There are 11 ways to get from Bologna to Leverkusen by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BLQ - DUS
4h 29m€87–266Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BLQ - CGN
4h 22m€64–242Train via Milan
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
11h 55m€270–451Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
17h 15m€97–144Drive 1,042 km
- Drive from Bologna to Leverkusencar 1,042 km
9h 48m€196–283Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FLR - DUS
5h 32m€114–286Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VCE - DUS
6h 15m€87–250Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLQ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
5h 45m€129–332Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbftrain Ice
12h 21m€289–449Drive, car train
- Drive from Bologna to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leverkusencar
15h 47m€206–286Bus via Deposito Due Madonne 2
- Take the bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to Cologne Bonn Airportbus
21h 6m€141–202
Bologna to Leverkusen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Leverkusen is to fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 4h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Leverkusen is to fly which takes 4h 22m and costs €60 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Leverkusen. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Leverkusen via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Leverkusen. However, there are services departing from Bologna centrale and arriving at Leverkusen Mitte via Milano Centrale, Zürich HB and Koeln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Bologna and Leverkusen is 864 km. The road distance is 1042 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Leverkusen without a car is to train via Milan which takes 11h 55m and costs €270 - €460.
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Bologna to Leverkusen, including transfers.
Bologna to Leverkusen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Leverkusen train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bologna centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Leverkusen is to fly which takes 4h 29m and costs €85 - €270. Alternatively, you can train via Milan, which costs €270 - €460 and takes 11h 55m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €150 and takes 17h 15m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Leverkusen, Germany?
Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna centrale to Leverkusen Mitte via Milano Centrale, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Koeln Hbf in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- 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 Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Bologna Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €100–150
- 2nd Class
- €95–130
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- 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 Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- 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
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Bologna to Leverkusen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Bologna to Leverkusen train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Leverkusen is 1042 km. It takes approximately 9h 48m to drive from Bologna to Leverkusen.
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