There are 6 ways to get from Bologna to Cres by train, bus, ferry, plane, shuttle, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, ferry
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airporttrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
8h 28m€62–116Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka bus stationbus N544 / ...
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus Arriva
9h 49m€36–69Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BLQ - TRS
- Take the bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus stationbus
- Take the ferry from Rijeka to Cresferry
9h 31m€99–228Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus Arriva
9h 37m€457–765Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
- Take the bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškerabus
12h 48m€109–155Fly to Rijeka Airport, line 332 ferry
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Rijeka Airport (RJK)plane BLQ - RJK
- Take the ferry from Valbiska to Meragferry
9h 32m€143–417
Bologna to Cres by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Cres is to bus which costs €35 - €70 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Cres is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 28m and costs €60 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Cres. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Cres, Peškera via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between Bologna and Cres is 425 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Cres without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 8h 28m and costs €60 - €120.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Bologna to Cres, including transfers.
Bologna to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Cres bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rijeka bus station.
Book your Bologna to Cres bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 3725+ hotels available in Cres.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Cres, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Cres, Peškera via Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 9h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Rijeka Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Rijeka Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Rijeka Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste Airport to Rijeka bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–17
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor to Cres, Peškera
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–29
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €450–750
- Website
- GoOpti
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Rijeka to Cres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Valbiska to Merag
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Jadrolinija
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
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