h 2m.
- Around 14 flights per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 2 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cologne and Bologna as scheduled services by coach, train 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 Deutsche Bahn, Trenitalia to go to Bologna by train.
- Travel with Malta Air, Eurowings, Ryanair, Smartwings, Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa Cityline, Tuifly, Lufthansa, Air Baltic to go to Bologna by flight.
- 1 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 1 direct flights per day with Malta Air, Ryanair, Smartwings.
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