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How to get fromDüsseldorf to Bolognaby plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 12 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Bologna by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    3h 59m
    €72–243

  2. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    4h 40m
    €56–266

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    12h 2m
    €134–819

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    16h 25m
    €90–160

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    17h 6m
    €100–452

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    2. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    5h 9m
    €113–295

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane DUS - VCE
    2. Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain train
    5h 44m
    €84–260

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    5h 2m
    €118–373

  9. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf-Bilk to Venlotrain train
    2. Take the train from Venlo to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane EIN - BLQ
    6h 18m
    €89–265

  10. Bus via Deposito Due Madonne 2

    1. Take the bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus bus
    20h

  11. Drive 1,072.4 km

    1. Drive from Düsseldorf to Bolognacar car 1,072.4 km
    9h 58m
    €169–244

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Düsseldorf to Göttingencar car
    2. Take the car train from Göttingen to München Ostcartrain train
    3. Drive from München Ost to Bolognacar car
    14h 36m
    €212–293

Düsseldorf to Bologna by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration16h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket€90Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 836.7 km
  • Duration: 3h 59m

What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Bologna, Italy?

Eurowings, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bologna centrale via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 12h 2m.

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