There are 4 ways to get from Bologna to Locarno by train, car, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain 9944 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
3h 39mCHF 30–47Drive 317.8 km
- Drive from Bologna to Locarnocar 317.8 km
3h 29mCHF 61–89Fly, train
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BLQ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7h 20mCHF 107–192Train via Locarno
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain Re80
3h 49mCHF 51–100
Bologna to Locarno by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Locarno is to train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Locarno is to drive which takes 3h 29m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 90.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Bologna centrale and arriving at Locarno via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 39m.
The distance between Bologna and Locarno is 324 km. The road distance is 317.8 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Locarno without a car is to train which takes 3h 39m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Bologna to Locarno, including transfers.
Bologna to Locarno train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Bologna centrale station.
Bologna to Locarno train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Locarno is 318 km. It takes approximately 3h 29m to drive from Bologna to Locarno.
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What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bologna centrale to Locarno via Milano Centrale in around 3h 39m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–190
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- 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
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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