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Compare train, coach and flight for Marseille to Bologna
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Marseille to Bologna among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £56 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 30m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.5 - 1.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £56, while a train costs an average of £192.
Distance: 495 km
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Most popular Coach | Flight | Train |
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£56 Average Price Cheapest | £114 Average Price | £192 Average Price |
11h 3m Average total duration 10h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 30m Average total duration Fastest 2h 30m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 9h 48m Average total duration 9h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.5 - 1.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.5 - 3.0kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Marseille to Bologna
How to get to Bologna from Marseille by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Marseille to Bologna is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus18:1010h00Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles4:10Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£501One-way0 changes
Cheapest
FlixBus18:1010h00Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles4:10Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£501One-way0 changes
Fastest
AF7335 · AF132812:454h20Marseille Provence Airport17:05Bologna Airport£2821One-way1 change
Other options
FRECCIAROSSA 1000 6140 · FRECCIAROSSA 1000 9281+
99476:559h59Marseille Saint-Charles16:54Bologna Centrale£2151One-way2 changes
FRECCIAROSSA 1000 6140 · FRECCIAROSSA 1000 9281+
81436:558h59Marseille Saint-Charles15:54Bologna Centrale£2171One-way2 changes
FRECCIAROSSA 1000 6140 · FRECCIAROSSA 1000 9281+
99516:5510h59Marseille Saint-Charles17:54Bologna Centrale£2171One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus23:0014h00Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles13:00Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£571One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus4:5512h40Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles17:35Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£611One-way1 change
51095 · 9476316:4516h35Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles9:20Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre)£611One-way1 change
VY1509 · VY652419:0012h55Marseille Provence Airport7:55Bologna Airport£1451One-way1 change
AF7343 · AF102818:454h25Marseille Provence Airport23:10Bologna Airport£1881One-way1 change
AF7341 · AF102817:155h55Marseille Provence Airport23:10Bologna Airport£1881One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Marseille to Bologna:
A coach is £58 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Marseille to Bologna costing on average £114.
A coach is £136 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Marseille to Bologna costing on average £192.
Other travel options to Bologna take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 48m.
Coach takes on average 11h 3m.
- Around 28 flights per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Marseille and Bologna as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Marseille Provence Airport and arrive in Bologna Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Marseille Saint-Charles and arrive in Bologna Centrale.
- Coaches mostly depart from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles and arrive in Bologna, Autostazione (Piazza XX Settembre).
- Travel with Malta Air, Lufthansa, Vueling, Lufthansa Cityline, Air France, Helvetic Airways to go to Bologna by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar to go to Bologna by coach.
- Travel with Intercity, Regionale, Trenitalia, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Bologna by train.
- 0 direct flights per day with Malta Air.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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