There are 7 ways to get from Bologna to Rim by train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Train, bus via Venice
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
8h 8m€383–1,007Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus stationbus N997 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Crnomeljtrain Re / ...
9h 30m€54–92Drive 440.4 km
- Drive from Bologna to Rimcar 440.4 km
5h 24m€69–99Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BLQ - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
9h 37m€174–326Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stopbus Itabus
- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
9h 16m€373–982Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
12h 11m€229–598Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane BLQ - ZAG
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
10h 13m€89–453
Bologna to Rim by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Rim is to bus and train which costs €50 - €95 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Rim is to drive which takes 5h 24m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Rim. However, there are services departing from Bologna Autostazione and arriving at Fučkovci via Stazione Mestre, Novo mesto and Metlika Črnomaljska. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 16m.
The distance between Bologna and Rim is 479 km. The road distance is 440.4 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Rim without a car is to train and bus via Venice which takes 8h 8m and costs €380 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Bologna to Rim, including transfers.
Bologna to Rim bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Bologna Autostazione station.
Bologna to Rim bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Rim is 440 km. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Bologna to Rim.
There are 469+ hotels available in Rim.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Rim, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Bologna Autostazione to Fučkovci via Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop, Stazione Mestre, Novo mesto, and Metlika Črnomaljska in around 9h 16m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- swiss.com
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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- 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
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Ljubljana via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- 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 Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Crnomelj
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €190–500
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €22–300
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €22
- Private
- €92
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €70–85
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Venice Mestre Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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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