There are 11 ways to get from Amsterdam to Bologna by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane AMS - BLQ
4h 13m€92–268Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EIN - BLQ
5h 37m€84–322Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
12h 56m€316–603Bus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Veronabus N28
- Take the bus from Verona to Bologna Centralebus 486 / ...
19h 45m€113–170Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
21h 52m€145–331Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane AMS - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
5h 21m€113–340Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane AMS - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain
5h 34m€115–332Fly Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane AMS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 2m€102–316Drive, car train
- Drive from Amsterdam to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcartrain
- Drive from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bolognacar
17h 53m€234–319Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbftrain 78
- Take the bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus
23h 50m€192–293Drive 1,262.8 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Bolognacar 1,262.8 km
12h 28m€232–335
Amsterdam to Bologna by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna is to bus which costs €110 - €170 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €90 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Sloterdijk and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 56m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Bologna is 1010 km. The road distance is 1262.8 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 12h 56m and costs €310 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Amsterdam to Bologna, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Amsterdam Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Bologna train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Bologna is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs €90 - €270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €310 - €650 and takes 12h 56m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €170 and takes 19h 45m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bologna, Italy?
KLM, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bologna Centrale via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Susa in around 12h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–96
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–96
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €28–34
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Amsterdam to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Verona station.
Amsterdam to Bologna train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Bologna is 1263 km. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Amsterdam to Bologna.
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