There are 11 ways to get from Ljubljana to Bologna by bus, train, car, shuttle, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Venezia Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
3h 44m€44–104Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Bologna Centralebus 537 / ...
7h 20m€25–60Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 297 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
6h 59m€53–109Drive 357.3 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Bolognacar 357.3 km
3h 46m€56–80Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane TRS - BLQ
5h 58m€69–595Bus, train via Ljubljana Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Venice Mestre Hotel Plazabus TripstAir
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
4h 43m€55–103Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazionebus
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centralebus 482 / ...
5h 30m€40–49Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Bologna Centraletrain Nj
7h 51m€52–141Fly from Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LJU - BLQ
5h 42m€128–312Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane KLU - BLQ
10h 12m€213–637Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Bologna Centrale
5h 5m€45–1,200
Ljubljana to Bologna by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Bologna is to bus which costs €25 - €60 and takes 7h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Bologna is to bus and train which takes 3h 44m and costs €40 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ljubljana bus station station and arriving at Bologna Centrale. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Ljubljana to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Villach Hbf and Tarvisio Boscoverde. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 51m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Bologna is 401 km. The road distance is 357.3 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Bologna without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 44m and costs €40 - €110.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Ljubljana to Bologna, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Bologna bus services, operated by DRD Turizem, depart from Ljubljana Hotel Union station.
Ljubljana to Bologna train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Bologna is to bus via Venice which takes 5h 30m and costs €40 - €50. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €50 - €150 and takes 7h 51m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 5h 42m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Bologna, Italy?
You can take a bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Bologna Centrale via Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) in around 5h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ljubljana to Bologna Centrale via Villach Hbf and Tarvisio Boscoverde in around 7h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Ljubljana to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Tarvisio Boscoverde to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €93–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–32
- Phone
- +38670511611
- [email protected]
- Website
- TripstAir
Bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- TripstAir
Bus from Ljubljana Central Bus Station to Venice Mestre Hotel Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TripstAir
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €153
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €45–1,200
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €45
- Private
- €214
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- Phone
- +386 (0)51 224 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- DRD Turizem
Bus from Ljubljana Hotel Union to Venezia, Viale Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28
- Website
- DRD Turizem
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
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Ljubljana to Bologna bus services, operated by DRD Turizem, arrive at Venezia, Viale Stazione station.
Ljubljana to Bologna train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Bologna is 357 km. It takes approximately 3h 46m to drive from Ljubljana to Bologna.
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