There are 11 ways to get from Bologna to Ljubljana by train, bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train (Trenitalia)
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
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Ljubljana Dolgi mostbus
4h 39m€44–104Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus stationbus 537 / ...
7h 35m€25–60Train, bus via Trieste
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus stationbus 402 / ...
7h 10m€52–106Drive 358.6 km
- Drive from Bologna to Ljubljanacar 358.6 km
3h 50m€56–81Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane BLQ - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
5h 49m€72–592Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 536 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia Mestre to Ljubljana Dolgi mostbus
5h 32m€41–81Train, bus via Ljubljana Hotel Union
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Ljubljana Hotel Unionbus
5h 32m€44–72Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
7h 55m€71–139Fly Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BLQ - LJU
6h 18m€127–313Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane FLR - LJU
7h 26m€162–363Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana
5h 5m€45–1,200
Bologna to Ljubljana by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Ljubljana is to bus which costs €25 - €60 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Ljubljana is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs €55 - €80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Ljubljana bus station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Ljubljana. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Ljubljana via Venezia Mestre and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
The distance between Bologna and Ljubljana is 400 km. The road distance is 358.6 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Ljubljana without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 39m and costs €40 - €110.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Bologna to Ljubljana, including transfers.
Bologna to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
Bologna to Ljubljana train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Ljubljana is to bus via Venice which takes 5h 32m and costs €40 - €85. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 7h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 6h 18m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Ljubljana, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana Dolgi most via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) and Venezia Mestre in around 5h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana via Venezia Mestre and Villach Hbf in around 7h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ljubljana via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- 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
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +38670511611
- [email protected]
- Website
- TripstAir
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Ljubljana Dolgi most
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- TripstAir
Bus from Venezia Mestre to Ljubljana Dolgi most
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- TripstAir
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Trieste to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €45
- Private
- €214
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- DRD Turizem
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Ljubljana Hotel Union
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- DRD Turizem
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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More Questions & Answers
Bologna to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) station.
Bologna to Ljubljana train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Ljubljana is 359 km. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Bologna to Ljubljana.
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