There are 8 ways to get from Graz to Bologna by train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
5h 58m€82–142Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Graz Hbf to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
6h 53m€35–110Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Bologna Centralebus 537 / ...
8h 11m€204–1,430Drive 539.8 km
- Drive from Graz to Bolognacar 539.8 km
5h 37m€88–127Bus
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Bologna Autostazionebus Itabus
10h€295–753Fly Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GRZ - BLQ
5h 28m€132–293Fly Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane GRZ - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 53m€123–405Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane VIE - BLQ
6h 31m€58–275
Graz to Bologna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Bologna is to night train which costs €35 - €110 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Bologna is to fly which takes 5h 28m and costs €130 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Graz to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Graz Hbf and arriving at Bologna Centrale. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 53m.
The distance between Graz and Bologna is 623 km. The road distance is 539.8 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 5h 58m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Graz to Bologna, including transfers.
Graz to Bologna bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof station.
Graz to Bologna train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Graz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Graz to Bologna is to train which takes 5h 58m and costs €80 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €200 - €1500 and takes 8h 11m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 5h 28m.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Graz Hbf to Bologna Centrale via Venezia Mestre in around 5h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Bologna Centrale via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja, Padova, and Padua in around 8h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–1,500
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,200
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Graz Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €65–100
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Graz Hbf to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €124
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €111–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €111
- Private
- €411
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €270–750
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €270
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Padua to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Graz to Bologna bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Graz to Bologna train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Bologna is 540 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Graz to Bologna.
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