There are 12 ways to get from Pontarlier to Bologna by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain Ter
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Milano Centralebus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
8h 41mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Yverdon, Petits-Champs to Bolognabus
13h 41m€52–75Drive 601.7 km
- Drive from Pontarlier to Bolognacar 601.7 km
6h 37m€114–165Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
6h 19m€137–413Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain Ter
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
9h€157–287Train
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain Ter
- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
9h 29m€160–298Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viottebus 203 / ...
- Take the bus from Besançon to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Bolognabus
13h 47m€106–156Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchâteltrain
- Take the train from Neuchâtel to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GVA - BLQ
8h 16m€123–312Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centraletrain
7h 33m€164–495Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centraletrain
8h 13m€162–410Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
7h 42m€156–354Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Pontarlier to Neuchâteltrain
- Take the train from Neuchâtel to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane GVA - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
7h 53m€110–441
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pontarlier to Bologna is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Pontarlier to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs €130 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Pontarlier to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Pontarlier, gare and arriving at Bologna via Yverdon-les-Bains, gare and Yverdon, Petits-Champs. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Pontarlier to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Pontarlier and arriving at Bologna centrale via Bern, Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h.
The distance between Pontarlier and Bologna is 587 km. The road distance is 601.7 km.
The best way to get from Pontarlier to Bologna without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Pontarlier to Bologna, including transfers.
Pontarlier to Bologna bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Yverdon, Petits-Champs station.
Pontarlier to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Pontarlier station.
The best way to get from Pontarlier to Bologna is to bus which takes 13h 41m and costs €50 - €75. Alternatively, you can train via Zurich, which costs €150 - €290 and takes 9h.
What companies run services between Pontarlier, France and Bologna, Italy?
Sellitto operates a bus from Yverdon, Petits-Champs to Bologna 4 times a week. Tickets cost €40–55 and the journey takes 9h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Pontarlier to Bologna centrale via Bern, Zürich HB, Como S. Giovanni, and Milano Centrale in around 9h.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich Airport
- 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
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Neuchâtel to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pontarlier to Neuchâtel
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Neuchâtel to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- 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 Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- 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
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Yverdon, Petits-Champs to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +33 3 80 11 29 29
- Website
- viamobigo.fr
Bus from PEM Gare to PEM Viotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–15
- Schedules at
- viamobigo.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Onebus
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Booking & Getting There
Pontarlier to Bologna bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Bologna station.
Pontarlier to Bologna train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pontarlier to Bologna is 602 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Pontarlier to Bologna.
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