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How to get fromBologna to Detmoldby plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 12 ways to get from Bologna to Detmold by plane, train, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane BLQ - DUS
    2. Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    7h 1m
    €126–338

  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane BLQ - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    7h 45m
    €111–319

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bologna to Kufsteincar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Kufstein to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain train
    3. Drive from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to Detmoldcar car
    12h 19m
    €188–254

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Essen central train stationbus bus N537
    2. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhofbus bus Dnipro
    21h 26m
    €128–203

  5. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain train Re
    16h 43m
    €255–419

  6. Fly to Hannover Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane BLQ - HAJ
    2. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    8h 28m
    €162–342

  7. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane BLQ - FMO
    2. Take the train from Ibbenbueren to Herfordtrain train
    8h 56m
    €116–438

  8. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane BLQ - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train
    3. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain train
    7h 55m
    €159–384

  9. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane BLQ - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain train
    3. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bielefeld Hbftrain train
    9h 50m
    €123–396

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Altenbekentrain train Re
    13h 50m
    €221–418

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to Dortmund Hbfbus bus
    2. Take the train from Kamen to Paderborn Hbftrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Detmold, Bahnhoftrain train
    24h 21m

  12. Drive  1,058.5 km

    1. Drive from Bologna to Detmoldcar car 1,058.5 km
    11h
    €171–247

Bologna to Detmold by night train and train

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration16h 43mAverage Duration
Ticket€255Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,025.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 1m

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

You can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Detmold, Bahnhof via Essen central train station, Essen Hbf, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, and Bielefeld Hbf in around 21h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna centrale to Detmold, Bahnhof via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, and Altenbeken in around 13h 50m.

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