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There are 12 ways to get from Nijmegen to Bologna by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    5h 26m
    €103–275

  2. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to 's-Hertogenboschtrain train
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane EIN - BLQ
    5h 29m
    €74–306

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    5. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    14h 21m
    €145–504

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Essen central train stationbus bus 037
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    20h
    €110–164

  5. Night train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Arnhem Centraal to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    21h 26m
    €80–304

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

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    6h 9m
    €123–306

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

    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane BRU - BLQ
    6h 29m
    €85–284

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nijmegen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane plane AMS - FLR
    3. Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain train
    6h 39m
    €124–337

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

    1. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CGN - BLQ
    6h 58m
    €81–311

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kleve Bahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train Re10
    2. Take the bus from Worringer Straße, Duesseldorf to Bologna - Servizio Due Madonnebus bus
    23h 44m
    €170–290

  11. Drive  1,163.9 km

    1. Drive from Nijmegen to Bolognacar car 1,163.9 km
    11h 11m
    €215–311

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nijmegen to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Bad Gasteincartrain train
    3. Drive from Bad Gastein to Bolognacar car
    17h 4m
    €248–346

Nijmegen to Bologna by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration14h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€145Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,113.6 km
  • Duration: 5h 26m

What companies run services between Nijmegen, Netherlands and Bologna, Italy?

You can take a train from Nijmegen to Bologna centrale via Arnhem Centraal, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nijmegen Centraal Station to Bologna Centrale via Essen central train station in around 20h.

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