There are 8 ways to get from Grenoble to Bologna by train (Trenitalia), bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
6h 37m€77–123Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Bologna Autostazionebus Itabus / ...
10h 52m€41–78Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Turinbus FlixBus N740 / ...
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
6h 54m€52–116Drive 559.6 km
- Drive from Grenoble to Bolognacar 559.6 km
5h 29m€107–154Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
6h 35m€86–294Bus
- Take the bus from Grenoble to Bologna Centralebus N425 / ...
7h 40m€50–80Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Grenoble to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GVA - BLQ
8h 4m€103–263Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane LYS - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
6h 23m€70–301
Grenoble to Bologna by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grenoble to Bologna is to train and bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Grenoble to Bologna is to drive which takes 5h 29m and costs €100 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Grenoble and arriving at Bologna Centrale. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Grenoble to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Grenoble and arriving at Bologna centrale via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Grenoble and Bologna is 618 km. The road distance is 559.6 km.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 6h 37m and costs €75 - €130.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Grenoble to Bologna, including transfers.
Grenoble to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Grenoble station.
Grenoble to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Grenoble station.
The best way to get from Grenoble to Bologna is to train which takes 6h 37m and costs €75 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 7h 40m.
What companies run services between Grenoble, France and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a train from Grenoble to Bologna centrale via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Milano Centrale in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Grenoble to Bologna Centrale once daily. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 7h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- 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 Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Grenoble to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Grenoble to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Grenoble to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Grenoble to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Chambery Central Bus Station to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
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Booking & Getting There
Grenoble to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Grenoble to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grenoble to Bologna is 560 km. It takes approximately 5h 29m to drive from Grenoble to Bologna.
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