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There are 12 ways to get from Bielefeld to Bologna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    5h 31m
    €114–285

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    6h 8m
    €86–274

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain train 10 / ...
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    14h 1m
    €172–430

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Essen Hbfbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    19h 22m
    €117–177

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to München Hbftrain train 25
    4. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    17h 19m
    €136–334

  6. Train to Hannover Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane HAJ - BLQ
    6h 53m
    €104–334

  7. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ibbenbüren, Bahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FMO - BLQ
    8h 7m
    €116–313

  8. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    3. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    4. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    6h 50m

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Oberhausen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    4. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    8h 9m
    €135–331

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Kamentrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus bus
    22h 44m

  11. Drive  1,083.9 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Bolognacar car 1,083.9 km
    10h 50m
    €201–291

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Bolognacar car
    12h 15m
    €231–319

Bielefeld to Bologna by train and night train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration17h 19mAverage Duration
Ticket€136Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 995.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 31m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Bologna, Italy?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Bologna centrale via Dortmund Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Bologna Centrale via Essen Hbf and Essen central train station in around 19h 22m.

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