There are 12 ways to get from Cambridge to Bologna by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane STN - BLQ
4h 50m€58–221Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
14h 30m€327–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Monstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Bolognabus
25h 6m€260–396Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cambridge to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bolognacar
15h 36m€393–517Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LHR - BLQ
6h 28m€138–372Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkwaybus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LTN - BLQ
5h 33m€66–184Fly London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane STN - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centraletrain
6h 44m€73–278Train to London City Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane LCY - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h€149–446Fly London Stansted Airport to Pisa International Airport, train
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane STN - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 22m€66–261Train
- Take the train from Cambridge to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
16h 12m€394–716Bus
- Take the bus from Parkside to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 491
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
27h 22m€136–231Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cambridge to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bolognacar
16h 36m€286–472
Cambridge to Bologna by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Bologna is to fly which costs €55 - €230 and takes 4h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Bologna is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €55 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge to Bologna station. However, there are services departing from Parkside and arriving at Bologna - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Cambridge to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Cambridge and arriving at Bologna centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Cambridge and Bologna is 1198 km.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Bologna without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 14h 30m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Cambridge to Bologna, including transfers.
Cambridge to Bologna bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Parkside station.
Cambridge to Bologna train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Cambridge station.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Bologna is to fly which takes 4h 50m and costs €55 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Lyon, which costs €320 - €550 and takes 14h 30m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 27h 22m.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Bologna, Italy?
Ryanair flies from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cambridge to Bologna centrale via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Pisa International Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €29–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €47
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €46
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mons
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Cambridge to Bologna bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Bologna is 1h ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 6:21 AM in Cambridge and 7:21 AM in Bologna.
Cambridge to Bologna train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
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