There are 6 ways to get from Bologna to Cluses by bus, train (Trenitalia, TGV), car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Bologna to Cluses Gare Routierebus
6h 50m€30–45Train
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredotrain
- Take the train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Genevetrain Ec
- Take the train from Annemasse to Cluses 74train Ter
8h 36m€115–204Drive 487.6 km
- Drive from Bologna to Clusescar 487.6 km
5h 4m€79–114Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BLQ - GVA
- Take the train from Annemasse to Cluses 74train
8h 2m€90–229Bus via Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)bus 144
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Clusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
8h 50m€47–71Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FLR - GVA
- Take the train from Annemasse to Cluses 74train
8h 45m€117–310
Bologna to Cluses by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Cluses is to bus which costs €30 - €45 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Cluses is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs €75 - €120.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bologna and arriving at Cluses Gare Routiere. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 6h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Cluses. However, there are services departing from Bologna centrale and arriving at Cluses 74 via Rho-Fiera Milano, Genève and Annemasse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Bologna and Cluses is 500 km. The road distance is 487.6 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Cluses without a car is to bus which takes 6h 50m and costs €30 - €45.
The bus from Bologna to Cluses Gare Routiere takes 6h 50m including transfers and departs four times a week.
Bologna to Cluses bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Bologna station.
Bologna to Cluses train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bologna centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Cluses is to bus which takes 6h 50m and costs €30 - €45. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 8h 36m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Cluses, France?
Sellitto operates a bus from Bologna to Cluses Gare Routiere 4 times a week. Tickets cost €30–45 and the journey takes 6h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna centrale to Cluses 74 via Rho-Fiera Milano, Genève, and Annemasse in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Rho-Fiera Milano to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Annemasse to Cluses 74
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Bologna to Cluses Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Cluses
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Bologna to Cluses bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Cluses Gare Routiere station.
Bologna to Cluses train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Rogoredo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Cluses is 488 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Bologna to Cluses.
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