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

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    5h 27m
    €125–302

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DTM - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    5h 56m
    €40–230

  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 Roma Terminitrain train
    15h 56m
    €213–513

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Düsseldorf-Eller Stationbus bus Dnipro
    2. Take the bus from Duesseldorf Worringer Straße to Roma Prenestina A1bus bus
    23h 29m
    €186–264

  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 Roma Tiburtinanighttrain night train Nj
    22h 24m
    €152–365

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    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
    €114–329

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Cadornatrain train
    6h 6m
    €53–205

  8. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Fiumicino International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Hammtrain train
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane plane DTM - FCO
    6h 17m
    €56–240

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    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 Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    6h 45m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Göttingen to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar car
    19h 58m
    €255–356

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus 068 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus bus N77
    26h 54m

  12. Drive  1,442.2 km

    1. Drive from Bielefeld to Romecar car 1,442.2 km
    14h 1m
    €268–387

Bielefeld to Italy by train and night train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration22h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€152Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 848 km
  • Duration: 5h 27m

What companies run services between Bielefeld, Germany and Italy?

You can take a train from Bielefeld Hbf to Roma Termini via Dortmund Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 15h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof to Termini via Düsseldorf-Eller Station, D-Eller S, Düsseldorf Hbf, Duesseldorf Worringer Straße, Roma Prenestina A1, and L.Go Preneste in around 23h 29m.

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