There are 11 ways to get from Bologna to Brolo by train, ferry, bus, night train, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovannitrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry V1 / ...
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarratrain Re
10h 36mFly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BLQ - PMO
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Brolo-Ficarratrain
7h 1m€35–164Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Messinabus N597
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolobus
15h 28m€102–148Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Messina Centralenighttrain Ini
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarratrain Re
15h 50m€99–164Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bologna to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Brolocar
11h 5m€220–326Bus via Bologna Autostazione
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Messina Main Train Stationbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolobus
16h 43m€62–106Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane BLQ - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
6h 27m€38–201Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane FLR - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
7h 15m€55–213Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VRN - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
7h 41m€60–263Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane VCE - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
8h 18m€66–227Train, train to Pisa International Airport, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Fly from Pisa International Airport (PSA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane PSA - CTA
- Take a shuttle bus from Catania Airport to Brolo
8h 36m€80–261
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Brolo is to bus via Bologna Autostazione which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Brolo is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 27m and costs €35 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Brolo. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Brolo via Messina Centrale Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Brolo. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Brolo-Ficarra via Messina Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 50m.
The distance between Bologna and Brolo is 1066 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Brolo without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 36m to get from Bologna to Brolo, including transfers.
Bologna to Brolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Brolo train services, operated by Trenitalia Intercity Night, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Brolo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Messina station.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Brolo, Sicily, Italy?
You can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Brolo via Messina and Messina Centrale Station in around 15h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Pisa International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–100
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €29–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €15–95
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €11–120
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Brolo-Ficarra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Brolo-Ficarra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 06 3000
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Night train from Bologna Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Trenitalia ICN
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0941.56.22.95
- [email protected]
- Website
- magtour.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- magtour.it
Bus from Messina Centrale Station to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- magtour.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Messina Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 3312844763
- [email protected]
- Website
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
Shuttle from Catania Airport to Brolo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- giardinatour.it
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Villa S.Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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