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

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  1. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane BLQ - LEJ
    2. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    7h 47m
    €138–488

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Leipzig central train stationbus bus N452
    2. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Jena bus stationbus bus N1389 / ...
    15h 54m
    €95–142

  3. 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 Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Re3 / ...
    13h 19m
    €199–510

  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Bologna Centrale to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train 18 / ...
    16h 19m
    €215–341

  5. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport 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 Erfurt Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    7h 17m
    €143–503

  6. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane BLQ - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    9h 1m
    €138–461

  7. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane BLQ - BER
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    7h 26m
    €105–297

  8. Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train
    2. Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane FLR - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    8h 17m
    €177–588

  9. Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane BLQ - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    7h 40m
    €159–539

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Bologna to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Magdeburg Hbf to Jenacar car
    14h 1m
    €196–273

  11. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeldtrain train
    3. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Jena Saalbftrain train Rb / ...
    18h 5m
    €136–207

  12. Drive  892.7 km

    1. Drive from Bologna to Jenacar car 892.7 km
    8h 52m
    €165–238

Bologna to Jena by bus

Calendar5Weekly Buses
Duration15h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 876.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 47m

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

You can take a train from Bologna centrale to Jena West via Milano Centrale, Basel SBB, and Erfurt Hbf in around 13h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Jena bus station via Leipzig central train station in around 15h 54m.

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