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How to get fromDortmund Airport (DTM) to Bolognaby train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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There are 13 ways to get from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bologna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    5h 18m
    €97–305

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    19h 32m
    €95–160

  3. Train via Hagen Hbf

    1. Take the train from Hagen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    13h 47m
    €182–866

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Verona Porta Nuovanighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    19h 7m
    €141–532

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

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    5h 14m

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane DUS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    6h 18m
    €123–317

  7. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane FRA - BLQ
    6h 12m

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

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede 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
    7h 28m
    €99–309

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane plane CGN - VRN
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain train
    6h 32m

  10. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    13h 55m
    €182–873

  11. Bus via Deposito Due Madonne 2

    1. Take the bus from Dortmund Hbf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus bus
    22h 3m

  12. Drive 1,089.3 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bolognacar car 1,089.3 km
    10h 13m
    €169–244

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bolognacar car
    14h 15m
    €214–300

Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bologna by bus

Calendar4Weekly Buses
Duration19h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket€95Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 912.9 km
  • Duration: 5h 18m

What companies run services between Dortmund Airport (DTM), Germany and Bologna, Italy?

You can take a bus from Dortmund Airport to Bologna centrale via Holzwickede, Bahnhof, Holzwickede, Hagen Hbf, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 47m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dortmund central bus station to Bologna Centrale 4 times a week. Tickets cost €95–160 and the journey takes 18h 10m.

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