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How to get fromLille to Bolognaby train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Lille to Bologna by train, plane, train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, or car

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane BRU - BLQ
    4h 53m
    €87–306

  2. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CRL - BLQ
    5h 57m
    €69–275

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    10h 44m
    €188–306

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N781 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus bus
    19h 50m

  5. Drive  1,130.7 km

    1. Drive from Lille to Bolognacar car 1,130.7 km
    12h 23m
    €183–264

  6. Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    2. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CDG - BLQ
    4h 51m
    €120–290

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane BRU - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    5h 58m
    €93–358

  8. Train

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano P.Garibalditrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    11h 36m
    €222–368

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Monstrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Mons - Place Léopold to Bolognabus bus
    19h 51m
    €165–236

Lille to Bologna by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration10h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€188Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 998 km
  • Duration: 4h 53m

What companies run services between Lille, France and Bologna, Italy?

You can take a train from Lille Europe to Bologna centrale via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 10h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lille to Bologna via Brussels-North train station and Brussels-North Station in around 19h 50m.

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